The effects of working while in school: Evidence from Uruguay A work-study programme increased both youth work experience and education enrolment and had a positive effect on earnings Education Thomas Le Barbanchon Diego Ubfal Federico Araya Published 08.06.21
When transparency fails: Financial incentives for local banking agents in Indonesia In contexts where information on new financial technologies is limited, publicly disclosing an agent’s financial incentives negatively impacts take-up Finance Erika Deserranno Gianmarco León-Ciliotta Firman Witoelar Published 04.06.21
How cash transfers can have negative impact on non-beneficiaries: Evidence from Philippines Cash transfers raised food prices and increased stunting among children from ineligible households in remote and poor areas Social Protection Deon Filmer Jed Friedman Eeshani Kandpal Junko Onishi Published 28.05.21
Information provision and street food safety: A field study in urban India While unsafe street food affects the health of millions of people, information alone may not be enough to change vendors’ food safety practices Health Gianmarco Daniele Sulagna Mookerjee Denni Tommasi Published 24.05.21
Energy efficiency and electricity reliability: Externality impacts of compact fluorescent lamps Energy-efficient technologies can mean more reliable electricity supply for everyone served by the same infrastructure whether or not they adopt the technologies Energy & Environment Eliana Carranza Robyn Meeks Published 17.05.21
Increasing female enterprise growth through mobile money: Experimental evidence from Uganda Disbursing microfinance loans through mobile money accounts empowers female entrepreneurs to resist pressure to share loans with others Finance Emma Riley Published 12.05.21
Can joint-liability microcredit help to share entrepreneurial risks? Insights from Mongolia By allowing risk sharing, joint-liability lending can foster entrepreneurship among microcredit borrowers Finance Orazio Attanasio Britta Augsburg Ralph De Haas Published 11.05.21
Helping graduated borrowers through asset-based microfinance: Evidence from Pakistan Borrowers who receive loans for a fixed asset run larger businesses and see higher profits, with positive impacts on household consumption Finance Faisal Bari Kashif Zaheer Malik Muhammad Meki Simon Quinn Published 10.05.21
How demand can inspire peer-to-peer technological learning: Evidence from small firms in Ghana Increased demand was seen to induce technology diffusion among garment workers, but willingness of both learner and the teacher is necessary Firms Morgan Hardy Jamie McCasland Published 03.05.21