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How do proven strategies to improve the economic conditions of ultra-poor households hold up against the increasing severity and co-incidence of economic, security, and climate shocks Five years after receiving an economic livelihoods package, and shortly prior to the 2021 regime change,...
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This paper investigates whether providing financial education in elementary and middle school grades improves students' financial proficiency and actual behavior. It uses a cluster randomized control trial to evaluate a pilot program implemented in 101 Brazilian municipal schools in 2015. The...
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This paper uses data from a survey of 116,061 households in India to study people's beliefs about inequality and demand for redistribution. The findings show that a household's beliefs about inequality, implied by the perception of their position on the income distribution, is negatively...
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share of earnings for greater flexibility. The paper deploys a novel discrete choice experiment in which respondents are …
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witnessed a rise in gig work in recent years. The paper deploys a novel vignette-based experiment to ascertain gig workers …
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-income countries. Based on a unique randomized survey experiment implemented in Tanzania, this study offers new and rigorous evidence …
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quality of care In a randomized experiment at public clinics in Mali, health providers and patients received tailored …
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We run a field experiment in which we provide information to students about job opportunities and hourly wages of … occupations they are interested in. The experiment takes place within a widely-used career orientation program in the Netherlands … prospects. Administrative data that covers up to four years after the experiment shows that students choose (and remain in) post …
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Analogies can simplify complex new material by relating it to ideas students already know. Making cross-disciplinary connections also makes the material more engaging, accessible and memorable. In this study, we perform a controlled empirical test to examine whether providing cross-discipline...
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