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Working Papers

2019

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination In Indonesia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2018

4. Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
5. Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. 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
7. Universal Basic Incomes vs. Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
8. 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

9. 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)
10. 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

11. 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)
12. Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
13. The Personnel Economics of the State
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
14. 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

15. 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)
16. Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
17. 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

18. 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)
19. 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)
20. 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)
21. 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

22. 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)
23. 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)
24. 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

25. 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)
26. 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

27. 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)
28. 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

29. 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

30. Climate Change and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
31. 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

32. 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)
33. 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)
34. 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

35. 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

36. 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)
37. 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

38. 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

1. The Missing "Missing Middle"
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28, (3), 89-108 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2012

2. Corruption in Developing Countries
   Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 479-509 View citations (110)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
3. 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)
4. Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2012, 4, (3), 66-95 View citations (280)
5. 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

6. Informal Taxation
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 1-28 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

7. Climate Shocks and Exports
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 454-59 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

8. A Biological Model of Unions
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (2), 150-75
   See also Working Paper (2001)
9. Corruption perceptions vs. corruption reality
   Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (7-8), 950-964 View citations (151)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. 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)
13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Corruption and the costs of redistribution: Micro evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (4-5), 853-870 View citations (106)

2005

17. Revealed community equivalence scales
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (2-3), 545-566 View citations (15)