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Working Papers

2022

1. Cash Transfers after Ebola in Guinea: Lessons Learned on Human Capital
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Early Education, Preferences, and Decision-Making Abilities
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. The Intergenerational Mortality Tradeoff of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (8)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article THE INTERGENERATIONAL MORTALITY TRADE‐OFF OF COVID‐19 LOCKDOWN POLICIES, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

4. COVID-19 Age-Mortality Curves for 2020 Are Flatter in Developing Countries Using Both Official Death Counts and Excess Deaths
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Financial Incentives to Increase Utilization of Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
6. Five Ways that COVID-19 Diagnostics Can Save Lives
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2020

7. How Two Tests Can Help Contain COVID-19 and Revive the Economy
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
   Also in Research and Policy Briefs, The World Bank (2020) View citations (4)
8. Invitations, Incentives, and Conditions: A Randomized Evaluation of Demand-Side Interventions for Health Screenings in Armenia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2018

9. Encouraging Service Delivery to the Poor: Does Money Talk When Health Workers Are Pro-Poor ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
10. Incentivizing School Attendance in the Presence of Parent-Child Information Frictions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Incentivizing School Attendance in the Presence of Parent-Child Information Frictions, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2023) (2023)
11. Love the Job... or the Patient?: Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Health Care
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2017) View citations (1)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (2)
12. The use of financial incentives to prevent undesirable behaviors
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2017

13. Effect of stress on later-life health: evidence from the Vietnam war draft
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Effect of Stress on Later‐Life Health: Evidence from the Vietnam War Draft, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
14. Looking into the performance-based financing black box: evidence from an impact evaluation in the health sector in Cameroon
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
15. The Effect of Stress on Later-Life Health: Evidence from the Vietnam Draft
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2016

16. A randomized control trial of a peer adherence and nutritional support program for public sector antiretroviral patients
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
17. Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Household Welfare Impacts of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers Given to Mothers or Fathers
    Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (48)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (45)
18. Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (13) (2018)

2015

19. Using lotteries to incentivize safer sexual behavior: evidence from a randomized controlled trial on HIV prevention
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

2014

20. Coping with risk: the effects of shocks on reproductive health and transactional sex in rural Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
21. Information is power: experimental evidence on the long-run impact of community based monitoring
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
22. Rewarding safer sex: conditional cash transfers for HIV/STI prevention
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2013

23. Cash Transfers and Child Schooling: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionality
    Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (80)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (69)
24. Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (24) (2015)

2012

25. Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (17)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (23)
    See also Chapter Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
26. Child labor, schooling, and child ability
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
27. Incentivising safe sex: a randomised trial of conditional cash transfers for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention in rural Tanzania
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (39)
28. Mines, migration and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Mines, Migration and HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2012) View citations (16) (2012)
29. Sexual behavior change intentions and actions in the context of a randomized trial of a conditional cash transfer for HIV prevention in Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
30. Stimulating Demand for AIDS Prevention: Lessons from the RESPECT Trial
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Stimulating Demand for AIDS Prevention: Lessons from the RESPECT Trial, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2011

31. Antiretroviral Therapy Awareness and Risky Sexual Behaviors: Evidence from Mozambique - Working Paper 239
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
32. Food Crisis, Household Welfare, and HIV/AIDS Treatment: Evidence from Mozambique - Working Paper 238
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
33. Food crisis, household welfare and HIV/AIDS treatment: evidence from Mozambique
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
34. Trends and socioeconomic gradients in adult mortality around the developing world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Trends and Socioeconomic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2010

35. Antiretroviral therapy awareness and risky sexual behaviors: evidence from Mozambique
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
36. Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (30)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (28) (2012)

2009

37. Comparing condom use with different types of partners: evidence from national HIV surveys in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
38. Demographic and socioeconomic patterns of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
39. Educational and Health Impacts of Two School Feeding Schemes: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Rural Burkina Faso
    Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (27)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (33)
40. School Feeding Programs and th e Nutrition of Siblings: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Rural Burkina Faso
    Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (4)
41. The Demographic and Socio-Economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2010) View citations (43) (2010)
42. The association between remarriage and HIV infection: evidence from national HIV surveys in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2008

43. Armed Conflict and Schooling: Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (155)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (122)
44. Potential applications of conditional cash transfers for prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
45. Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor marke t: contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacks
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2007

46. The determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors: evidence from Lesotho
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)

2006

47. Discordant couples: HIV infection among couples in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
48. Who gets AIDS and how ? The determinants of HIV infection and sexual behaviors in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)

2005

49. Parental education and children's schooling outcomes: is the effect nature, nurture, or both? evidence from recomposed families in Rwanda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2004

50. Education, information, and smoking decisions: evidence from smoking histories, 1940-2000
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
51. How does the impact of an HIV/AIDS information campaign vary with educational attainment ? Evidence from rural Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article How does the impact of an HIV/AIDS information campaign vary with educational attainment? Evidence from rural Uganda, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (82) (2007)
52. The long-term legacy of the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)

