Councilors who thought performance reports would be published before an election invested more in infrastructure, with positive impacts on re-election

The introduction of financial institutions in communities may generate long-lasting externalities, including losses in informal social linkages

How automatic payments can help individuals save more and better protect themselves against consumer risks

Access to fast cash through digital credit may put consumers at risk for over-indebtedness and likelihood of default

Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health...

Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place

Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment

People are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes the limits of their knowledge.

More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high