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Socioemotional learning in early childhood education : experimental evidence from the think equal program's implementation in Colombia

Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Santos, … - 2023

In this article we experimentally evaluate Colombia's Think Equal program, which teaches socioemotional skills to children ages 3 to 6. Given the context of COVID-19, the original design was adapted as a hybrid model, alternating in-person and remote instruction and engaging families in the...

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Gender and the labor market : what have we learned from field and lab experiments?

Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2014

We discuss the contribution of the experimental literature to the understanding of both traditional and previously unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new findings on gender discrimination, and while they have...

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Corruption and political accountability in good and bad economic times

Barinas-Forero, Andrés; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2025

While the literature extensively explores the structural enablers of corruption and its adverse effects on economic … performance, less is known about how the state of the economy influences corruption and political accountability. To address this … by punishing corruption. In our model, periods of positive economic conditions increase corruption while weakening …

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Nudging taxpayer registration? : field experimental evidence on backfiring incentives

Eguino, Huáscar; Roman, Soraya; Schächtele, Simeon - 2020

Governments in Latin America raise little revenue from property taxation, despite arguments for its efficiency and equity. Adequate registry information would support consistent collection, but registries are costly to establish and maintain. Compared to tax collection, field experimental...

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Social proximity and misinformation : experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India

Armand, Alex; Augsburg, Britta; Bancalari, Antonella; … - 2022

We study how social proximity between the sender and the receiver of information shapes the effectiveness of preventive health behaviour campaigns and the persistence of misinformation. We implement a field experiment among a representative sample of slum residents in two major Indian cities...

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Do civil servants respond to behavioral interventions? : a field experiment

Scartascini, Carlos G.; Zamora, Paula - 2021

Introducing financial incentives to increase productivity in the public sector tends to be politically and bureaucratically cumbersome, particularly in developing countries. Behavioral interventions could be a low-cost alternative, both politically and financially, although evidence of their...

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The effect of risk, ambiguity and coordination on farmers' adaptation to climate change : a framed field experiment

Alpízar, Francisco; Carlsson, Frederik; Naranjo, Maria - 2010

The risk of losses of income and productive means due to adverse weather associated to climate change can significantly differ between farmers sharing a productive landscape. It is important to learn more about how farmers react to different levels of risk, under measurable and unmeasurable...

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Ability grouping and student performance : experimental evidence from middle schools in Mexico

Busso, Matias; Frisancho Robles, Verónica - 2023

This article relies on a large-scale field experiment in Mexico to measure the effects of two ability-grouping models (tracking and heterogeneous/bimodal groups) on student learning outcomes during middle school. Both strategies yielded an average learning gain of 0.08 of a standard deviation....

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Increasing the use of telemedicine : a field experiment

González, María Patricia; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2023

Patients are reluctant to use telemedicine health services. Telemedicine is an "experience good," one that can be accurately evaluated and compared to its substitute (in this case, in-person visits) only after the product has been adopted and experienced. As such, an intervention that increases...

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Exploring gender discrimination : a multi-trial field experiment in urban Ecuador

Zanoni, Wladimir; Duryea, Suzanne; Paredes, Jorge - 2024

In this study, we investigate the extent and mechanisms of gender-based discrimination in urban Ecuador's hiring practices, a critical issue for understanding persistent gender disparities and informing policy. Using an artifactual field experiment with 392 recruiters evaluating observationally...

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