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Working Papers
2019
- Tax Administration vs. Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2019)
- The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Large-scale Randomized Experiment in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2019)
- When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination In Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2018
- Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- The (lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Universal Basic Incomes vs. Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
- Wilderness Conservation and the Reach of the State: Evidence from National Borders in the Amazon
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
2017
- Citywide Effects of High-Occupancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of ‘3-in-1’ in Jakarta
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
- The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
2015
- Contracting out the Last-Mile of Service Delivery: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
- Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient
CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
- The Personnel Economics of the State
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- The Power of Transparency: Information, Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia
CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (1)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015)
2014
- Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence From Public Works in India and Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
- Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
- The Missing "Missing Middle"
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (51)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2014)
2013
- Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (6)
- Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia
CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (9)
Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2013) View citations (17) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (16)
- Ordeal Mechanisms In Targeting: Theory And Evidence From A Field Experiment In Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2012) View citations (9)
- What Do We Learn from the Weather? The New Climate-Economy Literature
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
2012
- Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (7)
Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (15) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (10) CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2012) View citations (4) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2012) View citations (4)
- Should Aid Reward Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Health and Education in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
- The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (60)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (80) STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2012) View citations (80) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (9) GRI Working Papers, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (2012) View citations (79)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2012)
2011
- Corruption in Developing Countries
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
See also Journal Article in Annual Review of Economics (2012)
- Informal Taxation
Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government View citations (7)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (4) Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (9) Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2011)
2010
- Climate Shocks and Exports
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2010)
- Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2012)
2009
- Temperature and Income: Reconciling New Cross-Sectional and Panel Estimates
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (87)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)
2008
- Climate Change and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
- Direct Democracy and Local Public Goods: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
2007
- Corruption Perceptions vs. Corruption Reality
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (15) Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2006) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2009)
- Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2009)
- The Simple Economics of Extortion: Evidence from Trucking in Aceh
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2009)
2006
- Do Television and Radio Destroy Social Capital? Evidence from Indonesian Villages
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2006) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)
2005
- Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2005) View citations (19)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2007)
- The Anatomy of Start-Stop Growth
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2008)
2001
- A Biological Model of Unions
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)
Journal Articles
2014
- The Missing "Missing Middle"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28, (3), 89-108 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2012
- Corruption in Developing Countries
Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 479-509 View citations (110)
See also Working Paper (2011)
- Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (4), 1206-40 View citations (79)
See also Working Paper (2010)
- Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2012, 4, (3), 66-95 View citations (280)
- The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (4), 1707-1754 View citations (83)
See also Working Paper (2012)
2011
- Informal Taxation
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 1-28 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2010
- Climate Shocks and Exports
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 454-59 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper (2010)
2009
- A Biological Model of Unions
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (2), 150-75 
See also Working Paper (2001)
- Corruption perceptions vs. corruption reality
Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (7-8), 950-964 View citations (151)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- Do Television and Radio Destroy Social Capital? Evidence from Indonesian Villages
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (4), 1-33 View citations (92)
See also Working Paper (2006)
- Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2009, 1, (2), 55-87 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- Temperature and Income: Reconciling New Cross-Sectional and Panel Estimates
American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 198-204 View citations (89)
See also Working Paper (2009)
- The Simple Economics of Extortion: Evidence from Trucking in Aceh
Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 117, (3), 417-452 View citations (88)
See also Working Paper (2007)
2008
- The Anatomy of Start-Stop Growth
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (3), 582-587 View citations (79)
See also Working Paper (2005)
2007
- Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, 200-249 View citations (343)
See also Working Paper (2005)
2006
- Corruption and the costs of redistribution: Micro evidence from Indonesia
Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (4-5), 853-870 View citations (106)
2005
- Revealed community equivalence scales
Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (2-3), 545-566 View citations (15)
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