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Working Papers

2023

1. Matching Frictions and Distorted Beliefs:Evidence from a Job Fair Experiment
   Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance View citations (2)
2. Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
   Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)

2020

3. Does Wealth Reduce Support for Redistribution? Evidence from an Ethiopian Housing Lottery
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Does wealth reduce support for redistribution? Evidence from an Ethiopian housing lottery, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
4. Searching with Friends
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2018) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Searching with Friends, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2023) (2023)

2019

5. Economic shocks and labor market flexibility
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Economic Shocks and Labor Market Flexibility, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2019) View citations (9) (2019)
6. Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Jobs on Youth: 5-year Experimental Evidence on Factory Job Offers and Cash Grants in Ethiopia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2019) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Impacts of industrial and entrepreneurial jobs on youth: 5-year experimental evidence on factory job offers and cash grants in Ethiopia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2018

7. Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (20)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (34)
   SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2021) View citations (31) (2021)
8. Location, search costs and youth unemployment: experimental evidence from transport subsidies
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (51)
   See also Journal Article Location, Search Costs and Youth Unemployment: Experimental Evidence from Transport Subsidies, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2018) View citations (49) (2018)

2017

9. Job Fairs: Matching Firms and Workers in a Field Experiment in Ethiopia
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (10)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (7)
10. Matching Firms and Workers in a Field Experiment in Ethiopia
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (9)

2016

11. Curse of Anonymity or Tyranny of Distance? The Impacts of Job-Search Support in Urban Ethiopia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2016) View citations (19)
12. Enabled to Work: The Impact of Government Housing on Slum Dwellers in South Africa
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2015) View citations (9)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Enabled to work: The impact of government housing on slum dwellers in South Africa, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (16) (2020)
13. Location, Search Costs and Youth Unemployment: Experimental Evidence from Transport Subsidies in Addis Ababa
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (14)

2015

14. Location, search costs and youth unemployment: A randomized trial of transport subsidies in Ethiopia
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (40)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Does wealth reduce support for redistribution? Evidence from an Ethiopian housing lottery
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 224, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Does Wealth Reduce Support for Redistribution? Evidence from an Ethiopian Housing Lottery, Discussion Paper Series in Economics (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
2. Searching with Friends
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41, (4), 887 - 922
   See also Working Paper Searching with Friends, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2022

3. Impacts of industrial and entrepreneurial jobs on youth: 5-year experimental evidence on factory job offers and cash grants in Ethiopia
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 156, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Jobs on Youth: 5-year Experimental Evidence on Factory Job Offers and Cash Grants in Ethiopia, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (15) (2019)

2021

4. Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City
   (Endogenous Stratification in Randomized Experiments)
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88, (3), 1279-1310 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City, CSAE Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (20) (2018)

2020

5. Enabled to work: The impact of government housing on slum dwellers in South Africa
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 118, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Enabled to Work: The Impact of Government Housing on Slum Dwellers in South Africa, SERC Discussion Papers (2016) (2016)

2019

6. Economic Shocks and Labor Market Flexibility
   Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (1), 171-199 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Economic shocks and labor market flexibility, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2018

7. Location, Search Costs and Youth Unemployment: Experimental Evidence from Transport Subsidies
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (614), 2353-2379 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper Location, search costs and youth unemployment: experimental evidence from transport subsidies, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (51) (2018)