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Behavioral change promotion, cash transfers and early childhood development : experimental evidence from a government program in a low-income setting

Premand, Patrick; Barry, Oumar - 2020

transfers to poor households through an experiment embedded in a government program in Niger. The study is also designed to …

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The impact of employer discrimination on female labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from Tunisia

Alaref, Jumana; Towfighian, Samira Nikaein; Paez, Gustavo N. - 2020

and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender …

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Using experimental evidence to inform firm support programs in developing countries

Grover, Arti; Imbruno, Michele - 2020

Countries design programs for supporting firms, with varying levels of success. Firm growth is constrained by several factors, such as low firm capabilities (e.g. management), availability of finance, and access to markets. Based on the available experimental evidence on firm support programs in...

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Promoting parental involvement in schools : evidence from two randomized experiments

Barrera, Felipe; Gertler, Paul J.; Nakajima, Nozomi; … - 2020

experiment provided information to parents about how to support their children's learning. Overall, the interventions induced …Parental involvement programs aim to increase school-and-parent communication and support children's overall learning … two randomized controlled trials. The first experiment provided financial resources to parent associations. The second …

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Building trust in the state with information : evidence from urban Punjab

Khan, Adnan Q.; Nasim, Sanval; Shaukat, Mahvish; … - 2020

Can communication designed to increase support for government policy and shift perceptions of state capacity redress deep-rooted mistrust in state institutions? This paper finds providing information on past state effectiveness, highlighting citizens' cooperation in enabling past effectiveness...

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What works to reduce inequalities in higher education? : a systematic review of the (quasi-)experimental literature on outreach and financial aid

Herbaut, Estelle; Geven, Koen - 2019

Policy makers are increasingly searching for ways to allow more disadvantaged students to access and complete higher education. The quickly growing (quasi-)experimental literature on policy interventions in higher education provide the opportunity to identify the causal effects of these...

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The apprenticeship-to-work transition : experimental evidence from Ghana

Hardy, Morgan; Mbiti, Isaac M.; McCasland, Jamie; … - 2019

This paper examines the effects of a government-sponsored apprenticeship training program designed to address high levels of youth unemployment in Ghana. The study exploits randomized access to the program to examine the short-run effects of apprenticeship training on labor market outcomes. The...

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Improving management with individual and group-based consulting : results from a randomized experiment in Colombia

Iacovone, Leonardo; Maloney, William F.; McKenzie, David J. - 2019

Differences in management quality are an important contributor to productivity differences across countries. A key question is how to best improve poor management in developing countries. This paper tests two different approaches to improving management in Colombian auto parts firms. The first...

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Voice and punishment : a global survey experiment on tax morale

Sjoberg, Fredrik M.; Mellon, Jonathan; Peixoto, Tiago; … - 2019

An online survey experiment spanning 50 countries finds sizable improvements in tax morale when (a) the salience of …

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Group-based cognitive behavioral training improves mental health of SME entrepreneurs : experimental evidence from conflict-affected areas of Pakistan

Saraf, Priyam; Rahman, Tasmia; Jamison, Julian C. - 2019

Mental health, well-being and lasting economic outcomes are intimately connected. However, in geographies marked by fragility, conflict and violence, entrepreneurs of small and medium-size experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a regular basis. This paper describes the incremental...

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