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Working Papers

2019

1. The long term impacts of grants on poverty: 9-year evidence from Uganda's Youth Opportunities Program
   Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (18)

2018

2. How Effective is Energy-Efficient Housing? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mexico
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2018)
3. Is Results-Based Aid More Effective than Conventional Aid?: Evidence from the Health Sector in El Salvador
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (16)

2017

4. Living Up to Expectations: How Job Training Made Women Better Off and Men Worse Off
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
5. Paying Patients for Prenatal Care: The Effect of a Small Cash Transfer on Stillbirths and Survival
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
6. Preschool and child development under extreme poverty: evidence from a randomized experiment in rural Mozambique
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)

2015

7. How Does Health Promotion Work? Evidence From The Dirty Business of Eliminating Open Defecation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
8. Promoting handwashing and sanitation: evidence from a large-scale randomized trial in rural Tanzania
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)

2014

9. Rewarding provider performance to enable a healthy start to life: evidence from Argentina's Plan Nacer
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
10. Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
    Also in CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2014) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Shelter from the storm: Upgrading housing infrastructure in Latin American slums, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (28) (2017)

2012

11. Employment Generation in Rural Africa: Mid-Term Results from an Experimental Evaluation of the Youth Opportunities Program in Northern Uganda
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (21)
    Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2011) View citations (9)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2012) View citations (17)

2008

12. Housing, Health and Happiness
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Housing, Health, and Happiness, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (69) (2009)

2006

13. Investing cash transfers to raise long term living standards
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article Investing Cash Transfers to Raise Long-Term Living Standards, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (193) (2012)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Shelter from the storm: Upgrading housing infrastructure in Latin American slums
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 98, (C), 187-213 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2016

2. Effects of Nutrition Promotion on Child Growth in El Alto, Bolivia: Results from a Geographical Discontinuity Design
   Economía Journal, 2016, Volume 17 Number 1, (Fall 2016), 131-165

2015

3. Watched: how monitoring affects performance during a survey of development practitioners
   Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2015, 7, (1), 17-22

2014

4. Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (2), 697-752 View citations (226)

2012

5. Investing Cash Transfers to Raise Long-Term Living Standards
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 164-92 View citations (193)
   See also Working Paper Investing cash transfers to raise long term living standards, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (61) (2006)

2009

6. Housing, Health, and Happiness
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2009, 1, (1), 75-105 View citations (69)
   See also Working Paper Housing, Health and Happiness, CEDLAS, Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

Books

2016

1. Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (120)