The effect of plan-making prompts on job search and employment in South Africa Action plans are a cost-effective way to improve job search outcomes for unemployed youth... Labour Markets Martin Abel Rulof Burger Eliana Carranza Patrizio Piraino Published 22.04.22
Lumpsum business grants for household resilience: Evidence from Somalia Lumpsum cash transfers delivered as business grants can spur microentrepreneurial activities... Firms Abdullahi Abdulle Farah Mohamed Kalid Ali Elijah Kipkech Kipchumba Munshi Sulaiman Published 21.03.22
Non-monetary teacher incentives and student learning in Guinea Public recognition rewards for well-performing public-sector teachers are less effective than in-kind rewards at improving student learning... Education Jacobus Cilliers Felipe Barrera-Osorio Marie-Helene Cloutier Deon Filmer Published 14.03.22
The household-level effects of subsidised housing: Evidence from urban India Subsidised government-constructed housing increases income, education, and employment in Mumbai... Migration & Urbanisation Tanu Kumar Published 18.02.22
Healthcare appointments as effective commitment devices: Evidence from Malawi The offer of an appointment more than doubled the likelihood of men getting an HIV test, and was most effective for men wanting a commitment device... Health Laura Derksen Jason Kerwin Natalia Ordaz Reynoso Olivier Sterck Published 04.02.22
Subjective evaluation and bureaucratic performance: Experimental evidence from China Uncertainty in the identity of an evaluator discourages evaluator-specific influence activities and significantly improves state employees’ performance... Institutions & Political Economy Alain De Janvry Guojun He Elisabeth Sadoulet Shaoda Wang Qiong Zhang Published 31.01.22
Using information to foster parental engagement in education: Evidence from Colombia Parents respond to information by increasing their educational investment, but this initial response decays unless report cards are sustained... Education Felipe Barrera-Osorio David Deming Katie Gonzalez Francisco Lagos Published 17.01.22
The impact of loans and grants on development: Evidence from microenterprises in Egypt For microenterprises in Egypt, loans and grants increase incomes similarly, but only among certain recipients... Firms Bruno Crépon Mohamed El-Komi Adam Osman Published 14.01.22
Improving healthcare provisioning through decentralised financing: Evidence from Nigeria Providing operating funds to public health facilities can be as effective as alternative pay-for-performance models, at half the cost... Health Eeshani Kandpal Madhulika Khanna Benjamin Loevinsohn Elina Pradhan Published 06.12.21
