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Jun 29, 2018
Buchmann, Nina; Field, Erica; Glennerster, Rachel; Nazneen, Shahana; Pimkina, Svetlana; Sen, Iman, 2018, "Power vs Money: Alternative Approaches to Reducing Child Marriage in Bangladesh, a Randomized Control Trial", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ET8WJD, Harvard Dataverse, V1
A clustered randomized trial in Bangladesh examines alternative strategies to reduce child marriage and teenage childbearing and increase girl's education. Communities were randomized into three treatment and one control group in a 2:1:1:2 ratio. From 2008, girls in treatment communities received either i) a six-month empowerment program, ii) a fin... |
Jun 29, 2018
Behaghel, Luc; de Chaisemartin, Clément; Gurgand, Marc, 2018, "Replication Data for: Ready for Boarding? The Effects of a Boarding School for Disadvantaged Students", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LLTBEY, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Boarding schools substitute school to home, but little is known on the effects this substitution produces on students. We present results of an experiment in which seats in a boarding school for disadvantaged students were randomly allocated. Boarders enjoy better studying conditions than control students. However, they start outperforming control... |
Jun 29, 2018
Emerick, Kyle; de Janvry, Alain; Sadoulet, Elisabeth; Dar, Manzoor H., 2018, "Replication Data for: Technological Innovations, Downside Risk, and the Modernization of Agriculture", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W97NZB, Harvard Dataverse, V1
We use a randomized experiment in India to show that improved technology enhances agricultural productivity by crowding in modern inputs and cultivation practices. Specifically, we show that a new rice variety that reduces downside risk by providing flood tolerance has positive effects on adoption of a more labor-intensive planting method, area cul... |
Jun 28, 2018
Macours, Karen; Schady, Norbert; Vakis, Renos, 2018, "Replication Data for: Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TN109Y, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. A large literature analyzes their effects on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash transfer program on early childhood cognitive development. Children in househ... |
Jun 2, 2018
Fowlie, Meredith; Greenstone, Michael; Wolfram, Catherine, 2018, "Replication Data for: Do Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver? Evidence from the Weatherization Assistance Program", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SWXHH2, Harvard Dataverse, V1
A growing number of policies and programs aim to increase investment in energy efficiency, because conventional wisdom suggests that people fail to take up these investments even though they have positive private returns and generate environmental benefits. Many explanations for this energy efficiency gap have been put forward, but there has been s... |
Jun 2, 2018
Hanna, Rema; Duflo, Esther; Greenstone, Michael, 2018, "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/T4APMN, 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... |
Jun 2, 2018
Duflo, Esther; Greenstone, Michael; Pande, Rohini; Ryan, Nicholas, 2018, "Replication Data for: The Value of Regulatory Discretion: Estimates from Environmental Inspections in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TPYSRO, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Many developing countries have high pollution despite strict environmental standards, suggesting gaps in regulatory enforcement. In collaboration with the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), in India, we increased the rate of inspection for a random group of polluting industrial plants and required the added inspections be assigned randomly. Pl... |
May 30, 2018
Bloom, Nicholas; Liang, James; Roberts, John; Ying, Zhichun Jenny, 2018, "Replication Data for: Does working from home work? Evidence from a Chinese experiment", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PZQOB1, Harvard Dataverse, V1
A rising share of employees now regularly engage in working from home (WFH), but there are concerns this can lead to “shirking from home.” We report the results of a WFH experiment at Ctrip, a 16,000-employee, NASDAQ-listed Chinese travel agency. Call center employees who volunteered to WFH were randomly assigned either to work from home or in the... |
May 30, 2018
Blattman, Chris; Hartman, Alexandra; Blair, Robert, 2018, "Replication Data for: How to Promote Order and Property Rights under Weak Rule of Law? An Experiment in Changing Dispute Resolution Behavior through Community Education", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UNO6QU, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Dispute resolution institutions facilitate agreements and preserve the peace whenever property rights are imperfect. In weak states, strengthening formal institutions can take decades, and so state and aid interventions also try to shape informal practices and norms governing disputes. Their goal is to improve bargaining and commitment, thus limiti... |
May 25, 2018
DellaVigna, Stefano; List, John; Malmendier, Ulrike, 2018, "Replication Data for: "Testing for Altruism and Social Pressure in Charitable Giving"", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QNVCAY, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Every year, 90% of Americans give money to charities. Is such generosity necessarily welfare enhancing for the giver? We present a theoretical framework that distinguishes two types of motivation: individuals like to give, for example, due to altruism or warm glow, and individuals would rather not give but dislike saying no, for example, due to soc... |
