We use sharp, massive and unexpected price increases of oral contraceptives--product of a documented case of collusion among pharmaceutical retailers in Chile--as a natural experiment to estimate the impact of access to the Pill on fertility and newborn health. Our empirical strategy combines...

We use sharp, massive and unexpected price increases of oral contraceptives—product of a documented case of collusion among pharmaceutical retailers in Chile—as a natural experiment to estimate the impact of access to the Pill on fertility and newborn health. Our empirical strategy combines...

We examine the impact of offering conditional cash transfer (CCT) beneficiaries the choice to receive cash transfers in bank accounts instead of cash. We investigate the effects on savings behavior and downstream outcomes such as assets and trust. We find, on average, no significant impact on...