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[VIDEO] Does Commitment Savings Alter Seasonal Poverty Dynamics among the Ultra-poor? Evidence from High-frequency Data

17 November 2020
While the seasonal dimension of poverty is well discussed, little is known about its degree and countermeasure for the ultra-poor population. Using unique bi-weekly data for 10months over two years from rural Bangladesh, we first show that consumption of the year round ultra-poor is subject to…

[VIDEO] Impact of Floods on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh Using Satellite and Census Data

17 November 2020
We examine the impact of floods on education outcomes in Bangladesh. We combine the census data of all secondary schools with the flood measures constructed from satellite images at the union level (lowest administrative unit) for the years 2011-2018. We find that passing rates of school based…

[VIDEO] Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia

17 November 2020
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread worldwide, and are designed to promote comprehensive human capital investments in children, starting from encouraging pre-natal and maternal care and early childhood health interventions and continuing through incentivizing school attendance.…

[VIDEO] A Bit of Salt, A Trace of Life: Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…

[VIDEO] Nudging by Beauty: Improving Women’s Health1 Decisions and Well-being in the Field

17 November 2020
Health interventions often show limited effectiveness in influencing behavior as they fail to take into account the choice architecture. To shed light on how to improve health interventions, we evaluate a unique intervention in rural Bangladesh that highlights the importance of health, hygiene,…

[VIDEO] The Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program in Bangladesh: What did It Accomplish?

17 November 2020
The Government of Bangladesh introduced the Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program (FSSAP) in 1994 with the support of development partners, including the Asian Development Bank, to increase female secondary school enrollment and completion, as well as discourage early marriage. The…

[VIDEO] Impact Evaluation Training Session

17 November 2020
Impact Evaluation Training Session

[VIDEO] Closing Remarks

17 November 2020
Closing Session of KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation - Challenges and Promise for Human Capital Development in Asia

Day 1 Image: 2020 CSO Anchors Training

17 November 2020

Video: Session 5: Rebuilding the Momentum: Project Implementation and Stakeholder Engagement

12 November 2020