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Working Papers

2025

1. The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R) View citations (2)
   Also in HEC Research Papers Series, HEC Paris (2025) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, HAL (2025)
2. Using RCTs in Economic Education Research
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2025)

2024

3. Improving Parental Investments in Children: Experimental Evidence from The Gambia
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2023

4. Improving School Management in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2023) View citations (5)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Improving school management in low and middle income countries: A systematic review, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
5. Unintended Consequences of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)

2022

6. Can Interactive Online Training Make High School Students More Entrepreneurial? Experimental Evidence from Rwanda
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (5)
7. Excellence for All? University Honors Programs and Human Capital Formation
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)
8. Study More Tomorrow
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)

2021

9. A Simple Nudge Increases Socioeconomic Diversity in Undergraduate Economics
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021)
   See also Journal Article A simple nudge increases socioeconomic diversity in undergraduate Economics, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2024) (2024)

2020

10. Entrepreneurship Education and Teacher Training in Rwanda
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020)
    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship education and teacher training in Rwanda, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (8) (2021)
11. Nudging Demand for Academic Support Services: Experimental and Structural Evidence from Higher Education
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020)
    See also Journal Article Nudging Demand for Academic Support Services: Experimental and Structural Evidence from Higher Education, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2024) (2024)
12. Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
13. Teacher Labor Markets in Developing Countries
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2020)
14. The Influence of Hidden Researcher Decisions in Applied Microeconomics
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (15)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article The influence of hidden researcher decisions in applied microeconomics, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2021) View citations (47) (2021)

2019

15. Improving Access and Quality in Early Childhood Development Programs: Experimental Evidence from The Gambia
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2019) View citations (6)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019) View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Improving Access and Quality in Early Childhood Development Programs: Experimental Evidence from the Gambia, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
16. Tropical Storms and Mortality under Climate Change
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Tropical storms and mortality under climate change, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2017

17. Nudging Study Habits: A Field Experiment on Peer Tutoring in Higher Education
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Nudging study habits: A field experiment on peer tutoring in higher education, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (16) (2018)

2016

18. Financial constraints and girls'secondary education: evidence from school fee elimination in the Gambia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Financial Constraints and Girls’ Secondary Education: Evidence from School Fee Elimination in The Gambia, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2019) View citations (14) (2019)

2015

19. Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2014

20. Teacher Pay and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Teacher pay and student performance: evidence from the Gambian hardship allowance, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2013

21. Incentives for Teacher Relocation: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Incentives for teacher relocation: Evidence from the Gambian hardship allowance, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
22. U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice, Demography, Springer (2015) View citations (9) (2015)

2012

23. Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
24. Safety Valve or Sinkhole? Vocational Schooling in South Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Safety valve or sinkhole? Vocational schooling in South Africa, IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2011

25. Prospective Analysis of a Wage Subsidy for Cape Town Youth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Prospective analysis of a wage subsidy for Cape Town youth, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (13) (2014)

2004

26. Keeping the Promise of Old Age Income Security in Latin America
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (20)

2003

27. Reaching Effective Consensus: Monterrey and the Development Agenda
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

Journal Articles

2024

1. A simple nudge increases socioeconomic diversity in undergraduate Economics
   Economic Inquiry, 2024, 62, (1), 287-307
   See also Working Paper A Simple Nudge Increases Socioeconomic Diversity in Undergraduate Economics, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
2. Can gamified online training make high school students more entrepreneurial? Experimental evidence from Rwanda
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 101, (C) View citations (2)
3. Nudging Demand for Academic Support Services: Experimental and Structural Evidence from Higher Education
   Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59, (5), 1637-1682
   See also Working Paper Nudging Demand for Academic Support Services: Experimental and Structural Evidence from Higher Education, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2023

4. Improving school management in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 97, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Improving School Management in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2022

5. Improving Access and Quality in Early Childhood Development Programs: Experimental Evidence from the Gambia
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2022, 70, (4), 1479 - 1529 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Improving Access and Quality in Early Childhood Development Programs: Experimental Evidence from The Gambia, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2021

6. Entrepreneurship education and teacher training in Rwanda
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 149, (C) View citations (8)
   Also in Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 140, (C), 186-202 (2019) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship Education and Teacher Training in Rwanda, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
7. Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 123-27 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
8. The influence of hidden researcher decisions in applied microeconomics
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (3), 944-960 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper The Influence of Hidden Researcher Decisions in Applied Microeconomics, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (15) (2020)

2019

9. Financial Constraints and Girls’ Secondary Education: Evidence from School Fee Elimination in The Gambia
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (1), 185-208 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Financial constraints and girls'secondary education: evidence from school fee elimination in the Gambia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
10. Tropical storms and mortality under climate change
    World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 172-182 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Tropical Storms and Mortality under Climate Change, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2018

11. Bumpy Rides: School†to†work Transitions in South Africa
    LABOUR, 2018, 32, (2), 205-242 View citations (5)
12. Nudging study habits: A field experiment on peer tutoring in higher education
    Economics of Education Review, 2018, 62, (C), 151-161 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Nudging Study Habits: A Field Experiment on Peer Tutoring in Higher Education, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2017) (2017)
13. Teacher pay and student performance: evidence from the Gambian hardship allowance
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2018, 10, (2), 249-276 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Pay and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2017

14. Is teacher certification an effective tool for developing countries?
    IZA World of Labor, 2017, 349

2015

15. U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice
    Demography, 2015, 52, (5), 1543-1570 View citations (9)
    Also in Demography, 2015, 52, (5), 1571-1571 (2015) View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2014

16. Incentives for teacher relocation: Evidence from the Gambian hardship allowance
    Economics of Education Review, 2014, 41, (C), 120-136 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Incentives for Teacher Relocation: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
17. Prospective analysis of a wage subsidy for Cape Town youth
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 108, (C), 169-183 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Prospective Analysis of a Wage Subsidy for Cape Town Youth, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
18. Safety valve or sinkhole? Vocational schooling in South Africa
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2014, 3, (1), 1-31 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Safety Valve or Sinkhole? Vocational Schooling in South Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)

2005

19. Rethinking Social Security in Latin America
    International Social Security Review, 2005, 58, (2‐3), 71-96 View citations (5)

Books

2005

1. At the Frontlines of Development: Reflections from the World Bank
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (5)