Session 140:
Randomized Controlled Trials and Field Experiments in Population and Development
Chair: Marianne El-Khoury, Abt Associates
Discussant: Edward Okeke, RAND Corporation
Can Mobile Phone Messages to Licensed Chemical Sellers Increase Prescription of Zinc? – A Randomized Controlled Trial in Ghana Minki Chatterji, Abt Associates ; Willa Friedman, University of California, Berkeley ; Ben Woodman, Abt Associates ; Odartei Lamptey, Abt Associates
Risk and Evidence of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials Alex Eble, Brown University ; Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
Employment Risk and Performance Susan Godlonton, University of Michigan
The Connect Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Deploying Paid Community Health Workers on Maternal, Newborn, Infant and Childhood Health and Survival in Rural Tanzania: The Baseline Results Malick Kante, Columbia University ; Stephane Helleringer, Columbia University ; Amon Exavery, Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) ; Kate Ramsey, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ; Ahmed Hingora, Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) ; Elizabeth F. Jackson, Columbia University ; James F. Phillips, Columbia University
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