Undated

53. Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Presentation)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
54. Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Professional Paper)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
55. Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Working Paper)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Incentivizing Quantity and Quality of Care: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation of Performance-Based Financing in the Health Sector in Tajikistan
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, 71, (2), 667 - 707
2. Incentivizing School Attendance in the Presence of Parent-Child Information Frictions
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023, 15, (3), 256-85
   See also Working Paper Incentivizing School Attendance in the Presence of Parent-Child Information Frictions, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2022

3. HIV, risk, and time preferences: Evidence from a general population sample in Lesotho
   Health Economics, 2022, 31, (5), 904-911 View citations (2)
4. Invitations, incentives, and conditions: A randomized evaluation of demand-side interventions for health screenings
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 296, (C)
5. THE INTERGENERATIONAL MORTALITY TRADE‐OFF OF COVID‐19 LOCKDOWN POLICIES
   International Economic Review, 2022, 63, (3), 1427-1468 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Intergenerational Mortality Tradeoff of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2021

6. A randomized trial of cash incentives for sexual behavior change among female sex workers in Dar es Salaam
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 272, (C)

2020

7. The use of financial incentives to prevent unhealthy behaviors: A review
   Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 261, (C) View citations (4)

2019

8. Coping with risk: Negative shocks, transactional sex, and the limitations of conditional cash transfers
   Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 67, (C) View citations (4)

2018

9. Effect of Stress on Later‐Life Health: Evidence from the Vietnam War Draft
   Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 85, (1), 142-165 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Effect of stress on later-life health: evidence from the Vietnam war draft, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
10. Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10, (3), 287-314 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
11. The use of video vignettes to measure health worker knowledge. Evidence from Burkina Faso
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 213, (C), 173-180 View citations (2)

2017

12. Experimental Evidence on the Long-Run Impact of Community-Based Monitoring
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (1), 33-69 View citations (28)
13. Female sex workers use power over their day-to-day lives to meet the condition of a conditional cash transfer intervention to incentivize safe sex
    Social Science & Medicine, 2017, 181, (C), 148-157 View citations (3)

2015

14. Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda
    Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 40, (C), 1-9 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2014

15. School feeding programs, intrahousehold allocation and the nutrition of siblings: Evidence from a randomized trial in rural Burkina Faso
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 15-34 View citations (19)

2013

16. Trends and Socioeconomic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World
    Population and Development Review, 2013, 39, (1), 1-29 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Trends and socioeconomic gradients in adult mortality around the developing world, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2012

17. Antiretroviral Therapy Perceived Efficacy and Risky Sexual Behaviors: Evidence from Mozambique
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 97 - 126 View citations (8)
18. Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 157 - 186 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (30) (2010)
19. Educational and Child Labour Impacts of Two Food-for-Education Schemes: Evidence from a Randomised Trial in Rural Burkina Faso-super- †
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (5), -760 View citations (28)
20. Evolving Strategies, Opportunistic Implementation: HIV Risk Reduction in Tanzania in the Context of an Incentive-Based HIV Prevention Intervention
    PLOS ONE, 2012, 7, (8), 1-10
21. Mines, Migration and HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (3), 465-498 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Mines, migration and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (19) (2012)
22. The Socioeconomic Distribution of Adult Mortality during Conflicts in Africa
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2012, 18, (3), 12 View citations (2)

2010

23. Education, Information and Smoking Decisions: Evidence from Smoking Histories in the United States, 1940–2000
    Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (3) View citations (48)
24. The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
    Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (2), 141-162 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper The Demographic and Socio-Economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, HiCN Working Papers (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2009

25. Does Education Affect HIV Status? Evidence from five African Countries
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2009, 23, (2), 209-233 View citations (15)
26. Parental Education and Children's Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from Recomposed Families in Rwanda
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57, (4), 723-746 View citations (3)

2007

27. Does education affect smoking behaviors?: Evidence using the Vietnam draft as an instrument for college education
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (5), 877-895 View citations (160)
28. How does the impact of an HIV/AIDS information campaign vary with educational attainment? Evidence from rural Uganda
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 84, (2), 686-714 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper How does the impact of an HIV/AIDS information campaign vary with educational attainment ? Evidence from rural Uganda, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (22) (2004)
29. Sero‐Discordant Couples in Five African Countries: Implications for Prevention Strategies
    Population and Development Review, 2007, 33, (3), 501-523 View citations (15)

2005

30. Selective Mortality During the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia
    Population and Development Review, 2005, 31, (2), 351-368 View citations (19)

2003

31. Long-term Disability Insurance in the Netherlands: A Problem of Hidden Unemployment?
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2003, 40, (121), 485-494

Books

2014

1. Risking Your Health: Causes, Consequences, and Interventions to Prevent Risky Behaviors
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (5)

Chapters

2014

1. Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2014, pp 113-135
   See also Working Paper Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (16) (2012)
2. Stimulating Demand for AIDS Prevention: Lessons from the RESPECT Trial
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2014, pp 85-112 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Stimulating Demand for AIDS Prevention: Lessons from the RESPECT Trial, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (6) (2012)