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Angelucci, Manuela; Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan, 2014, "Microcredit Impacts: Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/27850, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:5:IBWk/0r39jdPWq6s8h7cFA== [fileUNF]
We use a clustered randomized trial, and over 16,000 household surveys, to estimate impacts at the community level from a group lending expansion at 110 percent APR by the largest microlender in Mexico. We find no evidence of transformative impacts on 37 outcomes (although some estimates have large confidence intervals), measured at a mean of 27 mo... |
Jul 12, 2015
Ashraf, Nava; Giné, Xavier; Karlan, Dean, 2015, "Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PES3RD, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Farmers may grow crops for local consumption despite more profitable export options. DrumNet, a Kenyan NGO that helps small farmers adopt and market export crops, conducted a randomized trial to evaluate its impact. DrumNet services increased production of export crops and lowered marketing costs, leading to a 32% income gain for new adopters. The s... |
Jul 1, 2015
Guiteras, Raymond; Levinsohn, James; Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq, 2015, "Encouraging Sanitation Investment in the Developing World: A Cluster-Randomized Trial", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GJDUTV, Harvard Dataverse, V2
Poor sanitation contributes to morbidity and mortality in the developing world, but there is disagreement on what policies can increase sanitation coverage. To measure the effects of alternative policies on investment in hygienic latrines, we assigned 380 communities in rural Bangladesh to different marketing treatments—community motivation and inf... |
Robinson, Jonathan, 2015, "Limited Insurance within the Household: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0QZA4C, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:NrzAZPSj8ju+/mafoRbg8Q== [fileUNF]
In developing countries, unexpected income shocks are common but informal insurance is typically incomplete. An important question is therefore whether risk-sharing within the household is effective. This paper presents results from a field experiment with 142 married couples in Kenya in which individuals were given random income shocks. Even thoug... |
Dupas, Pascaline, 2015, "Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/DOBO88, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:EqKz1UF7qBUovz4VJZrnkg== [fileUNF]
We use a randomized experiment to test whether and what information changes teenagers' sexual behavior in Kenya. Providing information on the relative risk of HIV infection by partner's age led to a 28 percent decrease in teen pregnancy, an objective proxy for the incidence of unprotected sex. Self-reported sexual behavior data suggests substitutio... |
Dupas, Pascaline; Robinson, Jonathan, 2015, "Why Don’t the Poor Save More? Evidence from Health Savings Experiments", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/7E9Y0H, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:0TohzFCR/wOUGyLq+4b2WQ== [fileUNF]
Using data from a field experiment in Kenya, we document that providing individuals with simple informal savings technologies can substantially increase investment in preventative health and reduce vulnerability to health shocks. Simply providing a safe place to keep money was sufficient to increase health savings by 66 percent. Adding an earmarkin... |
Dupas, Pascaline; Robinson, Jonathan, 2015, "Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/EXL9DX, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:8kIR0e7mWtyZArEnajWl5w== [fileUNF]
Does limited access to formal savings services impede business growth in poor countries? To shed light on this question, we randomized access to noninterest-bearing bank accounts among two types of self-employed individuals in rural Kenya: market vendors (who are mostly women) and men working as bicycle taxi drivers. Despite large withdrawal fees,... |
Duflo, Esther; Greenstone, Michael; Hanna, Rema, 2015, "Replication Data for: Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/D2WXBF, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Laboratory studies suggest that improved cooking stoves can reduce indoor air pollution, improve health, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries. We provide evidence, from a large-scale randomized trial in India, on the benefits of a common, laboratory-validated stove with a four-year follow-up. While smoke inhalation initiall... |
Chong, Alberto; Karlan, Dean; Shapiro, Jeremy; Zinman, Jonathan, 2015, "(Ineffective) Messages to Encourage Recycling: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Peru", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Q8PTLL, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:oe0CdjIGMp8QId/3qPauIg== [fileUNF]
There is growing interest in using messaging to drive prosocial behaviors, which contribute to investment in public goods. The authors worked with a leading nongovernmental organization in Peru to randomize nine different prorecycling messages that were crafted on the basis of best practices, prior evidence, and theories of behavioral change. Diffe... |
Bertrand, Marianne; Karlan, Dean; Mullainathan, Sendhil; Shafir, Eldar; Zinman, Jonathan, 2015, "What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/II4HDS, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:vNtyx78lIHib0bKzz9fnLg== [fileUNF]
Firms spend billions of dollars developing advertising content, yet there is little field evidence on how much or how it affects demand. We analyze a direct mail field experiment in South Africa implemented by a consumer lender that randomized advertising content, loan price, and loan offer deadlines simultaneously. We find that advertising content... |
