Details about Edward Andrew Miguel

Homepage:	http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~emiguel/
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Berkeley, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. Assessing Reproducibility in Economics Using Standardized Crowd-sourced Analysis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Housing Subsidies for Refugees: Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2024

4. Intergenerational Human Capital Impacts and Complementarities in Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. New Evidence on the Economics of Climate and Conflict
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
6. Promoting Reproducibility and Replicability in Political Science
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R) View citations (6)
7. Slack and Economic Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2023

8. Donor Contracting Conditions and Public Procurement: Causal Evidence from Kenyan Electrification
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. Human Capital Affects Religious Identity: Causal Evidence from Kenya
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2023)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   See also Journal Article Human capital affects religious identity: Causal evidence from Kenya, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (5) (2024)
10. Intergenerational Child Mortality Impacts of Deworming: Experimental Evidence from Two Decades of the Kenya Life Panel Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
11. Preparing for an Aging Africa: Data-Driven Priorities for Economic Research and Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2022

12. Scaling Agricultural Policy Interventions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (4)
13. Targeting Impact versus Deprivation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
14. The Syrian Refugee Life Study: First Glance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Syrian refugee life study: first glance, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2021

15. Deepening or Diminishing Ethnic Divides? The Impact of Urban Migration in Kenya
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (1)
16. Long Run Effects of Aid: Forecasts and Evidence from Sierra Leone
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Long-Run Effects of Aid: Forecasts and Evidence from Sierra Leone, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
17. Money or Power? Financial Infrastructure and Optimal Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
18. Skill versus Voice in Local Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2019) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Skill Versus Voice in Local Development, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
19. The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2022) View citations (25) (2022)
20. Unlocking the Benefits of Credit through Saving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

21. Pre-results Review at the Journal of Development Economics: Lessons learned
    MetaArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (3)
22. RFI Response: JCORE; Request for Information on the American Research Environment
    MetaArXiv, Center for Open Science
23. Twenty Year Economic Impacts of Deworming
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
24. Using Survey Questions to Measure Preferences: Lessons from an Experimental Validation in Kenya
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (38)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Using survey questions to measure preferences: Lessons from an experimental validation in Kenya, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2020) View citations (31) (2020)

2019

25. Destructive Behavior, Judgment, and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
26. Does Household Electrification Supercharge Economic Development?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Does Household Electrification Supercharge Economic Development?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (65) (2020)
27. Economic and Non-Economic Factors in Violence: Evidence from Organized Crime, Suicides and Climate in Mexico
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (10)
28. General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
    See also Journal Article General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence From Kenya, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2022) View citations (49) (2022)
29. The Illusion of Stable Preferences over Major Life Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
30. Using RCTs to Estimate Long-Run Impacts in Development Economics
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (9)

2018

31. A Framework for Open Policy Analysis
    MetaArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A framework for open policy analysis, Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
32. Registered Reports: Piloting a Pre-Results Review Process at the Journal of Development Economics
    MetaArXiv, Center for Open Science
33. Sell Low and Buy High: Arbitrage and Local Price Effects in Kenyan Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Sell Low and Buy High: Arbitrage and Local Price Effects in Kenyan Markets, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2019) View citations (79) (2019)

2017

34. Reevaluating Agricultural Productivity Gaps with Longitudinal Microdata
    2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (59)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Reevaluating Agricultural Productivity Gaps with Longitudinal Microdata, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2021) View citations (28) (2021)
35. Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health: Evidence from Hypertension in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health: Evidence from Hypertension in India, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2021) View citations (19) (2021)
36. Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Credibility of Economics Research
    MetaArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Credibility of Economics Research, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (174) (2018)

2016

37. Appliance Ownership and Aspirations among Electric Grid and Home Solar Households in Rural Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Appliance Ownership and Aspirations among Electric Grid and Home Solar Households in Rural Kenya, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (34) (2016)
38. Can War Foster Cooperation?
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (193)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (255)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (256)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (243)
    See also Journal Article Can War Foster Cooperation?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (256) (2016)
39. Does Mass Deworming Affect Child Nutrition? Meta-analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, and Statistical Power
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (22)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (25)
40. Experimental Evidence on the Demand for and Costs of Rural Electrification
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (52)
41. Impacts and Determinants of Health Levels in Low-Income Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
42. Meta-Analysis and Public Policy: Reconciling the Evidence on Deworming
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2015

43. How Strong are Ethnic Preferences?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (17)
44. Risky Transportation Choices and the Value of Statistical Life
    Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Risky Transportation Choices and the Value of a Statistical Life, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (18) (2017)
45. The value of democracy: evidence from road building in Kenya
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (265)
    Also in STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2013) View citations (40)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (19)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (275) (2015)
46. When Should Governments Subsidize Health? The Case of Mass Deworming
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2014)
    See also Journal Article When Should Governments Subsidize Health? The Case of Mass Deworming, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2015) View citations (12) (2015)
47. Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of a Child Health Investment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2015) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of a Child Health Investment, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2016) View citations (105) (2016)

