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Working Papers

2023

1. Making Sense of the Shapes: What Do We Know About Literacy Learning in Adulthood?
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
   See also Journal Article Making sense of the shapes: What do we know about literacy learning in adulthood?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2020

2. Eliciting and utilizing willingness to pay: evidence from field trials in northern Ghana
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (40)
   Also in STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2018) View citations (9)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (58)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (32)
   See also Journal Article Eliciting and Utilizing Willingness to Pay: Evidence from Field Trials in Northern Ghana, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (66) (2020)
3. Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: It Is Not Who You Teach, but How You Teach
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: It is not who you teach, but how you teach, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2021) View citations (21) (2021)
4. Not Playing Favorites: An Experiment on Parental Fairness Preferences
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (15)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (16)

2017

5. From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (140)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2016) View citations (10)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (10)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (140) (2017)

2016

6. Mainstreaming an Effective Intervention: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations of "Teaching at the Right Level" in India
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (55)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (56)
7. Mainstreaming an Effective Intervention: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations of “Teaching at the Right Level†in India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (57)

2015

8. The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (26)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (27)
   Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2015) View citations (25)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (26)
   Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2015) View citations (26)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (40) (2018)

2007

9. Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
   See also Journal Article Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (246) (2010)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Making sense of the shapes: What do we know about literacy learning in adulthood?
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 100, (C)
   See also Working Paper Making Sense of the Shapes: What Do We Know About Literacy Learning in Adulthood?, Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

2. When student incentives do not work: Evidence from a field experiment in Malawi
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (1)

2021

3. Crowd-out in school-based health interventions: Evidence from India’s midday meals program
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 204, (C) View citations (2)
4. Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: It is not who you teach, but how you teach
   Economics Letters, 2021, 202, (C) View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: It Is Not Who You Teach, but How You Teach, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2020

5. Eliciting and Utilizing Willingness to Pay: Evidence from Field Trials in Northern Ghana
   Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (4), 1436 - 1473 View citations (66)
   See also Working Paper Eliciting and utilizing willingness to pay: evidence from field trials in northern Ghana, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (40) (2020)
6. Failure of frequent assessment: An evaluation of India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation program
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 143, (C) View citations (2)
7. Implementation and effects of India's national school-based iron supplementation program
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 144, (C) View citations (3)

2018

8. The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana
   World Development, 2018, 102, (C), 71-89 View citations (40)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2017

9. Assessing the Rate of Replication in Economics
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 27-31 View citations (41)
10. From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (4), 73-102 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (140) (2017)
11. The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (4), 303-37 View citations (28)

2015

12. Child Control in Education Decisions: An Evaluation of Targeted Incentives to Learn in India
    Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (4), 1051-1080 View citations (41)

2012

13. Taken with a Grain of Salt? Micronutrient Fortification in South Asia
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2012, 58, (2), 422-449

2010

14. Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (5), 2383-2413 View citations (246)
    See also Working Paper Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (58) (2007)