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Working Papers

2024

1. COVID-19 Learning loss and recovery
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
2. Cash Transfers for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
3. Experimentally Validating Welfare Evaluation of School Vouchers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

4. Psychometric Quality of Measures of Learning Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2022

5. Covid-19 Learning Loss and Recovery: Panel Data Evidence from India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (19)

2021

6. Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
7. Experimentally Validating Welfare Evaluation of School Vouchers: Part I
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
8. Personnel Management and School Productivity: Evidence from India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (20)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article Personnel Management and School Productivity: Evidence from India, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) View citations (2) (2024)

2020

9. Factorial Designs, Model Selection, and (Incorrect) Inference in Randomized Experiments
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (12)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (27)
10. Identity Verification Standards in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Identity Verification Standards in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from India, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2025) (2025)
11. Improving Public Sector Management at Scale? Experimental Evidence on School Governance India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2018

12. Improving Last-Mile Service Delivery using Phone-Based Monitoring
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Improving Last-Mile Service Delivery Using Phone-Based Monitoring, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
13. 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 (52) (2019)

2017

14. Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2016) View citations (15)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (108) (2019)
15. Double for nothing ? experimental evidence on an unconditional teacher salary increase in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Double for Nothing? Experimental Evidence on an Unconditional Teacher Salary Increase in Indonesia, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) View citations (50) (2018)
16. Experimentation at Scale
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (105)
    See also Journal Article Experimentation at Scale, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (106) (2017)
17. General Equilibrium Effects of (Improving) Public Employment Programs: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)
    See also Journal Article General Equilibrium Effects of (Improving) Public Employment Programs: Experimental Evidence From India, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2023) View citations (12) (2023)

2016

18. The fiscal cost of weak governance: evidence from teacher absence in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The fiscal cost of weak governance: Evidence from teacher absence in India, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (40) (2017)

2015

19. Double for Nothing? Experimental Evidence on the Impact of an Unconditional Teacher Salary Increase on Student Performance in Indonesia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
20. Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery: Audit Evidence from Primary Care Providers in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (3)
21. Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Quality and Accountability in Health Care Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (95) (2016)

2014

22. Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (141) (2016)

2013

23. Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2016) View citations (58) (2016)
24. Contract Teachers: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
25. Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (25)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (43)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (160) (2017)
26. The Aggregate Effect of School Choice: Evidence from a Two-stage Experiment in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)

2011

27. School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (96) (2013)

2009

28. Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (358) (2011)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Identity Verification Standards in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from India
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025, 107, (2), 372-392
   See also Working Paper Identity Verification Standards in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)

2024

2. Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
   Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132, (5), 1565 - 1602
   See also Working Paper Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (9) (2021)
3. Personnel Management and School Productivity: Evidence from India
   The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (661), 2071-2100 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Personnel Management and School Productivity: Evidence from India, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (20) (2021)

2023

4. General Equilibrium Effects of (Improving) Public Employment Programs: Experimental Evidence From India
   Econometrica, 2023, 91, (4), 1261-1295 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper General Equilibrium Effects of (Improving) Public Employment Programs: Experimental Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (60) (2017)

2022

5. Integrating Biometric Authentication in India's Welfare Programs: Lessons from a Decade of Reforms
   India Policy Forum, 2022, 18, (1), 139-172
6. Two Indias: The structure of primary health care markets in rural Indian villages with implications for policy
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 301, (C) View citations (3)

2021

7. Improving Last-Mile Service Delivery Using Phone-Based Monitoring
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13, (2), 52-82 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Improving Last-Mile Service Delivery using Phone-Based Monitoring, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2020

8. An Inclusive Growth Dividend: Reframing the Role of Income Transfers in India’s Anti-Poverty Strategy
   India Policy Forum, 2020, 16, (1), 109-168 View citations (4)

2019

9. Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (4), 1426-60 View citations (108)
   See also Working Paper Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (14) (2017)
10. Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (3), 1627-1673 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2018

11. Double for Nothing? Experimental Evidence on an Unconditional Teacher Salary Increase in Indonesia
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (2), 993-1039 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Double for nothing ? experimental evidence on an unconditional teacher salary increase in Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

2017

12. Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (3), 321-50 View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India, Working Papers (2013) View citations (25) (2013)
13. Experimentation at Scale
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (4), 103-24 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Experimentation at Scale, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (105) (2017)
14. The fiscal cost of weak governance: Evidence from teacher absence in India
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 145, (C), 116-135 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper The fiscal cost of weak governance: evidence from teacher absence in India, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) (2016)

2016

15. A New Approach to Public Sector Hiring in India for Improved Service Delivery
    India Policy Forum, 2016, 12, (1), 187-236 View citations (1)
16. Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers
    Journal of Human Resources, 2016, 51, (2), 269-297 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers, Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
17. Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (10), 2895-2929 View citations (141)
    See also Working Paper Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (29) (2014)
18. Quality and Accountability in Health Care Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (12), 3765-99 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2015

19. Editor's Choice The Aggregate Effect of School Choice: Evidence from a Two-Stage Experiment in India
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (3), 1011-1066 View citations (108)

2013

20. Priorities for Primary Education Policy in India’s 12th Five-year Plan
    India Policy Forum, 2013, 9, (1), 1-61 View citations (4)
21. School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 29-57 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (16) (2011)

2011

22. Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India
    Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 119, (1), 39 - 77 View citations (358)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (36) (2009)
23. Teacher opinions on performance pay: Evidence from India
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 394-403 View citations (44)

2010

24. The Impact of Diagnostic Feedback to Teachers on Student Learning: Experimental Evidence from India
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (546), F187-F203 View citations (48)

2006

25. Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (1), 91-116 View citations (458)

2005

26. Teacher Absence in India: A Snapshot
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 658-667 View citations (124)

Books

2006

1. Ecuador: La creación de espacio fiscal para la reducción de la pobreza: Revisión del gasto público y de la gestión fiscal: Volumen 2. Documentos de antecedentes
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

Chapters

2016

1. Improving Education Outcomes in Developing Countries
   Elsevier View citations (103)