2014

48. Barriers to Electrification for "Under Grid" Households in Rural Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
49. Climate and Conflict
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Climate and Conflict, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2015) View citations (193) (2015)
50. The Economics of Civil War: Climate, Poverty and Trade
    2014: Food, Resources and Conflict, December 7-9, 2014. San Diego, California, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium

2013

51. Transportation Choices and the Value of Statistical Life
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2013) View citations (3)

2012

52. Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (21)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011) View citations (19)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (31)
53. Healing the Wounds: Learning from Sierra Leone's Post-war Institutional Reforms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Healing the Wounds: Learning from Sierra Leone's Postwar Institutional Reforms, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2011

54. Being Surveyed Can Change Later Behavior and Related Parameter Estimates
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (65)
55. Breaking Gender Barriers
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
56. Education as Liberation?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)
    See also Journal Article Education as Liberation?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2016) View citations (50) (2016)
57. Incorporating Climate Uncertainty into Estimates of Climate Change Impacts, with Applications to U.S. and African Agriculture
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
58. Reshaping Institutions: Evidence on Aid Impacts Using a Pre-Analysis Plan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Reshaping Institutions: Evidence on Aid Impacts Using a Preanalysis Plan, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2012) View citations (222) (2012)
59. Social Assistance and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the Uruguayan PANES
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (12)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2011) View citations (1)

2010

60. Climate and Civil War: Is the Relationship Robust?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (59)
61. Collective Action in Diverse Sierra Leone Communities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Collective Action in Diverse Sierra Leone Communities, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2013) View citations (61) (2013)
62. Understanding Transitory Rainfall Shocks, Economic Growth and Civil Conflict
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
63. You've Earned It: Combining Field and Lab Experiments to Estimate the Impact of Human Capital on Social Preferences
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2009

64. Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Civil War, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (579) (2010)
65. Civil War: A Review of 50 Years of Research
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (9)
66. Civil War: A Review of Fifty Years of Research
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
67. Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science (2009) View citations (11) (2009)
68. Government Transfers and Political Support
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) View citations (8)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (7)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Government Transfers and Political Support, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (160) (2011)
69. Incentives to Learn
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (168)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2004) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (74)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2004) View citations (20)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Incentives to Learn, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (196) (2009)
70. Individual Ability and Selection into Migration in Kenya
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (11)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (9)
71. Spring Cleaning: Rural Water Impacts, Valuation and Property Rights Institutions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Spring Cleaning: Rural Water Impacts, Valuation, and Property Rights Institutions, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2011) View citations (131) (2011)
72. The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (31) (2011)

2008

73. National Cultures and Soccer Violence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

2006

74. Cultures of Corruption: Evidence From Diplomatic Parking Tickets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
75. Freed from Illiteracy? A Closer Look at Venezuela’s Robinson Literacy Campaign
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
76. The Long Run Impact of Bombing Vietnam
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article The long-run impact of bombing Vietnam, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (449) (2011)

2005

77. Who are Russia’s entrepreneurs?
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) View citations (42)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2005) View citations (93)
    See also Journal Article Who are Russia's Entrepreneurs?, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2005) View citations (108) (2005)

2004

78. Did Industrialization Destroy Social Capital in Indonesia?
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
79. Entrepreneurship: First Results from Russia
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2004) View citations (4)
80. Iron deficiency anemia and school participation
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (7)
81. Rainfall, Poverty and Crime in 19th Century Germany
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics
82. The Illusion of Sustainability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2004) View citations (8)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2004) View citations (12)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2004) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Illusion of Sustainability, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (276) (2007)
83. Worms: Education and health externalities in kenya
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (19)

2003

84. Networks, social learning, and technology adoption: The case of deworming drugs in kenya
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (23)

2001

85. Ethnic Diversity and School Funding in Kenya
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (7)
    Also in HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany (2001) View citations (11)

1999

86. Ethnic Diversity, Mobility and School Funding: Theory and Evidence From Kenya
    STICERD - Development Economics Papers - From 2008 this series has been superseded by Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1999) View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Human capital affects religious identity: Causal evidence from Kenya
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 167, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Human Capital Affects Religious Identity: Causal Evidence from Kenya, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)
2. Reproduction and replication at scale
   Nature Human Behaviour, 2024, 8, (1), 2-3 View citations (9)

