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Working Papers

2008

1. Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations

2007

2. Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
3. Long Run Health Impacts of Income Shocks: Wine and Phylloxera in 19th Century France
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
4. Long Run Impacts of Income Shocks: Wine and Phylloxera in 19th Century France
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
5. Using Randomization in Development Economics Research: A Toolkit
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations
6. What is Middle Class about the Middle Classes Around the World?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2006

7. Can information campaigns spark local participation and improve outcomes ? A study of primary education in Uttar Pradesh, India
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Education and HIV/AIDS prevention: evidence from a randomized evaluation in Western Kenya
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
9. Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2007)
10. The Economic Lives of the Poor
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2007)

2005

11. Dams
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2007)
12. Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2006)

2004

13. Do Firms Want to Borrow More? Testing Credit Constraints Using a Directed Lending Program
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
14. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Cote D'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations
15. The Impact of Education on Fertility and Child Mortality: Do Fathers Really Matter Less Than Mothers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD, Development Centre (2003)

2003

16. Wealth, health, and health services in rural Rajasthan
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing.
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. (2003)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2002

17. How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
18. The Medium Run Effects of Educational Expansion: Evidence from a Large School Construction Program in Indonesia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2004)
19. The Role of Information and Social Interactions in Retirement Plan Decisions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)

2001

20. Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a India-Wide Randomized Policy Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
21. Women's Leadership and Policy Decisions: Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Experiment in India
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations

2000

22. Grandmothers and Granddaughters: Old Age Pension and Intra-household Allocation in South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2003)
23. Inequality and Growth: What Can the Data Say?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2003)
24. Participation and Investment Decisions in a Retirement Plan: The Influence of Colleagues' Choices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2002)
25. Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2001)

1999

26. Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)

1995

27. Industrial Restructuring in Russia. Early Reactions of Firms to the Shock of Liberalization
    DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure)

Journal Articles

2007

1. Dams
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (2), 601-646
   See also Working Paper (2005)
2. Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (3), 1235-1264 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
3. Savings Incentives for Low- and Moderate-Income Families in the United States: Why is the Saver's Credit Not More Effective?
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2007, 5, (2-3), 647-661
4. The Economic Lives of the Poor
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (1), 141-168 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

5. Addressing Absence
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (1), 117-132 View citations
6. Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (4), 1311-1346 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

7. Why Political Reservations?
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 668-678 View citations

2004

8. How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (1), 249-275 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)
9. The medium run effects of educational expansion: evidence from a large school construction program in Indonesia
   Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 74, (1), 163-197 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)
10. Wealth, Health, and Health Services in Rural Rajasthan
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 326-330 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
11. Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India
    Econometrica, 2004, 72, (5), 1409-1443 View citations

2003

12. Grandmothers and Granddaughters: Old-Age Pensions and Intrahousehold Allocation in South Africa
    World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (1), 1-25 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
13. Inequality and Growth: What Can the Data Say?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2003, 8, (3), 267-99 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
14. The (Mis)Allocation of Capital
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 484-494 View citations
15. The Role Of Information And Social Interactions In Retirement Plan Decisions: Evidence From A Randomized Experiment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (3), 815-842 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

16. Participation and investment decisions in a retirement plan: the influence of colleagues' choices
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 85, (1), 121-148 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

17. Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 795-813 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

18. Child Health and Household Resources in South Africa: Evidence from the Old Age Pension Program
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 393-398 View citations
19. Reputation Effects And The Limits Of Contracting: A Study Of The Indian Software Industry
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (3), 989-1017 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

Chapters

2005

1. Growth Theory through the Lens of Development Economics
   Chapter 07 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 473-552 View citations