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Local Elites and Targeted Social Programs in Indonesia

Vivi Alatas
Abhijit Banerjee
Rema Hanna
Ben Olken
Ririn Purnamasari
Matthew Wai-Poi
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to study the impact of elite capture in a conditional cash transfer program in Indonesia. Elite capture existed in some programs, but the welfare losses created were small, suggesting that improving administrative capabilities in targeting methods might...

Mobile Money Usage and Expectations of Violence in Afghanistan

Joshua Blumenstock
Michael Callen
Tarek Ghani

Increasing Vaccination Coverage Using a Mobile Phone Application in Mozambique

Luke Crowley
Gunther Fink
Dean Karlan

Improving Economic and Psychological Well-being through Unconditional Cash Transfer in Kenya

Johannes Haushofer
Charlotte Ringdal
Jeremy Shapiro
Xiao Yu Wang
Larger cumulative transfers to the household significantly improved outcomes in many aspects of child physical, cognitive, and language development, both in the short and long term.

Role of Conditional Cash Transfers in Early Childhood Development in Mexico

Lia C.H. Fernald
Paul Gertler
Lynnette Neufeld
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The Effects of Kindergarten Classroom on Earnings in the United States

Raj Chetty
John Friedman
Nathaniel Hilger
Emmanuel Saez
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Danny Yagan
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Comparing Livelihood Approaches for the Ultra-Poor in Ghana

Nate Barker
Elizabeth Bradley
Gharad Bryan
Dean Karlan
Angela Ofori-Atta
Christopher Udry
Students using the Khan Academy platform during a math class in Brazil

The Impact of an Online Math Learning Platform on Test Scores and Attitudes Towards Math in Brazil

Bruno Ferman
Lucas Finamor
Lycia Lima
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impacts of the Khan Academy’s online platform on math scores in Brazilian public schools. Despite improving student’s attitudes towards math, the program had mixed impact on students’ test scores depending on program implementation and...