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Exposure to fine particulate matter during cognitive assessments lowered adult cognitive performance in Kenya, and coarser pollution measures missed much of this short-run variation.

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A field experiment in Bangladesh finds that requiring cash contributions for safe drinking-water wells sharply reduces take-up and impact, whereas labour contributions work about as well as no contribution at all – yet either requirement leaves the programme less cost-effective.

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A field experiment with Indian carpet firms finds that letting workers vote on rewards boosts attendance but enables collusion, while giving managers discretion boosts output but damages workplace cohesion.

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A new J-PAL Policy Insight reviewing 30 studies across low- and middle-income countries finds that mobile phones can improve student learning, teacher performance, and parental engagement, but only when paired with interactive, two-way pedagogy rather than one-way messaging.

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We surveyed officials in finance ministries across the world to understand the rationale for their decision-making, policy preferences, and sources of influence.

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