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The Impact of a Formal Savings Intervention in Sri Lanka

Michael Callen
Craig McIntosh
Suresh de Mel
Christopher Woodruff
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a deposit collection service on the amount of savings and the source of those savings. In a follow-up evaluation, researchers introduced design tweaks to test the impact of reducing collection costs on individuals’ savings behavior...

Providing Health Insurance through Microfinance Networks in Rural Karnataka, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Richard Hornbeck
Researchers partnered with SKS Microfinance to measure the impact of bundling a health insurance product with microloan renewals on health insurance take-up, and health care use and spending. They found that the requirement to purchase health insurance substantially reduced microcredit clients’ loan...
Women farmers in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Targeting the Ultra-Poor Impact Evaluation

Guadalupe Bedoya
Aidan Coville
Johannes Haushofer
Mohammad Isaqzadeh
Jeremy Shapiro
In Afghanistan, researchers evaluated the impact of a Targeting the Ultra Poor program on poverty reduction. The cost-effective program generated large positive impacts for women participants across key outcomes: consumption, assets, psychological well-being, total time spent working, financial...
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The Impact of Different Messaging Strategies on Tax Compliance in Belgium

Clement Imbert
Maarten Luts
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
Teodora Tsankova
Researchers partnered with the tax authority in Belgium to understand what types of messages drive people to comply with their taxes. Results show that simplified messages, as well as messages that highlighted the consequences of non-compliance, induced people to file and pay their taxes sooner. On...
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Government Mobile Salary Payments for Teachers in Afghanistan

Joshua Blumenstock
Michael Callen
Tarek Ghani
In partnership with the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to study whether mobile salary payments (MSPs) improve learning by increasing teacher attendance and morale.
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Effect of Matching Ratios on Charitable Giving in the United States

Dean Karlan
John List
Researchers found that matching gifts were an effective fundraising tactic, increasing the likelihood of donation and total donations, but larger match ratios did not return more donations than smaller match ratios.

Increasing Access to Infrastructure and Property Values through Urban Investment in Mexico

Tito Alegria
Leonardo Iacovone
Craig McIntosh
Gerardo Ordoñez
Daniel Rogger
Luis Sanchez-Bayardo
René Zenteno
Researchers evaluated the impacts of a $68 million infrastructure investment program in Mexico on urban residents’ access to infrastructure, property values, private investment, moving rates, and community cohesion. The study found that access to infrastructure and property values improved in...
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Urban Property Rights in Mongolia

Erica Field
Leigh Linden
Shing-Yi Wang
Researchers are evaluating the effect of an ownership assistance program on residents’ income, assets, and general financial behavior.