2023

3. Long-Run Effects of Aid: Forecasts and Evidence from Sierra Leone
   The Economic Journal, 2023, 133, (652), 1348-1370 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Long Run Effects of Aid: Forecasts and Evidence from Sierra Leone, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
4. Money or Power? Choosing Covid-19 aid in Kenya
   Energy Economics, 2023, 127, (PB)
5. Replication games: how to make reproducibility research more systematic
   Nature, 2023, 621, (7980), 684-686 View citations (5)
6. Skill Versus Voice in Local Development
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (2), 311-326 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Skill versus Voice in Local Development, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
7. Survey of open science practices and attitudes in the social sciences
   Nature Communications, 2023, 14, (1), 1-13 View citations (8)

2022

8. General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence From Kenya
   Econometrica, 2022, 90, (6), 2603-2643 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Kenya, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (58) (2019)
9. The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries
   Annual Review of Economics, 2022, 14, (1), 253-285 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (15) (2021)
10. The Syrian refugee life study: first glance
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2022, 38, (3), 625-653 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Syrian Refugee Life Study: First Glance, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (5) (2022)
11. The illusion of stable fertility preferences
    Population Studies, 2022, 76, (2), 169-189 View citations (1)

2021

12. A framework for open policy analysis
    Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48, (2), 154-163 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper A Framework for Open Policy Analysis, MetaArXiv (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
13. Evidence on Research Transparency in Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (3), 193-214 View citations (32)
14. Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 7, (6), - View citations (100)
15. Reevaluating Agricultural Productivity Gaps with Longitudinal Microdata
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (3), 1522-1555 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Reevaluating Agricultural Productivity Gaps with Longitudinal Microdata, 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois (2017) View citations (59) (2017)
16. Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health: Evidence from Hypertension in India
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103, (5), 835-856 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health: Evidence from Hypertension in India, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (15) (2017)

2020

17. Does Household Electrification Supercharge Economic Development?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (1), 122-44 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Does Household Electrification Supercharge Economic Development?, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
18. Ethnically Biased? Experimental Evidence from Kenya
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18, (1), 134-164 View citations (19)
19. Experimental Evidence on the Economics of Rural Electrification
    Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (4), 1523 - 1565 View citations (87)
20. Research Transparency Is on the Rise in Economics
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 61-65 View citations (16)
21. Using survey questions to measure preferences: Lessons from an experimental validation in Kenya
    European Economic Review, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Using Survey Questions to Measure Preferences: Lessons from an Experimental Validation in Kenya, CERGE-EI Working Papers (2020) View citations (38) (2020)

2019

22. A study of the impact of data sharing on article citations using journal policies as a natural experiment
    PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (12), 1-13 View citations (17)
23. Non-economic factors in violence: Evidence from organized crime, suicides and climate in Mexico
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, (C), 434-452 View citations (27)
24. Sell Low and Buy High: Arbitrage and Local Price Effects in Kenyan Markets
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (2), 785-842 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper Sell Low and Buy High: Arbitrage and Local Price Effects in Kenyan Markets, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (26) (2018)
25. Using Randomized Controlled Trials to Estimate Long-Run Impacts in Development Economics
    Annual Review of Economics, 2019, 11, (1), 523-561 View citations (18)

2018

26. Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Credibility of Economics Research
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2018, 56, (3), 920-80 View citations (174)
    See also Working Paper Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Credibility of Economics Research, MetaArXiv (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2017

27. Risky Transportation Choices and the Value of a Statistical Life
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (1), 202-28 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Risky Transportation Choices and the Value of Statistical Life, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
28. Should the WHO withdraw support for mass deworming?
    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, 11, (6), 1-3 View citations (1)

2016

29. Appliance Ownership and Aspirations among Electric Grid and Home Solar Households in Rural Kenya
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 89-94 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Appliance Ownership and Aspirations among Electric Grid and Home Solar Households in Rural Kenya, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (35) (2016)
30. Can War Foster Cooperation?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (3), 249-74 View citations (256)
    See also Working Paper Can War Foster Cooperation?, HiCN Working Papers (2016) View citations (193) (2016)
31. Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Program, and Social Security Data
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (2), 1-43 View citations (73)
32. Education as Liberation?
    Economica, 2016, 83, (329), 1-30 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Education as Liberation?, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (65) (2011)
33. Electrification for “Under Grid” households in Rural Kenya
    Development Engineering, 2016, 1, (C), 26-35 View citations (14)
34. Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of a Child Health Investment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131, (4), 1637-1680 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of a Child Health Investment, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2015

35. Climate and Conflict
    Annual Review of Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 577-617 View citations (193)
    See also Working Paper Climate and Conflict, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (73) (2014)
36. Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production
    Nature, 2015, 527, (7577), 235-239 View citations (751)
37. Incorporating Climate Uncertainty into Estimates of Climate Change Impacts
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (2), 461-471 View citations (96)
38. The Case for Mass Treatment of Intestinal Helminths in Endemic Areas
    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, 9, (10), 1-5 View citations (4)
39. The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (6), 1817-51 View citations (275)
    See also Working Paper The value of democracy: evidence from road building in Kenya, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) View citations (265) (2015)
40. War and local collective action in Sierra Leone: A comment on the use of coefficient stability approaches
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 128, (C), 30-33 View citations (39)
41. When Should Governments Subsidize Health? The Case of Mass Deworming
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29, (suppl_1), S9-S24 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper When Should Governments Subsidize Health? The Case of Mass Deworming, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)
42. You’ve earned it: estimating the impact of human capital on social preferences
    Experimental Economics, 2015, 18, (3), 385-407 View citations (10)

