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Working Papers

2026

1. Platform Work: Evidence from Drivers in India, Indonesia, and Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2025

2. How Do You Identify a Good Manager?
   RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2025)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2024) View citations (4)

2023

3. Child Health, Parental Well-Being, and the Social Safety Net
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in CEBI working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) (2023) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (1)
4. On the Allocation and Impacts of Managerial Training
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
5. Organizational Responses to Product Cycles
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (2)

2021

6. Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2020

7. No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (10)

2019

8. Dust and Death: Evidence from the West African Harmattan
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
   Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2016) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Dust and Death: Evidence from the West African Harmattan, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
9. Expectations, Wage Hikes, and Worker Voice: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
10. Management and Shocks to Worker Productivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article Management and Shocks to Worker Productivity, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (47) (2022)
11. Managerial Quality and Productivity Dynamics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Managerial Quality and Productivity Dynamics, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
12. Protecting Infants from Natural Disasters: The Case of Vitamin A Supplementation and a Tornado in Bangladesh
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Protecting infants from natural disasters: The case of vitamin A supplementation and a tornado in Bangladesh, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (8) (2022)

2018

13. Helping Children Catch Up: Early Life Shocks and the PROGRESA Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (68)
    See also Journal Article Helping Children Catch Up: Early Life Shocks and the PROGRESA Experiment, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) View citations (10) (2024)
14. Resources, Conflict, and Economic Development in Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2018) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Resources, conflict, and economic development in Africa, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (11) (2021)
15. The Light and the Heat: Productivity Co-benefits of Energy-saving Technology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article The Light and the Heat: Productivity Co-Benefits of Energy-Saving Technology, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2020) View citations (50) (2020)
16. The Skills to Pay the Bills: Returns to On-the-job Soft Skills Training
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
17. When It Rains It Pours: The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article When It Rains It Pours: The Long-Run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2020) View citations (23) (2020)

2015

18. Fetal origins of mental health: evidence from Africa
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Fetal Origins of Mental Health: Evidence from Africa, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)

2014

19. Conflict and the Formation of Political Beliefs in Africa
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Conflict and the Formation of Political Beliefs in Africa, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
20. Early Life Circumstance and Adult Mental Health
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Early Life Circumstance and Adult Mental Health, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (113) (2019)
21. Early Life Circumstance and Mental Health in Ghana
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)

2013

22. War, resilience and political engagement in Africa
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)

2011

23. Endowments and Investment within the Household: Evidence from Iodine Supplementation in Tanzania
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (9)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2011) View citations (7)
24. Firing Costs and Flexibility Evidence from Firms' Employment Responses to Shocks in India
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Firing Costs and Flexibility: Evidence from Firms' Employment Responses to Shocks in India, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (55) (2013)
25. Healthcare Choices, Information and Health Outcomes
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2011) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (5)
26. Labor Complementarities and Health in the Agricultural Household
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2011) View citations (3)
27. Labor Supply, Schooling and the Returns to Healthcare in Tanzania
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (3)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2011)
28. Learning, Misallocation, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from New Malaria Therapy in Tanzania
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2011) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Learning, Misallocation, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from New Malaria Therapy in Tanzania, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2014) View citations (29) (2014)

2009

29. The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article The Long-Run Impacts of Adult Deaths on Older Household Members in Tanzania, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22, (4), 1628-1677 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (8) (2021)
2. Dust and Death: Evidence from the West African Harmattan
   The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (659), 885-912 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Dust and Death: Evidence from the West African Harmattan, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (21) (2019)
3. Fetal Origins of Mental Health: Evidence from Africa
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 72, (2), 493 - 515
   See also Working Paper Fetal origins of mental health: evidence from Africa, CSAE Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
4. Helping Children Catch Up: Early Life Shocks and the PROGRESA Experiment
   The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (657), 1-22 View citations (10)
   Also in The Economic Journal, 2023, 134, (657), 1-22 (2023) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Helping Children Catch Up: Early Life Shocks and the PROGRESA Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (68) (2018)
5. The Human Capital Effects of Access to Elite Jobs
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, 16, (3), 516-48 View citations (1)
6. Workers, Managers, and Productivity: How Investments in Workers can Fuel India's Productivity Growth
   India Policy Forum, 2024, 20, (1), 119-158

2023

7. Conflict and the Formation of Political Beliefs in Africa
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, 71, (2), 403 - 442 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Conflict and the Formation of Political Beliefs in Africa, HiCN Working Papers (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
8. Managerial Quality and Productivity Dynamics
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2023, 90, (4), 1569-1607 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Managerial Quality and Productivity Dynamics, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (11) (2019)
9. Returns to On-the-Job Soft Skills Training
   Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 131, (8), 2165 - 2208 View citations (20)

2022

10. Expectations, Wage Hikes and Worker Voice
    The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (645), 1978-1993 View citations (3)
11. Management and Shocks to Worker Productivity
    Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (1), 1 - 47 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Management and Shocks to Worker Productivity, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (49) (2019)
12. Protecting infants from natural disasters: The case of vitamin A supplementation and a tornado in Bangladesh
    Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Protecting Infants from Natural Disasters: The Case of Vitamin A Supplementation and a Tornado in Bangladesh, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2021

13. (Mis)information and anxiety: Evidence from a randomized Covid-19 information campaign
    Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 152, (C) View citations (19)
14. Booms, Busts, and Household Enterprise: Evidence from Coffee Farmers in Tanzania
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2021, 35, (3), 586-603
15. Resources, conflict, and economic development in Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 149, (C) View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Resources, Conflict, and Economic Development in Africa, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2020

16. Migración desde Venezuela en Colombia: caracterización del fenómeno y análisis de los efectos macroeconómicos
    Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, 2020, (97), 1-74 View citations (15)
17. The Light and the Heat: Productivity Co-Benefits of Energy-Saving Technology
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102, (4), 779-792 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper The Light and the Heat: Productivity Co-benefits of Energy-saving Technology, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (33) (2018)
18. When It Rains It Pours: The Long-Run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102, (2), 395-407 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper When It Rains It Pours: The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2019

19. Early Life Circumstance and Adult Mental Health
    Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (4), 1516 - 1549 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper Early Life Circumstance and Adult Mental Health, Economics Series Working Papers (2014) View citations (27) (2014)

2018

20. Managerial quality and worker productivity in developing countries
    IZA World of Labor, 2018, 429 View citations (2)

2017

21. Health, Enterprise, and Labor Complementarity in the Household
    Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 126, (C), 91-111 View citations (8)

2016

22. Endowments at Birth and Parents' Investments in Children
    Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (593), 781-820 View citations (65)

2015

23. Return to Treatment in the Formal Health Care Sector: Evidence from Tanzania
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (3), 29-57 View citations (23)

2014

24. Learning, Misallocation, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from New Malaria Therapy in Tanzania
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81, (4), 1331-1365 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Learning, Misallocation, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from New Malaria Therapy in Tanzania, Working Papers (2011) View citations (16) (2011)

2013

25. Firing Costs and Flexibility: Evidence from Firms' Employment Responses to Shocks in India
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (3), 725-740 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Firing Costs and Flexibility Evidence from Firms' Employment Responses to Shocks in India, Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2012

26. Schooling, Child Labor, and the Returns to Healthcare in Tanzania
    Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (2) View citations (16)
27. The Long-Run Impacts of Adult Deaths on Older Household Members in Tanzania
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (2), 245 - 277 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) (2009)