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Using Evaluation and Behavioral Insights to Improve Programs and Policies
Annie Duflo, Innovations for Poverty Action
Using Evaluation and Behavioral Insights to Improve Programs and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Using Evaluation and Behavioral Insights to Improve Programs and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Using Evaluation and Behavioral Insights to Improve Programs and Policies Annie Duflo, Innovations for Poverty Action OUR MISSION To discover and promote effective solutions to global poverty problems. Our Approach Extensive Collaboration
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OUR MISSION
To discover and promote effective solutions to global poverty problems.
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Our Approach
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Academics
e.g. MIT, Harvard, Yale, University of Ghana
Service providers
e.g. CARE, Oxfam, local nonprofits & businesses
Government agencies
e.g. Ministry of Education, Ghana & Ministry of Health, Zambia
Funders
e.g. Gates, USAID, Hewlett, Family Foundations, Individuals
Extensive Collaboration
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Over 450 Studies in 51 Countries
Across Sectors: Health, Education, Agriculture, Finance, Governance, Social Protection
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- “Development programs rely on people to
behave and choose in certain ways”
- “Many interventions stumble because people do
not behave the way we expect”
- “Behavioral economics helps us understand
why people behave and choose as they do”
- This… “ leads to better diagnosis, which in turn
leads to better-designed solutions.
(Behavioral Design: A New Approach to Development Policy - Datta and Mullainathan, 2012)
Behavioral Economics
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- Introduction to IPA
- Demand Side: the Last Mile Problem
─ Commitments ─ Reminders
- Supply Side: Motivating Workers
─ Motivation ─ Recruitment
Outline
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- Introduction to IPA
- Demand Side: the Last Mile Problem
─ Commitments ─ Reminders
- Supply Side: Motivating Workers
─ Motivation ─ Recruitment
Outline
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Fertilizers Take Up in Kenya: Timing Matters
“Our intentions do not always translate into action” Duflo, Esther, Michael Kremer, and Jonathan Robinson 2011. “Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer.”
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Randomized Evaluation
Source: UK Cabinet Office
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Testing Multiple Interventions
Duflo, Esther, Michael Kremer, and Jonathan Robinson. 2011. “Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer.”
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Duflo, Esther, Michael Kremer, and Jonathan Robinson. 2011. “Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer.”
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Vouchers for Fertilizer Replication and Practice Burkina Faso and Mali
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Soft Commitments: Labelled Accounts
Karlan, Kutsoati, McConnell, McMillan, Udry 2011 – Preliminary Results.
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- Introduction to IPA
- Demand Side: the Last Mile Problem
─ Commitments ─ Reminders
- Supply Side: Motivating Workers
─ Motivation ─ Recruitment
Outline
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Text Reminders
Uganda Reminders to Pay: Cadena and Schoar 2011. Philippines Reminders to Pay: Karlan, Morten, Zinman 2012. Ghana Reminders for Treatment: Fink, Lanthorn, Raifman, Rokicki 2014.
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Physical Reminders
Ahuja, Kremer, Zwane 2010.
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- Introduction to IPA
- Demand Side: the Last Mile Problem
─ Commitments ─ Reminders
- Supply Side: Motivating Workers
─ Motivation ─ Recruitment
Outline
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What Incentives?
Ashraf, Bandiera, Jack 2014.
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Recruiting and Motivating Community Health Workers in Zambia
Ashraf, Bandiera, Lee 2014.
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- Behavioral insights help understand people’s
behavior
- This can lead to innovate and cost-effective
solutions to poverty problems
- These insights can be integrated into the
design of programs and policies
- Rigorously testing the impact of these ideas
and their applications is important!
Key Takeaways