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experiment in Kenya, in which we randomized the price at which prenatal clinics could sell long lasting anti-malarial insecticide ….75 (i.e. from 100 to 87.5 percent subsidy), the price at which ITNs are currently sold to pregnant women in Kenya. We …
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experimental data from Kenya where subsidies were randomized, coupled with GPS-based location information, we show how to estimate …
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This study estimates long-run impacts of a child health investment, exploiting community-wide experimental variation in school-based deworming. The program increased labor supply among men and education among women, with accompanying shifts in labor market specialization. Ten years after...
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We assess the impacts of a randomized school-based deworming intervention in Kenya on the mortality of recipients …' children using a 23-year longitudinal data set of over 6,500 original participants and their offspring. The under-5 mortality … rate fell by 22% (17 deaths per 1000 live births) for children of treatment group individuals. We find that a combination …
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Can information about the value of diagnostic tests improve provider practice and help patients recognize higher quality of care? In a randomized experiment at public clinics in Mali, health providers and patients received tailored information about the importance of rapid diagnostic tests...
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increasing the other. Using rich experimental data on household treatment-seeking behavior in Kenya, we study the implications of …
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motivated versus altruistic preferences influence medical care decision making in the context of malaria in Kenya. We measured …
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3750 women in rural Kenya. One intervention encourages participants to visualize alternative realizations of the future …
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curves for health products in Kenya, Guatemala, India, and Uganda and test whether (1) information about health risk, (2 …
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We estimate the impact of family structure on investments made in children's health, using data from the 1988 National … children living with step mothers are significantly less likely to have routine doctor and dentist visits, or to have a place … for usual medical care, or for sick care. If children living with step mothers have regular contact with their birth …
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