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Financial incentives are a promising approach for HIV prevention. Some studies have shown that financial incentive interventions aimed to promote positive health and social behaviors have mixed or harmful effects on gender-based violence, and little is known about their effects among higher risk...
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consequences of local democracy, exploiting a natural experiment in Karnataka, India. Local elections were postponed in 2020 …
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later, treated households held lower beliefs about food ration portability, and were less likely to migrate to cities. The …
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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 … solidarity. Households benefit from these goods, and such benefits alter the individuals' beliefs of inequality. Consistent with …
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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 … imputation and a range of machine learning techniques. In the case of a target survey with modified (shortened or aggregated …
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quality of care In a randomized experiment at public clinics in Mali, health providers and patients received tailored …. Nonetheless, patients were significantly less satisfied with the care they received, driven by those whose prior beliefs did not … satisfaction and reduced malaria testing. These findings are consistent with highly persistent patient beliefs that translate into …
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