Institution profile
World Bank
International financial institution that has funded and co-led some of the largest field experiments in development policy.
7
Experiments
1986–2018
Year span
6 / 7
Positive findings
0
Null findings
Top policy areas
- International Development · 5
- Public Health · 1
- Early Childhood · 1
Experiments from World Bank
- Mixed
India Swachh Bharat Mission — Open Defecation Free
World Bank / Research Institute for Compassionate Economics · India · 2018 · Public Health
Effect: Toilet construction: +24 pp in program villages; open defecation practice: no significant reduction among adults (behavior gap); child diarrhea or stunting: no statistically significant reduction
- Positive
Rwanda Land Tenure Regularization Program
World Bank (Ali, Deininger, Goldstein) · Rwanda · 2011 · International Development
Effect: Investment in soil erosion prevention increased by 6.1 percentage points in titled areas; land rental market activity increased significantly; female ownership rights strengthened as titles formally registered both spouses
- Positive
Rwanda Performance-Based Financing for Health
World Bank / Ministry of Health Rwanda · Rwanda · 2010 · International Development
Effect: Institutional deliveries: +23%; complete child vaccination: +5 pp; quality index: +0.10 SD; staff effort and record quality improved
- Positive
South Africa Child Support Grant
South African Social Security Agency / World Bank · South Africa · 2009 · International Development
Effect: Child stunting: −3.5% for children enrolled in first year of life; school enrollment at age 7: +4.5 pp; young adult earnings at age 20–25: +7.3% for early recipients
- Positive
Ethiopia Productive Safety Net Programme
World Bank / Ethiopian Government · Ethiopia · 2008 · International Development
Effect: Months of adequate food: +1.8 months/year; asset index: +0.14 SD; proportion selling assets in drought year: −9 pp; income diversification: improved
- Positive
Brazil Bolsa Família Conditional Cash Transfer
World Bank / IPEA / Brazilian Ministry of Social Development · Brazil · 2007 · International Development
Effect: Child school enrollment: +4 pp; vaccination: +3 pp; household food consumption: +16% for extreme poor; poverty headcount: contributed to 29% reduction in extreme poverty 2002–2011 (program component)
- Positive
Jamaica Stunting Study — Stimulation + Nutrition
University of the West Indies / World Bank · Kingston, Jamaica · 1986 · Early Childhood
Effect: Stimulation arm: +42% adult earnings compared to control; fully closed the earnings gap with non-stunted peers after 20 years; supplementation alone had no significant long-term effect