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Working Papers

2021

1. Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (39)
   See also Journal Article Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2023) View citations (11) (2023)

2017

2. First and Second Generation Impacts of the Biafran War
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article First- and Second-Generation Impacts of the Biafran War, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
3. Hunger Games: First and Second Generation Impacts of the Biafran War
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (14)

2016

4. Climate Change, Conflict, and Children
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (17)
5. Detailed Geographic Information, Conflict Exposure, and Health Impacts
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (6)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Detailed geographic information, conflict exposure, and health impacts, World Development, Elsevier (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
6. Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Household Welfare Impacts of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers Given to Mothers or Fathers
   Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (51)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (48)

2014

7. Medium-Term Health Impacts of Shocks Experienced In Utero and After Birth: Evidence from Detailed Geographic Information on War Exposure
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2013

8. Cash Transfers and Child Schooling: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionality
   Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (80)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (69)

2012

9. Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (17)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (16)
   See also Chapter Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
10. Child labor, schooling, and child ability
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
11. War and Stature: Growing Up During the Nigerian Civil War
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (181)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2011) View citations (12)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article War and Stature: Growing Up during the Nigerian Civil War, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (206) (2012)

2011

12. Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (23) (2016)
13. Residential Rivalry and Constraints on the Availability of Child Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
14. Wars and Child Health: Evidence from the Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (55)
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2010) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Wars and child health: Evidence from the Eritrean–Ethiopian conflict, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (174) (2012)

2010

15. Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (29) (2012)
16. The Analytical Returns to Measuring a Detailed Household Roster
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
17. The Impact of Violent Conflict on Child Health: What Are the Channels?
    Policy Briefings, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (10)

2008

18. Armed Conflict and Schooling: Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (155)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (122)
19. Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (18)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2009) View citations (253) (2009)
20. Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias among Immigrant Children
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias among the Children of Immigrants, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2011) View citations (23) (2011)

2007

21. Civil war, crop failure, and child stunting in Rwanda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Civil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting in Rwanda, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (178) (2011)

2006

22. Civil War, Crop Failure, and the Health Status of Young Children
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (16)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (13)

2005

23. Risk, Network Quality, and Family Structure: Child Fostering Decisions in Burkina Faso
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (17)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations (16)
24. Understanding Pareto Inefficient Intrahousehold Allocations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (38)

2004

25. Adjusting Household Structure: School Enrollment Impacts of Child Fostering in Burkina Faso
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (22)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (21)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2004) View citations (21)

Undated

26. Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Presentation)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
27. Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Professional Paper)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
28. Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Working Paper)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2023

1. First- and Second-Generation Impacts of the Biafran War
   Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58, (2), 488-531 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper First and Second Generation Impacts of the Biafran War, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (25) (2017)
2. Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia
   The Economic Journal, 2023, 133, (650), 582-612 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2022

3. Detailed geographic information, conflict exposure, and health impacts
   World Development, 2022, 155, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Detailed Geographic Information, Conflict Exposure, and Health Impacts, HiCN Working Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2016

4. Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64, (4), 661 - 696 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2012

5. Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 157 - 186 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (28) (2010)
6. Productive Efficiency and the Scope for Cooperation in Polygynous Households
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2012, 94, (2), 395-401 View citations (17)
7. War and Stature: Growing Up during the Nigerian Civil War
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 273-77 View citations (206)
   See also Working Paper War and Stature: Growing Up During the Nigerian Civil War, HiCN Working Papers (2012) View citations (181) (2012)
8. Wars and child health: Evidence from the Eritrean–Ethiopian conflict
   Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 330-340 View citations (174)
   See also Working Paper Wars and Child Health: Evidence from the Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (55) (2011)

2011

9. Civil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting in Rwanda
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (4), 777 - 810 View citations (178)
   See also Working Paper Civil war, crop failure, and child stunting in Rwanda, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (24) (2007)
10. Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias among the Children of Immigrants
    Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46, (3) View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias among Immigrant Children, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

2009

11. Flexibility of Household Structure: Child Fostering Decisions in Burkina Faso
    Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (4) View citations (75)
12. Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi
    Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (2) View citations (253)
    See also Working Paper Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi, Research Working Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)

Chapters

2014

1. Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2014, pp 113-135
   See also Working Paper Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (23) (2012)