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Policy Publications

Search our database of policy briefcases, bulletins, and evidence reviews. Briefcases summarize the results and policy recommendations from one randomized evaluation, while bulletins synthesize the broader policy lessons emerging from multiple evaluations on the same topic. Evidence reviews summarize an existing academic literature review, like a handbook chapter or white paper, for a policy audience.

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Delivering Resilience: A Decade of Experimental Research on Flood-Tolerant Seeds in India

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août 31, 2015
Small-scale farmers, who adopted flood-tolerant rice, reduced their vulnerability to seasonal flooding, increased investment in their farms, increased productivity, and subsequently increased their profits, whether or not flooding occurred. Targeting agro-dealers with information, holding farmer...
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailored Microcredit Approaches Can Help Borrowers

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mai 6, 2025
In many contexts, classic microcredit models have not led to transformative impacts on income or consumption for borrowers. However, innovations such as targeting high-potential entrepreneurs, introducing flexible repayment schemes, and directly depositing loans into women’s digital accounts have...
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Changing Perceptions of Child Marriage Using Edutainment in Indonesia

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mai 1, 2025
  • Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo
  • Milda Irhamni
In Indonesia, a short “edutainment” film on the costs of child marriage and the benefits of delaying marriage, both with and without alternative religious perspectives, made adolescent girls and their parents perceive child marriage more negatively.

Exploring the Intersections Between Climate, Governance & Conflict: GCCI Evidence Review

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avril 25, 2025
How do governance and conflict dynamics interact with climate change? What interventions can we invest in beyond mitigation to help manage the impacts of the climate crisis on governance and conflict? In this brief, we provide an overview of the theoretical frameworks and (quasi-) experimental...
Transportation Decarbonization White Paper

Transportation Decarbonization White Paper

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novembre 6, 2024
This paper presents the results of systematic literature review and meta analysis of rigorous empirical evidence on ground transportation decarbonization in North America. The research team conducted an extensive keyword search across 45 journals in the economic, transportation, and environmental...
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Scaling Every Child Counts: Driving Learning Across India Through Knowledge Network Catalysts

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décembre 20, 2024
In November 2023, J-PAL South Asia launched its inaugural NGO certification course for the Every Child Counts program to explore new pathways to scale to foster partnerships with civil society organizations and establish champions aligned on the vision of scaling evidence-based curricula for...