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Working Papers
2023
- Migration Restrictions Can Create Gender Inequality: The Story of China's Left-Behind Children
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
- More Roads or Public Transit? Insights from Measuring City-Center Accessibility
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2022
- The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural-Urban Migration
Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (54) Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (55)
2021
- Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment: Evidence from an RCT in Argentina and Colombia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- Encouragement and Distortionary Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
- Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries
Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (82)
See also Journal Article Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2021) View citations (82) (2021)
- Is Habit a Powerful Policy Instrument to Induce Prosocial Behavioral Change?
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (2)
- Migration and Informal Insurance
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (1)
Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2020) View citations (2) Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2020) View citations (2) Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2019) View citations (16)
- Normalizing Community Mask-Wearing: A Cluster Randomized Trial in Bangladesh
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (9)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (15)
- Returns to International Migration: Evidence from a Bangladesh-Malaysia Visa Lottery
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
- Slippery Fish: Enforcing Regulation when Agents Learn and Adapt
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (7)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (7)
- Social and Financial Incentives for Overcoming a Collective Action Problem
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
- The Productivity Consequences of Pollution-Induced Migration in China
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (28)
2020
- Migration Costs and Observational Returns to Migration in the Developing World
The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (27)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (27)
See also Journal Article Migration costs and observational returns to migration in the developing world, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (27) (2020)
- Migration and the labour market impacts of COVID-19
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (8)
- Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration: Evidence from the Bangladesh-Malaysia Migration Lottery Program
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
- The Benefits and Costs of Social Distancing in Rich and Poor Countries
Papers, arXiv.org View citations (13)
2019
- Demand Estimation with Strategic Complementarities: Sanitation in Bangladesh
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)
- Migration and Informal Insurance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial and a Structural Model
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- Slippery Fish: Enforcing Regulation under Subversive Adaptation
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
2018
- Can Network Theory-based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption"
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (49)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (101) Papers, arXiv.org (2018) View citations (78) Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2018) View citations (72)
See also Journal Article Can Network Theory-Based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (61) (2021)
- Enforcing Regulation Under Illicit Adaptation
Papers, arXiv.org 
Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2018)  HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2018)  CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018)
2017
- Effects of Emigration on Rural Labor Markets
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
2016
- Are gender differences in performance innate or socially mediated ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Does Development Aid Undermine Political Accountability? Leader and Constituent Responses to a Large-Scale Intervention
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (6)
- Urban-Rural Wage Gaps in Developing Countries: Spatial Misallocation or Efficient Sorting?
2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)
2015
- Differences in the effects of vocational training on men and women: constraints on women and drop-out behaviour
ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (3)
- Migration and Consumption Insurance in Bangladesh
2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
2014
- Manufacturing Growth and the Lives of Bangladeshi Women
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (144) (2015)
- Risk, Insurance and Wages in General Equilibrium
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
Also in Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (11) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (22) Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2013) View citations (11) Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2013) View citations (11)
- Social Learning and Communication
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
- Under-investment in a Profitable Technology: The Case of Seasonal Migration in Bangladesh
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (255)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (274)
See also Journal Article Underinvestment in a Profitable Technology: The Case of Seasonal Migration in Bangladesh, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2014) View citations (275) (2014)
2013
- Communicating with Farmers through Social Networks
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2013) View citations (10) Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2013) View citations (11)
- Escaping Famine through Seasonal Migration
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (11)
Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2013) View citations (11)
- Gender Differences in Preferences, Intra-Household Externalities, and Low Demand for Improved Cookstoves
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)
- Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (44)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (26)
2012
- Pilot Intervention of Improved Cook Stoves in Rural Areas: Assessment of Effects on Fuel Use, Smoke Emission and Health
Working Papers, eSocialSciences
- Seasonal Migration and Risk Aversion
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)
Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2011) View citations (8)
- Selling Formal Insurance to the Informally Insured
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (122)
Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (131) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2012) View citations (124) Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (134)
2011
- Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Geologic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil*
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
Also in Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica (2011) View citations (10)
2010
- Skilled Immigration and Innovation: Evidence from Enrollment Fluctuations in U.S. Doctoral Programs
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
2009
- Inter-jurisdictional coordination in the management of natural resources: evidence from water basin committees in Brazil
Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (1)
- Migrating Away from a Seasonal Famine: A Randomized Intervention in Bangladesh
Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (7)
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (7)
2005
- The political economy of health services provision and access in Brazil
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
2003
- The impact of urban spatial structure on travel demand in the United States
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
Journal Articles
2021
- COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 27, - View citations (23)
- Can Network Theory-Based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption?