2014

43. Economic Shocks and Democratization in Africa*
    Political Science Research and Methods, 2014, 2, (1), 33-47 View citations (9)
44. Reconciling climate-conflict meta-analyses: reply to Buhaug et al
    Climatic Change, 2014, 127, (3), 399-405 View citations (9)
45. Temperature and violence
    Nature Climate Change, 2014, 4, (4), 234-235 View citations (3)

2013

46. Collective Action in Diverse Sierra Leone Communities
    Economic Journal, 2013, 285-316 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Collective Action in Diverse Sierra Leone Communities, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (23) (2010)

2012

47. Reshaping Institutions: Evidence on Aid Impacts Using a Preanalysis Plan
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (4), 1755-1812 View citations (222)
    See also Working Paper Reshaping Institutions: Evidence on Aid Impacts Using a Pre-Analysis Plan, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2011

48. CIVIL WAR EXPOSURE AND VIOLENCE
    Economics and Politics, 2011, 23, (1), 59-73 View citations (49)
49. Government Transfers and Political Support
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (3), 1-28 View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper Government Transfers and Political Support, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (30) (2009)
50. Re-examining Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 228-32 View citations (85)
51. Spring Cleaning: Rural Water Impacts, Valuation, and Property Rights Institutions
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (1), 145-205 View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Spring Cleaning: Rural Water Impacts, Valuation and Property Rights Institutions, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (17) (2009)
52. The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (2), 196-214 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
53. The long-run impact of bombing Vietnam
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 1-15 View citations (449)
    See also Working Paper The Long Run Impact of Bombing Vietnam, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (54) (2006)

2010

54. Civil War
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2010, 48, (1), 3-57 View citations (579)
    See also Working Paper Civil War, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
55. Political Competition and Ethnic Identification in Africa
    American Journal of Political Science, 2010, 54, (2), 494-510 View citations (123)

2009

56. Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right
    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009, 3, (1), 1-3 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right, Scholarly Articles (2009) View citations (9) (2009)
57. Incentives to Learn
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (3), 437-456 View citations (196)
    See also Working Paper Incentives to Learn, Scholarly Articles (2009) View citations (168) (2009)
58. War and local collective action in Sierra Leone
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (11-12), 1144-1157 View citations (566)

2007

59. Corruption, Norms, and Legal Enforcement: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (6), 1020-1048 View citations (503)
60. Orphans and schooling in africa: a longitudinal analysis
    Demography, 2007, 44, (1), 35-57 View citations (168)
61. The Illusion of Sustainability
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (3), 1007-1065 View citations (276)
    See also Working Paper The Illusion of Sustainability, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (11) (2004)

2006

62. Anemia and School Participation
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (4) View citations (103)
63. Does Industrialization Build or Destroy Social Networks?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (2), 287-317 View citations (32)
64. Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2006, 59, (3), 370-388 View citations (75)
65. War and Institutions: New Evidence from Sierra Leone
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 394-399 View citations (99)

2005

66. Does Social Capital Promote Industrialization? Evidence from a Rapid Industrializer
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (4), 754-762 View citations (46)
67. Ethnic diversity, social sanctions, and public goods in Kenya
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (11-12), 2325-2368 View citations (542)
68. Poverty and Witch Killing
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72, (4), 1153-1172 View citations (155)
69. Who are Russia's Entrepreneurs?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 587-597 View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper Who are Russia’s entrepreneurs?, Working Papers (2005) View citations (42) (2005)

2004

70. Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict: An Instrumental Variables Approach
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (4), 725-753 View citations (1257)
71. Worms: Identifying Impacts on Education and Health in the Presence of Treatment Externalities
    Econometrica, 2004, 72, (1), 159-217 View citations (1119)

2003

72. Comment on: Social capital and growth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (1), 195-198 View citations (14)

Books

2010

1. Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (13)

2009

2. Africa's Turn?, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (17)

Chapters

2014

1. Healing the Wounds: Learning from Sierra Leone's Postwar Institutional Reforms
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2014, pp 15-32 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Healing the Wounds: Learning from Sierra Leone's Post-war Institutional Reforms, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2010

2. Fighting for Economic Development
   A chapter in Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations, 2010

2008

3. The Impact of Child Health and Nutrition on Education in Less Developed Countries
   Elsevier View citations (106)