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Apr 2, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Devoto, Florencia; Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Pariente, William; Pons, Vincent, 2012, "Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/V2C9TL, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Connecting private dwellings to the water main is expensive and typically cannot be publicly financed. We show that households’ willingness to pay for a private connection is high when it can be purchased on credit, not because a connection improves health but because it increases the time available for leisure and reduces inter- and intra-househol... |
Jan 4, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini, 2007, "Dams, Poverty, Public Goods and Malaria Incidence in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MNIBOL, Harvard Dataverse, V4, UNF:5:obNHHq1gtV400a4T+Xrp9g== [fileUNF]
The data contains 5 different files, classified by topic. The file india_pov_c81_revise.dta contains variables on the number of dams in each district as well as information about the neighbouring districts. The data set also includes data on local poverty, such as a povertygap measure, the gini coefficient, mean per capita expenditure. The file ind... |
Sep 25, 2011 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Kremer, Michael, 2011, "Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LWFH9U, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:5:LIcjw/R9R2mWHATBJhAiow== [fileUNF]
This data sets contain data that were collected for a randomized evaluation in Kenya. In 2005, 140 primary schools in western Kenya received funds to hire an extra grade one teacher. Of these schools, 121 had a single first-grade class and split their first-grade class into two sections, with one section taught by the new teacher. In 60 randomly se... |
Dec 7, 2009 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Olken, Benjamin, 2009, "Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/I6B536, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:yASrEl2XGCJc1dfyrHW9zQ== [fileUNF]
This is the raw data that is used for "Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia." The data contains a household survey, key informant survey, meeting surveys, and an engineering road survey. |
Jul 26, 2009 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Duflo, Esther; Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti, 2009, "Pratham Information Project -- Read India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CHDLPN, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:RK07Hp+zY5XucSj7aPvfKw== [fileUNF]
This data is the basis for the article: Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Banerji, Rukmini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; and Khemani, Stuti: "Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India" in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. |
Aug 31, 2007
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of affiliated professors from over forty universities. Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training across six regional offices worldwide. |