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Working Papers

2024

1. Early Childhood Intervention for the Poor: Long Term Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Community Matters: Heterogeneous Impacts of a Sanitation Intervention
   Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE) View citations (7)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2019) View citations (6)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2018) View citations (2)
   Papers, arXiv.org (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Community matters: Heterogeneous impacts of a sanitation intervention, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
3. Labeled loans and human capital investments
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (4)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021) View citations (2)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Labeled loans and human capital investments, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
4. Public Service Delivery, Exclusion and Externalities: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2023) View citations (2)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (2)
5. Social proximity and misinformation: Experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
6. To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (4)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article To invest or not to invest in sanitation: The role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2022

7. Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
   See also Journal Article Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
8. Public Service Delivery and Free Riding: Experimental Evidence from India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2021

9. Coordination and the poor maintenance trap: an experiment on public infrastructure in India
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021)
10. Countering misinformation with targeted messages: Experimental evidence using mobile phones
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)
11. Sanitation and Marriage Markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign
    Documentos de Trabajo, Universidad del Rosario
    Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2021)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021)
    See also Journal Article Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
12. When nature calls back: sustaining behavioural change in rural Pakistan
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article When nature calls back: Sustaining behavioral change in rural Pakistan, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2020

13. Mothers' Social Networks and Socioeconomic Gradients of Isolation
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Mothers’ Social Networks and Socioeconomic Gradients of Isolation, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2019

14. Can Micro-Credit Support Public Health Subsidy Programs ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2019) View citations (5)
15. Cluster randomised trial of the effects of timing and duration of early childhood interventions in Odisha – India: Study protocol
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
16. Complementarities in the Production of Child Health
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Complementarities in the Production of Child Health, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2025) (2025)
17. Labelled Loans, Credit Constraints and Sanitation Investments
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2019) View citations (7)

2016

18. Microcredit Contracts, Risk Diversification and Loan Take-Up
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (3)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2016) View citations (3)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Microcredit Contracts, Risk Diversification and Loan Take-Up, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2015

19. Sanitation and child health in India
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Sanitation and child health in India, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (30) (2018)
20. Sanitation dynamics: toilet acquisition and its economic and social implications
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies

2014

21. Group lending or individual lending? Evidence from a randomised field experiment in Mongolia
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (31)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011) View citations (80)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (83)
22. Holy Cows or Cash Cows?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2014) View citations (3)
23. Microfinance at the margin: Experimental evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (16)

2013

24. Group Lending or Individual Lending? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in Rural Mongolia
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations (5)
25. Livestock asset transfers with and without training: evidence from Rwanda
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Livestock asset transfers with and without training: Evidence from Rwanda, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (21) (2014)
26. Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research

2012

27. Microfinance, Poverty and Education
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (22)
28. The Impacts of Microcredit: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Impacts of Microcredit: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (137) (2015)

2011

29. Livestock for the poor: under what conditions?
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)

2008

30. La microfinance, un objet de pouvoir de plus ? Conflit en Andhra Pradesh
    Working Papers, HAL
31. Using Expectation Data to Model Expected Income and Expenditures in Rural India
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Journal Articles

2025

1. Complementarities in the Production of Child Health
   Journal of Human Capital, 2025, 19, (3), 572 - 613
   See also Working Paper Complementarities in the Production of Child Health, IFS Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
2. Sanitation marketing in Nigeria
   World Development, 2025, 195, (C)

2024

3. Evidence on designing sanitation interventions
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 171, (C) View citations (1)
4. Mothers’ Social Networks and Socioeconomic Gradients of Isolation
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 73, (1), 487 - 522 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Mothers' Social Networks and Socioeconomic Gradients of Isolation, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
5. Religious proximity and misinformation: Experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India
   Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 96, (C)

2023

6. Community matters: Heterogeneous impacts of a sanitation intervention
   World Development, 2023, 165, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Community Matters: Heterogeneous Impacts of a Sanitation Intervention, Working Papers (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
7. Labeled loans and human capital investments
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 162, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Labeled loans and human capital investments, IFS Working Papers (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
8. Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa
   World Development, 2023, 172, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa, MERIT Working Papers (2022) (2022)
9. Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Sanitation and Marriage Markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign, Documentos de Trabajo (2021) (2021)
10. To invest or not to invest in sanitation: The role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power
    Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 162, (C) View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power, IFS Working Papers (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2022

11. When nature calls back: Sustaining behavioral change in rural Pakistan
    Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper When nature calls back: sustaining behavioural change in rural Pakistan, IFS Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

12. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 27, - View citations (32)

2019

13. Microcredit Contracts, Risk Diversification and Loan Take-Up
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (6), 1797-1842 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Microcredit Contracts, Risk Diversification and Loan Take-Up, Other publications TiSEM (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2018

14. Holy Cows or Cash Cows? The Economic Return to Livestock in Rural India
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2018, 66, (2), 307 - 330 View citations (2)
15. Sanitation and child health in India
    World Development, 2018, 107, (C), 22-39 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Sanitation and child health in India, IFS Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2016

16. Subjective Expectations and Income Processes in Rural India
    Economica, 2016, 83, (331), 416-442 View citations (6)

2015

17. The Impacts of Microcredit: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 183-203 View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper The Impacts of Microcredit: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
18. The Impacts of Microfinance: Evidence from Joint-Liability Lending in Mongolia
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 90-122 View citations (181)

2014

19. Livestock asset transfers with and without training: Evidence from Rwanda
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 108, (C), 19-39 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Livestock asset transfers with and without training: evidence from Rwanda, IFS Working Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2009

20. The impact of a dairy intervention in rural India: evidence from realised outcomes and expected returns to investment
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2009, 1, (2), 147-170 View citations (1)