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Working Papers

2013

1. When Is Prevention More Profitable than Cure? The Impact of Time-Varying Consumer Heterogeneity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

2. School Governance, Teacher Incentives, and Pupil-Teacher Ratios: Experimental Evidence from Kenyan Primary Schools
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2011

3. Education as Liberation?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2009

4. Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
5. Spring Cleaning: Rural Water Impacts, Valuation and Property Rights Institutions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2008

6. Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)

2007

7. Many Children Left Behind? Textbooks and Test Scores in Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
8. Mosquitoes: The Long-term Effects of Malaria Eradication in India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
9. What Works in Fighting Diarrheal Diseases in Developing Countries? A Critical Review
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2006

10. Economic Transformation, Population Growth and the Long-Run World Income Distribution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
11. Using Randomization in Development Economics Research: A Toolkit
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)

2005

12. Advanced Purchase Commitments for a Malaria Vaccine: Estimating Costs and Effectiveness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2004

13. Incentives to Learn
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
14. Long-Term Consequences of Secondary School Vouchers: Evidence from Administrative Records in Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
15. The Illusion of Sustainability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2003

16. Incentives in Markets, Firms and Governments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
17. Peer Effects and Alcohol Use Among College Students
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
18. Teacher Incentives
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
19. Why Are Drugs More Profitable Than Vaccines?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2002

20. Odious Debt
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2001

21. A Biological Model of Unions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
22. Searching for Prosperity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
23. Vouchers for Private Schooling in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)
24. Worms: Education and Health Externalities in Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2000

25. Creating Markets for New Vaccines Part I: Rationale
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Chapter (2001)
26. Creating Markets for New Vaccines Part II: Design Issues
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Chapter (2001)
27. Globalization and International Public Finance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
28. Income-distribution Dynamics with Endogenous Fertility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
29. Outside Funding of Community Organizations: Benefiting or Displacing the Poor?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
30. Retrospective vs. Prospective Analyses of School Inputs: The Case of Flip Charts in Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)

1997

31. Does Favorable Tax-Treatment of Housing Reduce Equipment Investment?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
32. Patent Buy-Outs: A Mechanism for Encouraging Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
33. Why are Worker Cooperatives So Rare?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

1996

34. Disorganization
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)
35. Elephants
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996)
36. How Much Does Sorting Increase Inequality?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)
37. Integrating Behavioral Choice into Epidemiological Models of the AIDS Epidemic
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
38. Wage Inequality and Segregation
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (84)
39. Wage Inequality and Segregation by Skill
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (146)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations (133)

1994

40. Can Having Fewer Partners Increase Prevalence of Aids?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
41. Young Workers, Old Workers, and Convergence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1993

42. Good Policy or Good Luck? Country Growth Performance and Temporary Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (212)

Journal Articles

1997

1. Disorganization
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1091-1126 View citations (96)
   See also Working Paper (1996)
2. How Much Does Sorting Increase Inequality?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (1), 115-39 View citations (69)
   See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

3. Integrating Behavioral Choice into Epidemiological Models of AIDS
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (2), 549-73 View citations (37)

1995

4. Research on Schooling: What We Know and What We Don't: A Comment
   World Bank Research Observer, 1995, 10, (2), 247-54 View citations (21)

1993

5. Population Growth and Technological Change: One Million B.C. to 1990
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (3), 681-716 View citations (157)
6. The O-Ring Theory of Economic Development
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (3), 551-75 View citations (239)

Chapters

2010

1. Incentivizing Innovation: Adding to the Tool Kit
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 10, 2010, pp 1-17 View citations (2)

2001

2. Creating Markets for New Vaccines - Part I: Rationale
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, 2001, pp 35-72 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2000)
3. Creating Markets for New Vaccines - Part II: Design Issues
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, 2001, pp 73-118 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2000)