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Working Papers

2019

1. Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance?: Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
2. Designing Effective Teacher Performance Pay Programs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Designing Effective Teacher Performance Pay Programs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
3. The Apprenticeship-to-Work Transition: Experimental Evidence from Ghana
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2018

4. Health Workers' Behavior, Patient Reporting and Reputational Concerns: Lab-in-the-Field Experimental Evidence from Kenya
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Health workers’ behavior, patient reporting and reputational concerns: lab-in-the-field experimental evidence from Kenya, Experimental Economics, Springer (2022) (2022)
5. Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2019) View citations (51) (2019)

2014

6. Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (75)
   See also Journal Article Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (72) (2014)

2012

7. Access, Sorting and Achievement: the Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (71)
   See also Journal Article Access, Sorting, and Achievement: The Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (69) (2012)
8. The Determinants and Consequence of School Choice Errors in Kenya
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Determinants and Consequences of School Choice Errors in Kenya, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2011

9. Breaking Gender Barriers
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
10. Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (104)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (120)
    See also Chapter Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (10) (2015)

2010

11. Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (527)
    See also Journal Article Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (544) (2010)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Can Financial Incentives to Firms Improve Apprenticeship Training? Experimental Evidence from Ghana
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2024, 6, (1), 120-36 View citations (1)

2023

2. Designing Effective Teacher Performance Pay Programs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
   The Economic Journal, 2023, 133, (653), 1968-2000 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Designing Effective Teacher Performance Pay Programs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2022

3. Health workers’ behavior, patient reporting and reputational concerns: lab-in-the-field experimental evidence from Kenya
   Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (2), 514-556
   See also Working Paper Health Workers' Behavior, Patient Reporting and Reputational Concerns: Lab-in-the-Field Experimental Evidence from Kenya, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2021

4. Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance?: Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania
   Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56, (3), 655-685 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
5. Teacher and Parental Perceptions of Performance Pay in Education: Evidence from Tanzania
   Journal of African Economies, 2021, 30, (1), 55-80

2019

6. Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (3), 1627-1673 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2016

7. The Need for Accountability in Education in Developing Countries
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (3), 109-32 View citations (37)

2014

8. Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014, 6, (3), 234-63 View citations (72)
   See also Working Paper Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya, Working Papers (2014) View citations (75) (2014)

2013

9. The Home Economics of E-Money: Velocity, Cash Management, and Discount Rates of M-Pesa Users
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 369-74 View citations (52)

2012

10. Access, Sorting, and Achievement: The Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (4), 226-53 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Access, Sorting and Achievement: the Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya, Working Papers (2012) View citations (71) (2012)
11. Does Free Primary Education Narrow Gender Differences in Schooling? Evidence from Kenya -super-†
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (5), -722 View citations (27)
12. The Determinants and Consequences of School Choice Errors in Kenya
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 283-88 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Determinants and Consequence of School Choice Errors in Kenya, Working Papers (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2010

13. Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (3), 207-32 View citations (544)
    See also Working Paper Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa, Working Papers (2010) View citations (527) (2010)

Chapters

2015

1. Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2015, pp 247-293 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (104) (2011)