AEA RCT Registry currently lists 11682 studies with locations in 170 countries.
This research project aims to address three research objectives. First, we aim to evaluate the performance of alternative targeting approaches including Proxy Means test (PMT), Community-Based Targeting (CBT) and Peer Targeting (PT) in fragile and conflict settings. We measure their relative performance in terms of identifying the poor. Second, we test the performance of alternative variants of community-based targeting approaches under different selection conditionalities and budget constraints. We evaluate the impact of alternative designs to CBT on the breadth and depth of social assistance transfers distributed to members of the community. Third, we evaluate decision-making and negotiation processes in CBT when real incentives are involved and in the absence of actual cash transfers.
We quantify the extent to which Ukrainian refugees (with either Ukrainian and Russian ethnicity) caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, face discrimination in access to the Czech labor market. Understanding the role of discrimination in access to the Czech labor market during a sudden and unprecedented inflow of refugees is especially important, due to Czechia’s lack of previous comparable immigration experience and due to public budget constraints. To deal with this new situation, the Czech government has adopted the so-called “Lex Ukraine” based on which Ukrainian refugees can start to work as soon as they enter Czechia, without additional bureaucratic burden for the prospective employer, as if they were permanent residents. To measure the differential treatment of refugees, ...
We will perform an online randomized controlled trial studying how various types of information treatments affect donation behaviour towards non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Effects on donations will be measured through a discrete choice experiment (DCE).
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) serve as a crucial financial bridge for underserved populations, particularly in developing nations where traditional banking services are inaccessible. However, these institutions often face significant operational challenges, including the high costs associated with administering and recovering small loans. Intensive borrower monitoring, frequent field visits, and default risks contribute to higher interest rates and operational costs, making borrowing increasingly expensive for low-income individuals. This research aims to address the challenges of high operational costs by proposing a behavioural experiment that utilises faith-based nudges to enhance cost efficiency. This approach enables MFIs to lower interest rates or Islamic MFIs to reduce their m...
The objective of this experiment is to investigate whether vignettes/stories about people suffering because of the Covid-19 pandemic can evoke (1) emotional reactions and (2) increase support for health polices to increase insurance coverage.
As new climate-smart farming technologies become available, it will be necessary to learn which market mechanisms are effective at increasing access for rural farmers. If higher quality seeds are under-adopted due to information, behavioral, and/or financial frictions, it justifies subsidizing their distribution. This research considers two ways to subsidize seed dissemination - using demand-side subsidies to encourage farmers to try improved seeds and supply-side subsidies for agrodealers to promote and stock improved seeds. Subsidizing agrodealers is a potentially appealing and scalable policy option because they face market incentives. We study the effect of subsidizing both sides of the market to learn how subsidies affect uptake among inexperienced and experienced hybrid seed farmers.
This project studies the labor supply effects of an earned income subsidy in Chile and explores the mechanisms mediating its impact. We focus on the Bono al Trabajo de la Mujer (BTM), a targeted wage subsidy aimed at low-income women. Eligibility for the BTM is determined by a sharp threshold in a pre-assigned socioeconomic score, which we exploit using a regression discontinuity design (RDD) to estimate the causal effect of the program on labor force participation at the extensive margin. To shed lights on the mechanisms explaining the reduced-form evidence, we complement the RDD with two additional components. First, we field an original survey to measure program awareness and perceptions of eligibility. Embedded in the survey is a randomized informational experiment designed to test ...
We implement a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on an online platform designed to counter disinformation, developed in cooperation with the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior. The study examines whether interactive, educational de-biasing elements can alter information consumption and processing. Our design allows us to evaluate both direct effects on bias reduction and downstream consequences for intentions and short-term behavior in the context of (social) media use.
This study seeks to understand the role of intermediaries in the Medicare market. Specifically, we investigate how quality of insurance advice is correlated with consumer and agent characteristics.
This study investigates how decentralized political movements built around street protests transform into formal political forces, specifically within the context of Bangladesh’s democratic transition following the July–August 2024 student-led uprising. Despite the critical role played by women and youth in toppling the previous authoritarian regime, these groups have remained largely marginalized in the subsequent interim government and political leadership. This project utilizes a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in rural Bangladesh to test whether video narratives highlighting the contributions of these underrepresented groups can influence political engagement in the February 2026 national elections. The intervention involves community screenings combined with door-to-door and d...