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Pacific Standard Magazine selects IPA studies for 4 of top 5 behavioral studies in development

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Pacific Standard Magazine
December 10, 2015
Pacific Standard Magazine

Pacific Standard Magazine, in a piece about the power of behavioral research to spur development, cited their top five papers in the area. Four of them were IPA studies: Helping farmers in Malawi save, SMS reminders for savings in three countries, small incentives for immunizations, and HIV prevention through improving information in Kenya.

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HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Relative Risk Information for Teenage Girls in Kenya, Reducing Barriers to Saving in Malawi, Using Encouragement to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Saving in Peru, Text Message Reminders and Incentives to Save in Bolivia, Psychology of Savings: Commitment Savings Programs in the Philippines
Program area:
Financial Inclusion, Financial Capability, Financial Services for the Poor
Topics:
Behavioral Design, Digital Finance, Incentives, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Product Design, Reminders, Rural Finance, Savings

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