Anti-smoking Commitment Savings in the Philippines
Evaluating a commitment savings program in which clients who wish to quit smoking are given access to savings only if they successfully quit smoking |
Business Education for Microcredit Clients in Peru
Examining the impact of incorporating training modules into group loan meetings in Peru |
Charitable Giving: What determines the decision donate in the U.S.?
Understanding the what and the why of decisions to donate to charity in the United States |
Commitment Savings Products in the Philippines
Evaluating the use of innovations in savings products offered in the Philippines |
Community Driven Development in Sierra Leone
Evaluating the effects of returning decision-making power to the village level in Sierra Leone |
Credit with Health Insurance: Evidence from the Philippines
Evaluating the national health insurance program offered to microfinance clients in the Philippines |
Debt Trap Experiment in the Philippines
Why are some entrepreneurs perpetually in debt? We study the characteristics of vendors who repeatedly fall into high-interest debt. |
Deposit Collectors in the Philippines
Will a visit from a bank representative to a house increase that household's savings? Evidence from the Philippines |
Determinants of Delinquency: A Field Experiment in the Philippines
Studying the characteristics of microfinance clients who are more likely to default with the aim of helping microfinance institutions make better selection decisions |
Effect of Media on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions in the U.S.
Determining the effect of subscriptions to local liberal and conservative newspapers on voters' attitudes in Washington, D.C. |
Emergency Savings Accounts for Remittance Receivers in Mexico
Assessing the impact of a labeled savings account on the allocation of funds for future, emergency needs |
Estimating Credit Constraints among Small Shopkeepers in Kenya
Estimating the credit constraints facing small retail firms in western Kenya |
Evaluating the Microfinance and Health Protection Initiative in Benin
Evaluating the impact of the solidarity lending, health education, and provision of health products with Freedom From Hunger and PADME in Benin |
Examining Effects of Crop Price Insurance for Farmers in Ghana
Evaluating how marketing loans to farmers with features that mitigate the risk to the farmer of crop price variations affect take-up and repayment rates |
Farmer Decision-Making and Technology Experimentation in Indonesia
Assessing technology experimentation among seaweed farmers in Bali Province, Indonesia |
Finding Missing Markets: An Agricultural Brokerage Intervention in Kenya
Examining the impact of marketing assistance and trade credit among farmers' groups |
Girls Scholarship Program in Kenya
Evaluating the effects of a merit scholarship program for girls in rural western Kenya. |
Health Education for Microcredit Clients in Peru
Evaluating the success of a mother and child nutrition health training on the health of microcredit clients and their children, and the sustainability of the MFI. |
Healthcare and Health Status in India
Tracking the effects of nutrition supplementation, water sanitation, health practitioner availability, and immunizations on health status in rural Rajasthan |
HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in Primary Schools in Kenya
Examining the effectiveness of new teacher training in safe sex practices |
Impact of Group versus Individual Liability in the Philippines
Observing effects of receiving a group loan compared to a single-borrower loan from a growing financial institution |
Impact of Microcredit for Women in Mexico
Evaluates the social and economic impact that an MFI's principal village banking product has on the lives and communities of its clients.
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Impact of Rural Banking Program on Savings, Consumption Smoothing, and Intra-Household Resource Allocation in Kenya
Assessing the impact of providing one of 3 types of savings accounts to a group of daily income earners in Kenya |
Impact of Small Consumer Loans on the Working Poor in South Africa
What happens when you extend a loan to a client who previously was denied? |
Information and Community Mobilization in Rural India
Assessing the effect of transparency in school management |
Interest Rate and Impact Study of Credit Expansion in Rural Peru
Assessing take-up and impact of microcredit at different interest rates in rural Cusco, Peru |
Interest Rate and Incentives Study in Peru
Examining how different interest rates and combinations of incentives to pay well attract clients of different profiles. In particular, clients with credit history or clients new to credit. |
Interest Rate Sensitivities to Micro-loans according to Poverty Level in Ghana
Examining how interest rates affect the take-up of individual micro-loan products according to the poverty level of the recipient |
Interest Rate Sensitivity among Microfinance Clients in the Philippines
Evaluating the interest sensitivity among microfinance clients by offering loans at randomly assigned interest rates |
Interest Rate Sensitivity among Village Banking Clients in Mexico
Measuring price elasticity of demand among microfinance clients through random assignment of interest rates |
Interest Rates and Consumer Credit in South Africa
Determining the effect of changing interest rate or maturity period on loans |
Inviting Husbands to Female Microcredit Groups in Mexico
Evaluating household impacts of including husbands in solidarity lending groups |
Marketing Effects in a Consumer Credit Market in South Africa
Examining the use of subtle shifts in the presentation of a loan offer |
Measuring Demand for Health Insurance in the Philippines
Measuring the effect of differences in premiums, coverage, and marketing packages on insurance take-up |
Measuring the Impact of Microcredit in the Philippines
Evaluating the effects of receiving a loan while simultaneously assessing a credit scoring model |
Mentoring Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
Measuring the impact of mentoring MSMEs on business and employment outcomes |
Microcredit in Morocco
Assessing the impact of microcredit on economic development and levels of poverty |
Peeling Back the Layers of Group Liability in Bolivia
Examining whether reducing group liability in a group lending program in Bolivia will broaden the program’s outreach while maintaining high repayment rates, and investigating the optimal formation of solidarity groups within the program |
Psychological Responses to Microfinance Loan Recovery Strategies in Peru
Measuring the persuasive power of group or individual pressure and optimistic or pessimistic spins to encourage loan repayment |
Psychology of Savings: Evaluation of Commitment Savings Programs in the Philippines
Testing various mechanisms and designs to encourage habit-forming behaviors |
Reducing Teacher Absenteeism in Rural India
Testing whether monitoring and salary incentives can reduce teacher absenteeism in rural schools in India and whether reduced absenteeism leads to improved educational outcomes |
Understanding Technology Adoption: Fertilizer in Kenya
Measuring the increase in yield due to fertilizer and hybrid seed use in Western Kenya
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Using Encouragement to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Saving in Peru
Assessing the effects of various bank marketing and communication tools with clients to foster savings |
Valuing Trust in Poor Communities in Peru
Determining and analyzing the value of trust with microcredit lending models |
