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Monitoring Patient Compliance with Tuberculosis Treatment Regimes in Pakistan

SMS Reminders for Patient Compliance with Tuberculosis Treatment in Pakistan

Rachel Glennerster
Aamir Khan
Shama Mohammed
In this study, researchers evaluated the impact of daily SMS medication reminders on treatment outcomes for tuberculosis patients. The study found that SMS reminders had no impact on treatment outcomes, self-reported adherence to the treatment regime, or self-reported physical and psychological...
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Accountability and Transparency in the Mining Sector of Peru

Renard Sexton
Researchers evaluated an accountability workshop program, which educated citizens on the distribution of extractive industry tax revenues and the formal means of local political participation. The program had mixed results on local government quality, increasing the likelihood of initiating recall...
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Using Technology to Promote Electoral Participation in South Africa

Karen Ferree
Clark Gibson
Danielle Jung
James Long
Craig McIntosh
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of the VIP:Voice, a digital election participation platform, to measure the impact of information and communications technologies on individuals’ political participation. Via the platform, researchers interacted with nearly 100,000 citizens, recruited...
Woman holds sign reading "Pemex y CFE: Caja chica del gobierno"

When do Media Stations Support Political Accountability? A Field Experiment in Mexico

Horacio Larreguy
Christopher Lucas
John Marshall
Researchers are using a randomized evaluation in Mexico to study the incentives media stations face when choosing to provide voters with indicators of their incumbent party’s performance in office.
A group of girls with their ration cards in one of the study villages.

Financial Incentives and an Adolescent Empowerment Program to Reduce Child Marriage in Rural Bangladesh

Nina Buchmann
Erica Field
Rachel Glennerster
Shahana Nazneen
Xiao Yu Wang
Child marriage remains prevalent in many countries despite laws prohibiting the practice, leading to negative health and education outcomes for young women and their children. Researchers evaluated the impacts of an incentive program and an adolescent empowerment program on child marriage, teenage...
Government officials in Pakistan do examine paperwork.

Motivating Citizens to Seek Political Office in Pakistan

Saad Gulzar
Muhammad Yasir Khan
Researchers examined the impact of different types of motivation on the number and quality of candidates running for village councils in Pakistan, electoral outcomes, and elected candidates’ policy alignment with citizens’ interests. They found that portraying politics as socially beneficial–rather...
Group of people using phone in Pakistan

Using a Technology-Based Solution to Reduce Public Health Worker Absenteeism in Pakistan

Michael Callen
Saad Gulzar
Ali Hasanain
Muhammad Yasir Khan
In developing countries, public worker absence is a key obstacle to delivering services to the poor. This problem may occur when politicians reward their supporters with public sector jobs, making it difficult for communities to hold public servants accountable. Researchers evaluated the...
Participants attended a leadership training workshop.

Nudging Good Politicians in the Philippines

Nico Ravanilla
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of an all-expense-paid three-day leadership training workshop on incentivizing honest and competent youth to run for a village youth council.