The promise of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is that evidence gathered through the evaluation of a specific program helps us—possibly…
In collaboration with the Government of Bihar, India, we conducted a large-scale
experiment to evaluate whether transparency in fiscal…
Previous randomized studies have shown that addressing children’s current learning gaps, rather than following an over-ambitious uniform…
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A housing lottery in an Indian city provided winning slum dwellers the
opportunity to move into improved housing on the city’s periphery.…
We combine newly created data on per student government expenditure on children in government
elementary schools across India, data on per…
This paper provides evidence that the personality traits of policy actors matter for policy outcomes in the context of two large-scale…
Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success, and is the constraint stronger for women facing…
India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of
many poorer African countries. In this paper, we analyze…
When households increase their deposits in formal bank savings accounts, what
is the source of the money? We combine high-frequency surveys…
In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are legitimate?…