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Chong, Alberto; Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco; Karlan, Dean; Valdivia, Martín, 2019, "Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/H82SFI, Harvard Dataverse, V2
This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge, a 0.2 standard deviation improvement in attitudes, and... |
Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan, 2019, "Identifying Information Asymmetries in a Consumer Credit Market", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LZUZNA, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:2GCmuxX0BwGikydtXPcE+Q== [fileUNF]
Information asymmetries are important in theory but difficult to identify in practice. We estimate the presence and importance of hidden information and hidden action problems in a consumer credit market using a new field experiment methodology. We randomized 58,000 direct mail offers to former clients of a major South African lender along three di... |
May 9, 2019
Karlan, Dean; Osman, Adam; Zinman, Jonathan, 2019, "Follow the money not the cash: Comparing methods for identifying consumption and investment responses to a liquidity shock", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KKAWV7, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Measuring the impacts of liquidity shocks on spending is difficult methodologically but important for theory, practice, and policy. We compare three approaches for tackling this question: directly asking borrowers how they spend proceeds from a loan (direct elicitation); asking borrowers using a list randomization technique (indirect elicitation) t... |
Karlan, Dean; McConnell, Margaret; Mullainathan, Sendhil; Zinman, Jonathan, 2019, "Getting to the Top of Mind: How Reminders Increase Savings", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UJD5OP, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:WFOU8k7Z5R80xurkco6PdQ== [fileUNF]
We provide evidence from field experiments with three different banks that reminder messages increase commitment attainment for clients who recently opened commitment savings accounts. Messages that mention both savings goals and financial incentives are particularly effective, whereas other content variations such as gain versus loss framing do no... |
Olken, Benjamin; Onishi, Junko; Wong, Susan, 2014, "Project Generasi: Conditional Community Block Grants in Indonesia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/26045, Harvard Dataverse, V5
We report an experiment in 3,000 villages that tested whether incentives improve aid efficacy. Villages received block grants for maternal and child health and education that incorporated relative performance incentives. Subdistricts were randomized into incentives, an otherwise identical program without incentives, or control. Incentives initially... |
Mar 25, 2019
Hicken, Allen; Leider, Stephen; Ravanilla, Nico; Yang, Dean, 2019, "Temptation in vote-selling: Evidence from a field experiment in the Philippines", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OI14OG, Harvard Dataverse, V1
We report the results of a randomized field experiment in the Philippines on the effects of two common anti-vote-selling strategies involving eliciting promises from voters. An invitation to promise not to vote-sell is taken up by most respondents, reduces vote-selling, and has a larger effect in races with smaller vote-buying payments. The treatme... |
Mar 13, 2019 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Atkin, David; Khandelwal, Amit; Osman, Adam, 2019, "Replication Data for: Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PYWKJH, Harvard Dataverse, V1
We use tailored surveys and benchmarking in the flat-weave rug industry to better understand the shortcomings of standard productivity measures. TFPQ performs poorly because of variation in product specifications across firms. Controlling for specifications aligns TFPQ with lab benchmarks.We also collect quality metrics to construct quality product... |
Mar 2, 2019 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Doyle, Joseph; Abraham, Sarah; Feeney, Laura; Reimer, Sarah; Finkelstein, Amy, 2018, "Clinical decision support for high-cost imaging: a randomized clinical trial", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BRKDVQ, Harvard Dataverse, V3
This site hosts data and code that replicate exhibits and numbers in text from "Clinical decision support for high-cost imaging: a randomized clinical trial" (Doyle et al. 2019). |
Jan 29, 2019 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
Atkin, David; Khandelwal, Amit K.; Osman, Adam, 2019, "Replication Data for: Exporting and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QOGMVI, Harvard Dataverse, V1
We conduct a randomized experiment that generates exogenous variation in the access to foreign markets for rug producers in Egypt. Combined with detailed survey data, we causally identify the impact of exporting on firm performance. Treatment firms report 16–26% higher profits and exhibit large improvements in quality alongside reductions in output... |
Aug 27, 2018
Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther; Goldberg, Nathanael; Karlan, Dean; Osei, Robert; Parienté, William; Shapiro, Jeremy; Thuysbaert, Bram; Udry, Christopher, 2015, "A Multifaceted Program Causes Lasting Progress for the Very Poor: Evidence From Six Countries", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NHIXNT, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:6:K0OUadzw2QoGUc5HkaWwUQ== [fileUNF]
We present results from six randomized control trials of an integrated approach to improve livelihoods among the very poor. The approach combines the transfer of a productive asset with consumption support, training, and coaching plus savings encouragement and health education and/or services. Results from the implementation of the same basic progr... |