American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (6), 1918-43 View citations (61)
See also Working Paper Can Network Theory-based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption", Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (49) (2018)
- Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 7, (6), - View citations (82)
See also Working Paper Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (82) (2021)
- Subsidies for technology adoption: Experimental evidence from rural Cameroon
Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 153, (C) View citations (5)
2020
- Evaluating Strategies to Reduce Arsenic Poisoning in South Asia: A View from the Social Sciences
Asian Development Review, 2020, 37, (2), 21-44 View citations (2)
- Gender gaps in technology diffusion
Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 143, (C) View citations (18)
- Migration costs and observational returns to migration in the developing world
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2020, 113, (C), 138-154 View citations (27)
See also Working Paper Migration Costs and Observational Returns to Migration in the Developing World, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (2020) View citations (27) (2020)
- Seasonal Poverty and Seasonal Migration in Asia
Asian Development Review, 2020, 37, (1), 1-42 View citations (6)
- The challenges of scaling effective interventions: A path forward for research and policy
World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (5)
2019
- Social Learning and Incentives for Experimentation and Communication
The Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86, (3), 976-1009 View citations (82)
2017
- Decentralization and Pollution Spillovers: Evidence from the Re-drawing of County Borders in Brazil*
The Review of Economic Studies, 2017, 84, (1), 464-502 View citations (69)
2016
- Democracy and policy stability
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2016, 42, (C), 499-517 View citations (9)
2015
- Learning About New Technologies Through Social Networks: Experimental Evidence on Nontraditional Stoves in Bangladesh
Marketing Science, 2015, 34, (4), 480-499 View citations (40)
- Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women
Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 115, (C), 1-15 View citations (144)
See also Working Paper Manufacturing Growth and the Lives of Bangladeshi Women, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (8) (2014)
- Research Opportunities in Emerging Markets: an Inter-disciplinary Perspective from Marketing, Economics, and Psychology
Customer Needs and Solutions, 2015, 2, (4), 264-276 View citations (18)
- Satellites, Self-Reports, and Submersion: Exposure to Floods in Bangladesh
American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 232-36 View citations (36)
2014
- Underinvestment in a Profitable Technology: The Case of Seasonal Migration in Bangladesh
Econometrica, 2014, 82, (5), 1671-1748 View citations (275)
Also in Econometrica, 2014, 82, 1671-1748 (2014) View citations (297)
See also Working Paper Under-investment in a Profitable Technology: The Case of Seasonal Migration in Bangladesh, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (255) (2014)
2013
- Consanguinity and Other Marriage Market Effects of a Wealth Shock in Bangladesh
Demography, 2013, 50, (5), 1845-1871 View citations (24)
- Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 200-231 View citations (241)
- Informal Risk Sharing, Index Insurance, and Risk Taking in Developing Countries
American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 375-80 View citations (119)
2012
- Skilled Immigration and Innovation: Evidence from Enrolment Fluctuations in US Doctoral Programmes
Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (565), 1143-1176 View citations (84)
2011
- The Economics of Natural Disasters
Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 297-312 View citations (47)
- The Political Economy of Health Services Provision in Brazil
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (4), 723 - 751 View citations (6)
2009
- The Transforming Power of Democracy: Regime Type and the Distribution of Electricity
American Political Science Review, 2009, 103, (2), 193-213 View citations (30)
2008
- Does rising income increase or decrease damage risk from natural disasters?
Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (3), 788-802 View citations (178)
2007
- International Graduate Education and Innovation: Evidence and Issues for East Asian Technology Policy
Asian Economic Papers, 2007, 6, (3), 78-94
2006
- Measuring Financial Development in the Middle East and North Africa: A New Database
IMF Staff Papers, 2006, 53, (3), 7 View citations (18)
2005
- Democracy, Volatility, and Economic Development
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (2), 348-361 View citations (139)
- The Effects of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (3), 466-478 View citations (167)
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