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Working Papers
2024
- Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? Evidence from the lab
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham 
Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2024)  Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2023)
2023
- Social status and egalitarianism in non-lineage-based, agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of funeral attendance
Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT 
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT (2022)
2020
- Financial decision-making, gender and social norms in Zambia: Preliminary report on the quantitative data generation, analysis and results
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (7)
2017
- Collective action when public good returns are heterogeneous
Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT
- Cooperation in polygynous households
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Cooperation in Polygynous Households, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (20) (2019)
- On the social inappropriateness of discrimination
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (2)
Also in Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2015) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article On the social inappropriateness of discrimination, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (57) (2018)
- Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham 
See also Journal Article Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
2016
- Complicity without Connection or Communication
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham 
See also Journal Article Complicity without connection or communication, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (16) (2017)
- Labor Market Participation, Political Ideology and Distributive Preferences
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
2013
- Participatory Accountability and Collective Action: Experimental Evidence from Albania
Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham 
See also Journal Article Participatory accountability and collective action: Experimental evidence from Albania, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (24) (2014)
2012
- Community Involvement Improves Performance in Ugandan Primary Schools
PEP Policy Briefs, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP)
- Management and Motivation in Ugandan Primary Schools: An impact evaluation report
Working Papers PIERI, PEP-PIERI View citations (4)
Also in PEP Working Papers, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) (2012) View citations (4)
- Participatory accountability and collective action: evidence from field experiments in Albanian schools
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
2011
- Conflict of interest as a barrier to local accountability
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
- Education outcomes, school governance and parents'demand for accountability: evidence from Albania
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Individual notions of distributive justice and relative economic status
Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (5)
Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2011) View citations (6) Discussion Papers, University of Oxford, Nuffield College (2011) View citations (6) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (6)
- Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks
Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2009) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (112) (2012)
2010
- Dictator games in the lab and in nature: External validity tested and investigated in Ugandan primary schools
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (26)
- Intrinsic Motivations and the Non-Profit Health Sector: Evidence from Ethiopia
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2010) View citations (30) Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2010) View citations (9)
- Revisiting Michael McBride’s experiment about “Money, happiness, and aspirations”
Discussion Papers, University of Oxford, Nuffield College View citations (3)
- The formation of community based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of a quasi-experiment
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (8)
2009
- Bridging the gender divide: An experimental analysis of group formation in African villages
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
Also in ASC Working Papers, African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), Leiden, The Netherlands (2009) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Bridging the Gender Divide: An Experimental Analysis of Group Formation in African Villages, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
- Can we evaluate network brokerage initiatives using data that are byproducts of the network broking process?
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
- Corruption in Public Service delivery: an experimental Analysis
Post-Print, HAL View citations (64)
See also Journal Article Corruption in public service delivery: An experimental analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (81) (2009)
- Homo Aequalis: A Cross-Society Experimental Analysis of Three Bargaining Games
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (18)
Also in Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2009) View citations (10) CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2009) View citations (4)
2008
- Corruption and culture: An Experimental Analysis
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Corruption and culture: An experimental analysis, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (171) (2010)
- Risk Sharing Relations and Enforcement Mechanisms
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (14)
- Status and egalitarianism in traditional communities: An analysis of funeral attendance in six Zimbabwean villages
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (11)
- The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
See also Journal Article The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment, Experimental Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (121) (2009)
2007
- A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (3)
- Externality and framing effects in a bribery experiment
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
- Risk Sharing, Commitment and Information: An experimental analysis
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (21)
See also Journal Article Risk Sharing, Commitment, and Information: An Experimental Analysis, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2008) View citations (92) (2008)
2006
- Culture and Corruption
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (9)
- For public service or money: Understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce in Ethiopia
Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2005
- For public service or money: understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
- Intrinsic motivations on the development frontline: Do they exist? Do they endure?
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)
- Seeking solutions to Vulnerability in Old Age: Preferences, constraints, and alternatives for coverage under Peru’s pension system
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2005) View citations (5)
- Strategy Choice and Cognitive Ability in Field Experiments
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2005) View citations (5)
- Understanding Geographical Imbalances in the Health Workforce
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (6)
2004
- A Client-Community Assessment of the NGO Sector in Uganda
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article A client-community assessment of the NGO sector in Uganda, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (28) (2006)
- Do Men Really have no Shame?
