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Postcard warns about new ID requirements and gives examples of proofs of ID to bring to the polls

The Effects of Voter ID Notification on Voter Turnout in the United States

Donald Green
Morris Levy
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Reminder Messaging and Peer Support for Debt Reduction in the United States

Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
Young people trying to return to work

The Impact of Counseling and Monitoring on Unemployment in the Netherlands

Gerard van den Berg
Two students walking: one's jacket reads 'Peking U"

Non-Coercive Mobilization in State-Controlled Elections in China

Donald Green
Mei Guan
High school students studying in a classroom in Chile

Informing Students about Degree Costs and Earnings to Improve Educational Choices in Chile

Justine Hastings
Christopher Neilson
Seth Zimmerman
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Behavioral Responses to a Social Security Information Intervention in the United States

Jeffrey Liebman
Erzo Luttmer
Municipalities are selected for audit via public lottery

The Impact of Exposing Corrupt Politicians through Government Audits in Brazil

Eric Avis
Claudio Ferraz
Frederico Finan

Billions of dollars in government funds go missing each year due to corruption, but there is limited consensus on how best to tackle this global challenge. Researchers leveraged data from Brazil’s long-standing anticorruption program, which holds public lotteries to randomly select municipalities...

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The Effect of Smart Metering on Revenue Collection, Electricity Access, and Supply

Robin Burgess
Michael Greenstone
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing a new technology--smart meters--on consumer payments and service quality. Research is ongoing; results are forthcoming.