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Working Papers

2020

1. Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Short-term evidence on wellbeing of rural Ethiopian households during the COVID-19 pandemic
   SPIR learning briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
3. The effects of SPIR Interventions on nutrition and childcare: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey
   SPIR learning briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
4. The effects of poultry and unconditional cash transfers on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey
   SPIR learning briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
5. The impact of an integrated value chain intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2019

6. Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (45)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (55)
   2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2017) View citations (45)
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (53)

2018

7. Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2016) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2020)
8. The impact of positive agricultural income shocks on rural Chinese households
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2020)
9. Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018)
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2017)

2016

10. Grain into Gold? The Impact of Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
11. Long-run impacts of land regulation: evidence from tenancy reform in India
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2016)
12. Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Skills in Rural China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
13. The Impact of Early Childhood Rainfall Shocks on the Evolution of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (7)
14. Value for Money? Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability in the Laboratory
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (2)

2013

15. Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2016)

2012

16. The Regulation of Land Markets: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Comment on “The effect of migration policy on growth, structural change, and regional inequality in China”, by Hao, Sun, Tombe and Zhu
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2020, 113, (C), 135-137
2. Framing Flexible Spending Accounts: A Large‐Scale Field Experiment on Communicating the Return on Medical Savings Accounts
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (2), 195-208
3. Maternal Education, Parental Investment, and Noncognitive Characteristics in Rural China
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 69, (1), 213 - 251
   See also Working Paper (2018)
4. The Impact of Positive Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households
   World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34, (1), 210-231
   See also Working Paper (2018)
5. Value for money? Vote-buying and politician accountability
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 190, (C)

2019

6. Increasing immunization compliance among schools and day care centers: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
   Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 2019, 2, (2) View citations (1)
7. Trade liberalization and local labor market adjustment in South Africa
   Journal of International Economics, 2019, 118, (C), 448-467 View citations (10)

2017

8. Sibling Rivalry: Endowment and Intrahousehold Allocation in Gansu Province, China
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 65, (3), 457 - 493 View citations (12)

2016

9. Long-run impacts of land regulation: Evidence from tenancy reform in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 118, (C), 72-87 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
10. Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China
    China Economic Review, 2016, 40, (C), 207-227 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2013)