IFS/STICERD/UCL Development Work in Progress Seminar
Patient Expectations, Provider Beliefs, and Prescription Choices: Experimental Evidence – Preparing for Endline
Marcos Vera-Hernández (UCL/IFS), joint with Fahmida Chowdhury, Mylène Lagarde, and Abu Siddique
Thursday 25 September 2025 14:00 - 15:00
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About this event
This work-in-progress seminar will present the experimental design and baseline results of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Bangladesh that aims to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use in rural villages. The intervention consists of the display of a documentary film designed to shift provider and community beliefs about appropriate treatment. An additional treatment arm will also inform providers of households’ updated preferences regarding antibiotic use. Feedback from the audience will be valuable in refining the endline survey instruments, as well as the analysis plan for evaluating mechanisms and treatment effects.
This seminar series is jointly organized by the IFS, STICERD, and UCL.
IFS/STICERD/UCL Development Economics Work In Progress seminars are held on Thursdays in term time at 14:00-15:00, at the IFS, unless specified otherwise.
Seminar organisers: Oriana Bandiera (STICERD, LSE), Imran Rasul (UCL), Britta Augsburg (IFS) and Jonathan Weigel (LSE).
For further information please contact Britta Augsburg: britta_a@ifs.org.uk.
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