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Working Papers

2023

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

2022

2. Covid-19 Learning Loss and Recovery: Panel Data Evidence from India
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)

2021

3. Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
4. Experimentally Validating Welfare Evaluation of School Vouchers: Part I
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
5. Personnel Management and School Productivity: Evidence from India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (17)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (17)

2020

6. Factorial Designs, Model Selection, and (Incorrect) Inference in Randomized Experiments
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (22)
7. Identity Verification Standards in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
8. Improving Public Sector Management at Scale? Experimental Evidence on School Governance India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2018

9. Improving Last-Mile Service Delivery using Phone-Based Monitoring
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2021)
10. Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2019)

2017

11. Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (17)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2016) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2019)
12. Double for nothing ? experimental evidence on an unconditional teacher salary increase in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2018)
13. Experimentation at Scale
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2017)
14. General Equilibrium Effects of (Improving) Public Employment Programs: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2023)

2016

15. 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 in Journal of Public Economics (2017)

2015

16. 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)
17. 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)
18. 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 in American Economic Review (2016)

2014

19. Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)

2013

20. Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2013) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2016)
21. Contract Teachers: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
22. Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (40)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2013) View citations (25)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2017)
23. 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 (26)

2011

24. 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 in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)

2009

25. Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2011)

Journal Articles

2023

1. General Equilibrium Effects of (Improving) Public Employment Programs: Experimental Evidence From India
   Econometrica, 2023, 91, (4), 1261-1295
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2022

2. Integrating Biometric Authentication in India's Welfare Programs: Lessons from a Decade of Reforms
   India Policy Forum, 2022, 18, (1), 139-172
3. 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 (1)

2021

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

2020

5. 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 (2)

2019

6. Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (4), 1426-60 View citations (80)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
7. Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (3), 1627-1673 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2018

8. 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 (41)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2017

9. Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (3), 321-50 View citations (110)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
10. Experimentation at Scale
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (4), 103-24 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
11. The fiscal cost of weak governance: Evidence from teacher absence in India
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 145, (C), 116-135 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

12. A New Approach to Public Sector Hiring in India for Improved Service Delivery
    India Policy Forum, 2016, 12, (1), 187-236 View citations (1)
13. Bridging Education Gender Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Female Teachers
    Journal of Human Resources, 2016, 51, (2), 269-297 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
14. Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (10), 2895-2929 View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
15. 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 (78)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

16. 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 (92)

2013

17. Priorities for Primary Education Policy in India’s 12th Five-year Plan
    India Policy Forum, 2013, 9, (1), 1-61 View citations (4)
18. School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 29-57 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

19. Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India
    Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 119, (1), 39 - 77 View citations (332)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
20. Teacher opinions on performance pay: Evidence from India
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 394-403 View citations (37)

2010

21. The Impact of Diagnostic Feedback to Teachers on Student Learning: Experimental Evidence from India
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (546), F187-F203 View citations (44)

2006

22. Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (1), 91-116 View citations (431)

2005

23. Teacher Absence in India: A Snapshot
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 658-667 View citations (122)

Chapters

2016

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