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Working Papers

2025

1. Can Digital Aid Deliver During Humanitarian Crises?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024)
   Papers, arXiv.org (2024)

2023

2. Experiments about Institutions
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Experiments About Institutions, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
3. Measuring Religion from Behavior: Climate Shocks and Religious Adherence in Afghanistan
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (3)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)
4. Strengthening Fragile States: Evidence from Mobile Salary Payments in Afghanistan
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)

2022

5. Three Sins: The Disconnect Between de jure Institutions and de facto Power in Afghanistan
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2020

6. Data and Policy Decisions: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Data and policy decisions: Experimental evidence from Pakistan, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (20) (2020)

2019

7. What are the headwaters of formal savings? Experimental evidence from Sri Lanka
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (18)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014) View citations (14)
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2015) View citations (6)
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2014) View citations (14)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article What Are the Headwaters of Formal Savings? Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2019) View citations (20) (2019)

2017

8. Creating Investment Scheme with State Space Modeling
   CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
9. Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (57) (2018)

2016

10. Identifying Ideology: Experimental Evidence on Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (6)
11. Mobile-izing Savings with Automatic Contributions: Experimental Evidence on Present Bias and Default Effects in Afghanistan
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
12. The Political Economy of Public Sector Absence: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (16)
13. Using Preference Estimates to Customize Incentives: An Application to Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2016) View citations (24)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Using Preference Estimates to Customize Incentives: An Application to Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2023) (2023)

2015

14. Institutional corruption and election fraud: evidence from a field experiment in Afghanistan
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Institutional Corruption and Election Fraud: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (37) (2015)
15. Personalities and Public Sector Performance: Evidence from a Health Experiment in Pakistan
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (29)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (24)
16. Pooling risk among countries
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL View citations (12)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2015) View citations (14)
    Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Pooling risk among countries, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (15) (2015)

2014

17. A Revealed Preference Approach to the Elicitation of Political Attitudes: Experimental Evidence on Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
18. Election Fairness and Government Legitimacy in Afghanistan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Election fairness and government legitimacy in Afghanistan, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2009

19. Do Working Men Rebel? Insurgency and Unemployment in Iraq and the Philippines
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Experiments About Institutions
   Annual Review of Economics, 2024, 16, (1), 105-131 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Experiments about Institutions, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
2. Extending the formal state: the case of Pakistan's Frontier Crimes Regulation
   Economica, 2024, 91, (363), 701-718
3. Violence and Financial Decisions: Evidence from Mobile Money in Afghanistan
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 106, (2), 352-369

2023

4. The political economy of public sector absence
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 218, (C) View citations (3)
5. Using Preference Estimates to Customize Incentives: An Application to Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023, 21, (4), 1428-1477
   See also Working Paper Using Preference Estimates to Customize Incentives: An Application to Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (25) (2016)

2021

6. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 27, - View citations (23)

2020

7. Data and policy decisions: Experimental evidence from Pakistan
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 146, (C) View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Data and Policy Decisions: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (15) (2020)
8. Political Identity: Experimental Evidence on Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
   (Economics And Identity)
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18, (5), 2532-2560 View citations (8)

2019

9. Damaging democracy? Security provision and turnout in Afghan elections†
   Economics and Politics, 2019, 31, (2), 163-193 View citations (2)
10. Election fairness and government legitimacy in Afghanistan
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, (C), 292-317 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Election Fairness and Government Legitimacy in Afghanistan, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (14) (2014)
11. What Are the Headwaters of Formal Savings? Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86, (6), 2491-2529 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper What are the headwaters of formal savings? Experimental evidence from Sri Lanka, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (18) (2019)

2018

12. Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan
    American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (10), 2868-2901 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2016

13. Improving Electoral Integrity with Information and Communications Technology
    Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2016, 3, (1), 4-17 View citations (5)

2015

14. Catastrophes and time preference: Evidence from the Indian Ocean Earthquake
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 199-214 View citations (82)
15. Institutional Corruption and Election Fraud: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (1), 354-81 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Institutional corruption and election fraud: evidence from a field experiment in Afghanistan, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) View citations (24) (2015)
16. Pooling risk among countries
    Journal of International Economics, 2015, 96, (1), 88-99 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Pooling risk among countries, Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2014

17. Violence and Risk Preference: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (1), 123-48 View citations (347)

2013

18. Improving Public Health Delivery in Punjab, Pakistan: Issues and Opportunities
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2013, 18, (Special Edition), 249-269 View citations (4)
19. Violence and Election Fraud: Evidence from Afghanistan
    British Journal of Political Science, 2013, 43, (1), 53-75 View citations (13)

2011

20. Do Working Men Rebel? Insurgency and Unemployment in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Philippines
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2011, 55, (4), 496-528 View citations (84)