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Working Papers

2022

1. The Macroeconomics of Pandemics around the World: Lives versus Livelihoods Revisited
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2019

2. Destructive Behavior, Judgment, and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2018

3. Clientelism in the public sector: why public service reforms fail and what to do about it
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. The Lost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Learning in Africa
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2017

5. Measuring Rents from Public Employment: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya - Working Paper 457
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (9)
6. Measuring Rents from Public Employment: Regression discontinuity evidence from Kenya
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
7. What do teachers know and do ? does it matter ? evidence from primary schools in Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)

2016

8. Risk-Sharing in Village Economies Revisited
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
   Also in 2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015)

2015

9. Low Quality, Low Returns, Low Adoption: Evidence from the Market for Fertilizer and Hybrid Seed in Uganda
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (20)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (19)

2014

10. Insurance companies of the poor
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2013

11. Can free provision reduce demand for public services ? evidence from Kenyan education
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Can Free Provision Reduce Demand for Public Services? Evidence from Kenyan Education, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
12. Scaling-up What Works: Experimental Evidence on External Validity in Kenyan Education
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (64)

2012

13. Scaling up education interventions in Kenya: the importance of institutions
    PEP Policy Briefs, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) View citations (1)

2011

14. The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country- Working Paper 279
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (8)
15. Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?- Working Paper 271
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (15)

2010

16. Delivering service indicators in education and health in Africa: a proposal
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2009

17. Contract Design in Insurance Groups
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)

Undated

18. Insurance for the Poor?
    QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (18)
19. Membership Based Indigenous Insurance Associationsin Ethiopia and Tanzania
    QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

Journal Articles

2017

1. Enrollment without Learning: Teacher Effort, Knowledge, and Skill in Primary Schools in Africa
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (4), 185-204 View citations (74)
2. Lemon Technologies and Adoption: Measurement, Theory and Evidence from Agricultural Markets in Uganda
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (3), 1055-1100 View citations (105)

2015

3. Can Free Provision Reduce Demand for Public Services? Evidence from Kenyan Education
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29, (2), 293-326 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Can free provision reduce demand for public services ? evidence from Kenyan education, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2013

4. Policies and Institutions for Effective Service Delivery: The Need of a Microeconomic and Micropolitical Approach
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (suppl_2), -ii38 View citations (2)
5. Public and Private Provision of Education in Kenya
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (suppl_2), -ii56 View citations (7)

2009

6. Implications of Endogenous Group Formation for Efficient Risk-Sharing
   Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (536), 562-591 View citations (16)

2006

7. Group-based funeral insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania
   World Development, 2006, 34, (4), 685-703 View citations (77)