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The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Argentina

Florencia Lopez Boo
Martin A. Rossi
Sergio Urzua
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The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market

Amira Abulafi
David Deming
Claudia Goldin
Lawrence Katz
Noam Yuchtman
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Social Pressure and Charitable Giving in the United States

Stefano DellaVigna
John List
Ulrike Malmendier
Gautam Rao
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Providing Eyeglasses to Handicraft Weavers for Increased Productivity in Rwanda

Paul Glewwe
Julie Schaffner
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Improving Productivity Through Soft Skills Training for Female Workers in the Ready-made Garment Industry in India

Achyuta Adhvaryu
Namrata Kala
Anant Nyshadham
Researchers found that, for female sewing workers in the largest private garment exporter in India, participating in a training program improved their soft skills and productivity and the firm experienced high financial returns.
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Household Matters: Revisiting the Returns to Capital among Female Micro-entrepreneurs

Arielle Bernhardt
Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Natalia Rigol
Researchers re-examined data from previous studies in Ghana, India, and Sri Lanka to better understand the impact of credit and cash grant variations on micro-enterprise profits. Their results suggest that the gender gap in micro-enterprise performance was not due to ability, but rather to women’s...
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The Impact of Nursery Quality, Empowerment, and Nutrition Interventions on Early Childhood Development and Women’s Employment in Egypt

Bruno Crépon
Caroline Krafft
AbdelRahman Nagy
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a package of interventions with the aim of improving the quality of nurseries, enhancing nutrition, and empowering women to address poverty and promote early childhood development in Egypt.
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Impact of Digital Financial Education and Information Provision on Gender-Based Violence in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio
Mathew Bird
Lina Cardona
Pablo Lavado
In Colombia, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a messaging-based program via WhatsApp focused on financial education, couples’ communication, and information provision on financial capability, women’s empowerment, and intimate partner violence.