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Can information campaigns reduce last mile payment delays in public works programme?: Evidence from a field experiment in India

Does information dissemination among beneficiaries of welfare programmes mitigate their implementation failures?...

Implementation Information randomization
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Politicians and their promises in an uncertain world: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in India

In emerging economies, pro-social policy outcomes may be prevented by bureaucratic inefficiency, capture by elected or non-elected office holders, or by other hurdles...

Asymmetric information Field experiment Politician
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Making marriages last: Trust is good, but credible information is better

From the book: Towards Gender Equity in Development

HIV prevention Field experiment Subjective beliefs
Journal Article
Does Implicit Bias Predict Dictator Giving?

Implicit associations and biases are carried without awareness or conscious direction, yet there is reason to believe they may be influenced by social pressures...

Economic conditions Field experiment
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Making marriages last: Trust is good, but credible information is better

In high HIV-prevalence contexts, marriage can lead to significant risks through spousal behaviours. Yet, individuals cannot rely on their spouse to reveal their HIV status...

HIV prevention Field experiment Subjective beliefs
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