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The Little Jab Book: 18 behavioral science strategies for increasing vaccination uptake

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Case Study

Improving the efficacy and delivery of social protection programs

July 8, 2022
Academic Paper

The Impact of Reduced Charcoal Usage on Indoor Air Quality and Health in Nairobi, Kenya

March 17, 2022
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The Fruits (and Vegetables) of Crime: Protection from Theft and Agricultural Development.

February 27, 2022
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Alleviating time poverty among the working poor: a pre-registered longitudinal field experiment.

January 14, 2022
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Testing interventions to address vaccine hesitancy on Facebook in East and West Africa.

January 7, 2022
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Participation Improves Collective Decisions (When It Involves Deliberation): Experimental Evidence From Kenya.

December 6, 2021
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Vote Buying and Redistribution.

August 30, 2021
Academic Paper

Are informal transfers driven by strategic risk-sharing or fairness? Evidence from an experiment in Kenya.

August 28, 2021
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When Linda meets Preeti: The Validation of Behavioral Biases in India.

August 27, 2021
Asia and Pacific Islands

The digital credit landscape

August 12, 2021
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Testing classic theories of migration in the lab

August 11, 2021
Academic Paper

Feed the children.

August 1, 2021

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  • Agriculture
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Gender
  • Government
  • Health
  • Inclusive finance
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Case Study

Behavioral barriers to seaching and switching among banking services

November 24, 2022
Asia and Pacific Islands

Barriers to Effective Family Planning: Evidence from research literature

November 22, 2022
Academic Paper

Can Market Design Help the World’s Poor? Evidence from a Lab Experiment on Land Trade.

November 18, 2022
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What Drives Knowledge Seeking, Sharing, and Use among Family Planning Professionals? Behavioral Evidence from Africa, Asia, and the United States

August 30, 2022

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  • Asia and Pacific Islands
  • East and Southern Africa
  • Europe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • West Africa, East and Southern Africa
  • West and North Africa
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Case Study

Behavioral science for improving community health worker performance

November 24, 2022
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Asia and Pacific Islands

Behavioral experiments in data privacy

November 24, 2022
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Case Study

Behavioral barriers to seaching and switching among banking services

November 24, 2022
Ganga Ben Vanita leads a team of male labourers, including Shailesh Maliwadh, in the renovation of an apartment. Previously a construction labourer with unsteady, daily work, she attended a skills training programme offered by the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a trade union that works to secure the rights of workers, and Mahila Housing Trust (MHT), a NGO that improves the housing conditions of poor, informally employed women. Now, as a contractor, Ganga earns 600-700 rupees per daydouble her previous salary.
Asia and Pacific Islands

A synthesis of nudge units around the world

November 24, 2022