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Working Papers

2024

1. Mass Reproducibility and Replicability: A New Hope
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R) View citations (6)
2. Networking entrepreneurs
   UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía
3. Testing the Promise of Digital Scaling: In-Person versus App-Based Training for Women Entrepreneurs
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. What Works in Supporting Women-Led Businesses ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2023)

2023

5. Policy Lessons on Access to and Uptake of Childcare Services
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
6. Policy Lessons on Agriculture
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
7. Policy Lessons on Empowering Adolescent Girls
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
8. Policy Lessons on Facilitating Labor Markets
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
9. Policy Lessons on Improving Education Outcomes
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
10. Policy Lessons on Reducing Gender-based Violence
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
11. Policy Lessons on Social Protection
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
12. Policy Lessons on Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
13. Policy Lessons on Women’s Land Titling
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
14. Returns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
15. Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs: Replication and Heterogeneity by Gender of Hussam, Rigol and Roth (2022)
    I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R)

2022

16. Can Interactive Online Training Make High School Students More Entrepreneurial? Experimental Evidence from Rwanda
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (2)
17. Facilitating the School to Work Transition of Young Women
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2021

18. Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence Against Girls during the Covid-19 Pandemic?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Can youth empowerment programs reduce violence against girls during the COVID-19 pandemic?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (11) (2021)

2020

19. Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
20. How Should Business Training be Priced? A Demand Experiment in Jamaica
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
21. The Effects of Working While in School: Evidence from Uruguayan Lotteries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
22. The Impact of Soft-Skills Training for Entrepreneurs in Jamaica
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2019) View citations (9)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The impact of soft-skills training for entrepreneurs in Jamaica, World Development, Elsevier (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2019

23. Peer Networks and Entrepreneurship: A Pan-African RCT
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2019) View citations (3)
24. The Effects of Working while in School: Evidence from Employment Lotteries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Working While in School: Evidence from Employment Lotteries, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2016

25. Banking the Unbanked: Evidence from Three Countries - Working Paper 440
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (21)
26. Banking the Unbanked? Evidence From Three Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2016) View citations (38)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2016) View citations (25)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (104) (2018)
27. Does Information Change Attitudes Towards Immigrants? Representative Evidence from Survey Experiments
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (51)

2015

28. How General Are Time Preferences? Eliciting Good-Specific Discount Rates
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2013) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article How general are time preferences? Eliciting good-specific discount rates, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (51) (2016)

2010

29. The Impact of Funding on Research Collaboration: Evidence from Argentina
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (34)
    Also in SPD Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD) (2010) View citations (5)

2009

30. Improving Technology Adoption in Agriculture through Extension Services: Evidence from Uruguay
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
    Also in OVE Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Improving technology adoption in agriculture through extension services: evidence from Uruguay, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (9) (2013)

2008

31. The Impact of Agricultural Extension Services: The Case of Grape Production in Argentina
    OVE Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) View citations (15)

2006

32. Evaluating A Program of Public Funding of Private Innovation Activities. An Econometric Study of FONTAR in Argentina
    OVE Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) View citations (11)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2006) View citations (5)
33. Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Scientific Activity. A Case Study of FONCYT in Argentina
    OVE Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) View citations (1)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2006)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Can gamified online training make high school students more entrepreneurial? Experimental evidence from Rwanda
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 101, (C)
2. Soft-skills, networking, and workforce entry: Impacts of a training program for recent graduates in Rwanda
   Labour Economics, 2024, 91, (C)

2023

3. Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, 72, (1), 123 - 158 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
4. The Effects of Working While in School: Evidence from Employment Lotteries
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15, (1), 383-410 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Working while in School: Evidence from Employment Lotteries, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)

2022

5. The impact of soft-skills training for entrepreneurs in Jamaica
   World Development, 2022, 152, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Soft-Skills Training for Entrepreneurs in Jamaica, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2021

6. Can youth empowerment programs reduce violence against girls during the COVID-19 pandemic?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 153, (C) View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence Against Girls during the Covid-19 Pandemic?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (11) (2021)

2020

7. Does Information Change Attitudes Toward Immigrants?
   Demography, 2020, 57, (3), 1117-1143 View citations (114)

2018

8. Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10, (2), 257-97 View citations (104)
   See also Working Paper Banking the Unbanked? Evidence From Three Countries, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (25) (2016)

2016

9. How general are time preferences? Eliciting good-specific discount rates
   Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 118, (C), 150-170 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper How General Are Time Preferences? Eliciting Good-Specific Discount Rates, Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2013

10. Improving technology adoption in agriculture through extension services: evidence from Uruguay
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013, 5, (1), 64-81 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Improving Technology Adoption in Agriculture through Extension Services: Evidence from Uruguay, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2009) (2009)

2011

11. Extension services, product quality and yields: the case of grapes in Argentina
    Agricultural Economics, 2011, 42, (6), 727-734 View citations (18)
12. The impact of funding on research collaboration: Evidence from a developing country
    Research Policy, 2011, 40, (9), 1269-1279 View citations (37)

2008

13. Money for Science? The Impact of Research Grants on Academic Output
    Fiscal Studies, 2008, 29, (1), 75-87 View citations (30)