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The Effect of Prepaid Postage on Voter Turnout in the United States

Donald Green
Andrew Healy
Neil Malhotra
Melissa Michelson
Allison Carnegie Sovey
Ali Adam Valenzuela
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Peer Effects and Financial Decisionmaking in Brazil

Leonardo Bursztyn
Florian Ederer
Bruno Ferman
Noam Yuchtman

The Demand for Status Goods in Indonesia

Leonardo Bursztyn
Bruno Ferman
Martin Kanz
Gautam Rao
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Smart Meters: Do Prices Matter to Their Adoption and Do They Save Energy?

John List
Robert Metcalfe
Michael Price
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of financial incentives on the take-up of energy-efficient smart meters and subsequent energy use in partnership with British Gas. While offering incentives increased smart meter adoption, customers did not reduce their energy...
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The Value of Regulatory Discretion: Estimates from Environmental Inspections in India

Esther Duflo
Michael Greenstone
Rohini Pande
Nick Ryan

The Effect of Election Day Festivals on Voter Turnout in the United States

Elizabeth Addonizio
James Glaser
Donald Green
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Tailored Microcredit in Rural Morocco

Bruno Crépon
Florencia Devoto
Ralph De Haas
William Pariente
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Examining the Impact of Rainfall Insurance and Family Networks in Burkina Faso

Harounan Kazianga
Zaki Wahhaj
Researchers partnered with IPA and PlaNet Guarantee to conduct a large-scale randomized evaluation that will measure demand for rainfall insurance among both urban migrants and rural households and its impact on the economic outcomes of the latter group.