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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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Shooting Edutainment film in Indonesia (Photo 2)

Changing Perceptions of Child Marriage Using Edutainment in Indonesia

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May 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.
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Empowering Citizens with Information: Improving Access to Social Assistance in Indonesia

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August 1, 2019
In Indonesia, sending households official identification cards with information about the benefits they were eligible to receive from a national subsidized rice program led to a 26 percent increase in the benefits that eligible households received and a large reduction in leakage.

Community Grants for the Next Generation

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May 19, 2014
Community block grants improved health and education in Indonesian villages, and adding performance incentives sped up improvements in health.

Booked for Learning

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June 1, 2012
A month-long classroom “Read-A-Thon” program improved children’s reading habits and skills in the Philippines.

Giving the People What They Want

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May 1, 2012
Choosing local infrastructure projects by direct election, rather than through representatives, had a small effect on the types of projects selected but a large impact on citizen satisfaction in Indonesia.