Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A “Labeled Cash Transfer” for Education
“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.
Najy Benhassine,
Florencia Devoto,
Esther Duflo,
Pascaline Dupas,
Victor Pouliquen
Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Lowering the barriers to education by providing free school uniforms lowered girls’ and boys’ dropout rates, reduced teen pregnancy within marriage, and decreased teen marriage rates.
Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
Access to a formalized savings account substantially improves female small-business owners’ overall savings and investment in business operations in Kenya.
Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
A public health campaign warning about the increased risk of HIV associated with older partners decreased teen pregnancy (a proxy for unprotected sex), while abstinence-only education did not.
Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing? Evidence from a Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment
Asking consumers to share the cost of insecticide-treated nets, even a small amount, significantly decreases their use by pregnant women, which increases their risk of malaria.
Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A “Labeled Cash Transfer” for Education
“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.
Najy Benhassine,
Florencia Devoto,
Esther Duflo,
Pascaline Dupas,
Victor Pouliquen
Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
Access to a formalized savings account substantially improves female small-business owners’ overall savings and investment in business operations in Kenya.
Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing? Evidence from a Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment
Asking consumers to share the cost of insecticide-treated nets, even a small amount, significantly decreases their use by pregnant women, which increases their risk of malaria.
Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Lowering the barriers to education by providing free school uniforms lowered girls’ and boys’ dropout rates, reduced teen pregnancy within marriage, and decreased teen marriage rates.
Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
A public health campaign warning about the increased risk of HIV associated with older partners decreased teen pregnancy (a proxy for unprotected sex), while abstinence-only education did not.