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (14)
- Rational and Biased Trust
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (2)
- Risk Pooling, Commitment, and Information: An experimental test of two fundamental assumptions
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2003) View citations (19) Working Papers, The Field Experiments Website (2003) View citations (23)
- TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OR ONESELF: THE PUBLIC SERVANT'S DILEMMA
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (15) Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations (12)
- The Resources and Governance of Non-Governmental Organizations in Uganda
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (3)
- Wages and Reciprocity in the Workplace
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (10)
Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (11)
2003
- Risk pooling and limited commitment: an experimental analysis
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
2002
- Revealed preference and self-insurance - Can we learn from the self-employed in Chile?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
2001
- Economic Man in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Behavioral Experiments in Fifteen Small-Scale Societies
Working Papers, Santa Fe Institute View citations (39)
- Social dilemmas and shame-based sanctions: experimental results from rural Zimbabwe
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (50)
- Trust and expected trustworthiness: an experimental investigation
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
2000
- Collective Action and Bilateral Interaction in Ghanaian Entrepreneurial Networks
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
Also in WIDER Working Papers, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
- Ethnicity and wage determination in Ghana
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
- Revealed and Concealed Preferences in the Chilean Pension System: An Experimental Investigation
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (6)
1999
- Familiarity and trust: An experimental investigation
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (18)
1998
- Enterprise performance and the functional diversity of social capital
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (33)
1995
- The missing factor: entrepreneurial networks, enterprises and economic growth in Ghana
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (92)
1994
- The structure of society as a determinant of the rate of economic growth
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
Journal Articles
2023
- Is the Acknowledgment of Earned Entitlement Effect Robust Across Experimental Modes and Populations?
Sociological Methods & Research, 2023, 52, (1), 209-230
2020
- Collective management of an environmental threat when exposure is heterogeneous – A complementary methods approach
World Development, 2020, 135, (C) View citations (1)
- Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, (C), 445-460 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent, Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)
- The effect of education, income inequality and merit on inequality acceptance
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2020, 80, (C) View citations (3)
2019
- Commitment to Political Ideology is a Luxury Only Students Can Afford: A Distributive Justice Experiment
Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2019, 6, (1), 33-42 View citations (5)
- Cooperation in Polygynous Households
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (2), 266-83 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Cooperation in polygynous households, IFPRI discussion papers (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
2018
- On the social inappropriateness of discrimination
Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 164, (C), 153-164 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper On the social inappropriateness of discrimination, Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
2017
- Complicity without connection or communication
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 142, (C), 1-10 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Complicity without Connection or Communication, Discussion Papers (2016) (2016)
2015
- Economic status and acknowledgement of earned entitlement
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 55-68 View citations (37)
- The Formation of Community-Based Organizations: An Analysis of a Quasi-Experiment in Zimbabwe
World Development, 2015, 66, (C), 131-153 View citations (13)
2014
- Participatory accountability and collective action: Experimental evidence from Albania
European Economic Review, 2014, 68, (C), 250-269 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper Participatory Accountability and Collective Action: Experimental Evidence from Albania, Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)
2012
- Bridging the Gender Divide: An Experimental Analysis of Group Formation in African Villages
World Development, 2012, 40, (10), 2063-2077 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Bridging the gender divide: An experimental analysis of group formation in African villages, CSAE Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
- Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (2), 134-67 View citations (112)
See also Working Paper Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks, Working Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
- Who Shares Risk with Whom under Different Enforcement Mechanisms?
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (4), 677 - 706 View citations (28)
2010
- Corrigendum to "Corruption in public service delivery: An experimental analysis" [J. Econ. Behav. Organ. 72 (1) (2009) 225-239]
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (2), 294-296
- Corruption and culture: An experimental analysis
Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (11-12), 862-869 View citations (171)
See also Working Paper Corruption and culture: An Experimental Analysis, CSAE Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
- Do the Poor Adapt to Low Income, Minimal Education and Ill-health?
Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (3), 257-293 View citations (3)
2009
- Corruption in public service delivery: An experimental analysis
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 225-239 View citations (81)
See also Working Paper Corruption in Public Service delivery: an experimental Analysis, Post-Print (2009) View citations (64) (2009)
- Reciprocity in the workplace
Experimental Economics, 2009, 12, (1), 99-112 View citations (60)
- The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment
Experimental Economics, 2009, 12, (4), 488-503 View citations (121)
See also Working Paper The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment, CSAE Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
2008
- Risk Sharing, Commitment, and Information: An Experimental Analysis
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (6), 1151-1185 View citations (92)
See also Working Paper Risk Sharing, Commitment and Information: An experimental analysis, CSAE Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (21) (2007)
2006
- A client-community assessment of the NGO sector in Uganda
Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (4), 611-639 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper A Client-Community Assessment of the NGO Sector in Uganda, Development and Comp Systems (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
2005
- The governance of non-governmental organizations in Uganda
World Development, 2005, 33, (4), 657-679 View citations (41)
2004
- Forging Effective New Communities: The Evolution of Civil Society in Zimbabwean Resettlement Villages
World Development, 2004, 32, (10), 1753-1766 View citations (12)
2003
- Trust and expected trustworthiness: experimental evidence from zimbabwean villages
Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (489), 614-630 View citations (129)
2002
- Ethnic fractionalization in an African labour market
Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 355-379 View citations (44)
- The Functional Diversity and Spillover Effects of Social Capital
Journal of African Economies, 2002, 11, (1), 90-113 View citations (31)
2000
- Social Capital and Technical Information Flows in the Ghanaian Manufacturing Sector
Oxford Economic Papers, 2000, 52, (3), 539-59 View citations (69)
1996
- Learning by doing in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana
Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (3), 445-466 View citations (3)
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