TV, TEDx, and Tweets: Measuring the Impacts of a Multi-Pronged Edutainment Program in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan (English)

The evidence so far is mixed as to whether educational entertainment (or “edutainment”) can create sustainable changes in financial attitudes and behaviors, and few studies have tested such hypotheses in Central Asia. This paper utilizes a genetic matching algorithm to estimate the impact of three edutainment interventions in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan: a television series, a TEDx-style in-person speaker event, and an interactive social media...

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Fowler,Ben;

Christopher Joseph Heitzig;

Khan,Marrium;

Renuka Pai;

Sakshi Varma;
Document Date
2025/03/21
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS11088
Volume No
1
Country
Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2025/03/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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TV, TEDx, and Tweets: Measuring the Impacts of a Multi-Pronged Edutainment Program in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan

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Fowler,Ben; Christopher Joseph Heitzig; Khan,Marrium; Renuka Pai; Sakshi Varma.

TV, TEDx, and Tweets: Measuring the Impacts of a Multi-Pronged Edutainment Program in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan (English). Policy Research Working Paper;Prosperity;Impact Evaluation Series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099255203212536919

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