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
A Multifaceted Program Causes Lasting Progress for the Very Poor: Evidence from Six Countries
A multidimensional intervention program improves the lives of the extreme poor with effects lasting up to a year later, including increasing women’s empowerment in the short-term.
Abhijit Banerjee,
Esther Duflo,
Nathanael Goldberg,
Dean Karlan,
Robert Osei,
William Parienté,
Jeremy Shapiro,
Bram Thuysbaert,
Christopher Udry
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.
Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India
Women political leaders prioritize public goods that are of concern to women and female citizens are more engaged in civic discussion when women hold public office.
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.
A Multifaceted Program Causes Lasting Progress for the Very Poor: Evidence from Six Countries
A multidimensional intervention program improves the lives of the extreme poor with effects lasting up to a year later, including increasing women’s empowerment in the short-term.
Abhijit Banerjee,
Esther Duflo,
Nathanael Goldberg,
Dean Karlan,
Robert Osei,
William Parienté,
Jeremy Shapiro,
Bram Thuysbaert,
Christopher Udry
Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India
Women political leaders prioritize public goods that are of concern to women and female citizens are more engaged in civic discussion when women hold public office.
