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Displacing Substandard and Counterfeit Antimalarial Drugs in Uganda

Martina Björkman Nyqvist
Jakob Svensson
David Yanagizawa-Drott
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Providing Eyeglasses to Handicraft Weavers for Increased Productivity in Rwanda

Paul Glewwe
Julie Schaffner
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The Impact of a School-Based Smoking Prevention Program in Indonesia

Justin White
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of a school-based program that used a non-monetary penalty and regular monitoring to prevent adolescent tobacco use. The program reduced the probability that adolescents smoked, with effects sustained three months after the program...
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The Impact of Packaging and Messaging on Adherence to Malaria Treatment in Uganda

Jessica Cohen
Indrani Saran
Researchers evaluated the effects of different medication packaging and messaging on individuals’ adherence to malaria treatment in Uganda. They found that colorful, “high quality” packaging had no effect, while adding low-cost stickers with simple informative messaging to existing packaging...
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SNAP Take-Up Evaluation

Amy Finkelstein
Matthew Notowidigdo

The Effects of a Play-Based Preschool Learning Program in Rural Ghana

Orazio Attanasio
Sonya Krutikova

Reducing Teen Smoking and Drinking through Increased Schooling in the Dominican Republic

Robert Jensen
Adriana Lleras-Muney
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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.