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Working Papers

2020

1. Did COVID-19 Market Disruptions Disrupt Food Security? Evidence from Households in Rural Liberia and Malawi
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Saving for Multiple Financial Needs: Evidence from Lockboxes and Mobile Money in Malawi
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2018

3. Grain Today, Gain Tomorrow: Evidence from a Storage Experiment with Savings Clubs in Kenya
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2018)
4. Market Access, Trade Costs, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Northern Tanzania
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2017

5. Decentralization and Efficiency of Subsidy Targeting: Evidence from Chiefs in Rural Malawi
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2020)

2016

6. Banking the Unbanked: Evidence from Three Countries - Working Paper 440
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (16)
7. Banking the Unbanked? Evidence From Three Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
   Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2016) View citations (30)
   Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2016) View citations (17)
   Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2016) View citations (17)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2018)

2015

8. Governance and the Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (3)
9. The Effect of Savings Accounts on Interpersonal Financial Relationships: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural Kenya
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2019)

2013

10. Daily Needs, Income Targets and Labor Supply: Evidence from Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
11. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (54)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (54)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
12. Keeping the Doctor Away: Experimental Evidence on Investment in Preventative Health Products
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2013)

2012

13. Challenges in Banking the Rural Poor: Evidence from Kenya's Western Province
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Chapter (2014)

2011

14. Limited insurance within the household: evidence from a field experiment in Kenya
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2008) View citations (7)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2012)
15. Risk-coping through sexual networks: evidence from client transfers in Kenya
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2012)
16. The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes. Evidence from a Field Experiment with Schoolchildren
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (2)
17. Why Don't the Poor Save More? Evidence from Health Savings Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)

2009

18. Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)
19. Nudging Farmers to Utilize Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
20. Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (47)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
21. Transactional sex as a response to risk in western Kenya
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2011)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Cashing In (and Out): Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Mobile Money in Malawi
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 599-604
2. Decentralization and efficiency of subsidy targeting: Evidence from chiefs in rural Malawi
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 185, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
3. The daily grind: Cash needs and labor supply
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 177, (C), 399-414 View citations (1)

2019

4. The Effect of Savings Accounts on Interpersonal Financial Relationships: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural Kenya
   Economic Journal, 2019, 129, (617), 273-310 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2018

5. Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10, (2), 257-97 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
6. Grain today, gain tomorrow: Evidence from a storage experiment with savings clubs in Kenya
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 134, (C), 1-15 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2017

7. Governance and the effectiveness of public health subsidies: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Uganda
   Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 156, (C), 150-169 View citations (5)

2014

8. Minding small change among small firms in Kenya
   Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 108, (C), 69-86 View citations (15)

2013

9. Behavioral Biases and Firm Behavior: Evidence from Kenyan Retail Shops
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 362-68 View citations (17)
10. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (3), 211-40 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
11. Keeping the doctor away: Experimental evidence on investment in preventative health products
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, (C), 196-210 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
12. Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 163-92 View citations (193)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
13. Why Don't the Poor Save More? Evidence from Health Savings Experiments
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (4), 1138-71 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

14. Limited Insurance within the Household: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (4), 140-64 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
15. Risk-Coping through Sexual Networks: Evidence from Client Transfers in Kenya
    Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (1), 107-145 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
16. The (hidden) costs of political instability: Evidence from Kenya's 2007 election crisis
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 314-329 View citations (18)

2011

17. Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (6), 2350-90 View citations (401)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
18. Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 35-64 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

19. Coping with Political Instability: Micro Evidence from Kenya's 2007 Election Crisis
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 120-24 View citations (8)

2009

20. Sex Markets: A Denied Industry
    Feminist Economics, 2009, 15, (4), 158-161

2008

21. How High Are Rates of Return to Fertilizer? Evidence from Field Experiments in Kenya
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 482-88 View citations (161)

Chapters

2014

1. Challenges in Banking the Rural Poor: Evidence from Kenya's Western Province
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2014, pp 63-101 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
2. Success in Entrepreneurship: Doing the Math
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2014, pp 281-303