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Working Papers

2022

1. Social Protection and Social Distancing During the Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

2. A Call for Structured Ethics Appendices in Social Science Papers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021)
3. Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (47)
   See also Journal Article in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters (2021)
4. Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
5. Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
6. Pathways out of Extreme Poverty: Tackling Psychosocial and Capital Constraints with a Multi-faceted Social Protection Program in Niger
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2020

7. Blue Porches: Finding the Limits of External Validity of the Endowment Effect
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2020)
8. Does Poverty Change Labor Supply? Evidence from Multiple Income Effects and 115,579 Bags
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)
9. How Political Insiders Lose Out When International Aid Underperforms: Evidence from a Participatory Development Experiment in Ghana
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)
10. Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2022)
11. The Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resources: Evidence from Ghana
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2019

12. Assessing the Benefits of Long-Run Weather Forecasting for the Rural Poor: Farmer Investments and Worker Migration in a Dynamic Equilibrium Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
13. Empowering Women Through Equal Land Rights
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
14. Heterogeneity, Measurement Error and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2019) View citations (18)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (18)
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2021)

2018

15. Agronomic performance of open pollinated and hybrid maize varieties: Results from on-farm trials in northern Ghana
    GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
16. Performance and adoption factors for open pollinated and hybrid maize varieties: Evidence from farmers’ fields in northern Ghana
    GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
17. Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2022)

2017

18. Heterogeneity, Measurement and Misallocation in African Agriculture
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (20)

2016

19. External Validity in a Stochastic World
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (9)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2016) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (9)

2014

20. Rainfall Forecasts, Weather and Wages over the Agricultural Production Cycle
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (21)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2014) View citations (26)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (23)
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (26)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2014) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2014)
21. Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
22. Self-Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2014) View citations (21)
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2014) View citations (19)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2014) View citations (20)
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (20)
23. Self-Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali - Working Paper 377
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (13)

2013

24. Forecasting Profitabilithy
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2013) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2013) View citations (2)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (3)
25. Probability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (21)
26. Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (56)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2013) View citations (53)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (58)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)

2012

27. Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (47)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (48)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (56)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (44)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (57)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2014)
28. Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (72)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (50)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (50)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (74)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (71)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (68)
29. Misallocation, Growth and Financial Market Imperfections
    Annual Meeting Plenary, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (10)

2010

30. Crop price indemnified loans for farmers
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2006

31. The Return to Capital in Ghana
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (92)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2006) View citations (86)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

32. Institutions and Development: A View from Below
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (100)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations (65)
33. Rural Financial Markets in Developing Countries
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (38)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2005) View citations (34)
    See also Chapter (2007)
34. The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (29)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2008)

2004

35. Child Labor
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations (14)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003)
36. Consumption Smoothing? Livestock, Insurance and Drought in Rural Burkina Faso
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (19)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2004) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2006)
37. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Cote D'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (276)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations (41)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (319)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003) View citations (15)
38. Learning About a New Technology: Pineapple in Ghana
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (26)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2000) View citations (21)
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center (2000) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2010)
39. Social Networks in Ghana
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (26)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2004) View citations (25)

2000

40. Saving in Sub-Saharan Africa
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (4)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2000) View citations (7)

1995

41. Gender differentials in farm productivity
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)

1991

42. A Competitive Analysis of Rural Credit: State-Contingent Loans in Northern Nigeria
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (4)
43. Risk, Insurance and Default in a Rural Credit Market: An Empirical Investigation in Northern Nigeria
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (2)

Undated

44. Drought and Saving in West Africa: Are Livestock a Buffer Stock?
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1998)
45. Estimation of Type 3 Tobit Models using Symmetric Trimming and Pairwise Comparisons
    Home Pages, Princeton University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (1997)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Agricultural Technology in Africa
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2022, 36, (1), 33-56
2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Ghana's Rural Poor Is Effective Regardless of Baseline Mental Distress
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2022, 4, (4), 527-45
3. Machine learning and phone data can improve targeting of humanitarian aid
   Nature, 2022, 603, (7903), 864-870 View citations (3)
4. Social protection amidst social upheaval: Examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 155, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
5. Tackling psychosocial and capital constraints to alleviate poverty
   Nature, 2022, 605, (7909), 291-297 View citations (1)
6. Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 155, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2021

7. A call for structured ethics appendices in social science papers
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, 118, (29), e2024570118 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
8. Falling living standards during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative evidence from nine developing countries
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
9. Heterogeneity, Measurement Error, and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture
   Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 129, (1), 1 - 80 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2020

10. Blue Porches: Finding the limits of external validity of the endowment effect
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, (C), 269-271
    See also Working Paper (2020)
11. External Validity in a Stochastic World: Evidence from Low-Income Countries
    Review of Economic Studies, 2020, 87, (1), 343-381 View citations (17)
12. Good identification, meet good data
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (1)

2015

13. Consulting and capital experiments with microenterprise tailors in Ghana
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 281-302 View citations (53)

2014

14. Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (2), 597-652 View citations (393)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
15. Rainfall Forecasts, Weather, and Wages over the Agricultural Production Cycle
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 278-83 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

16. Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 381-86 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2011

17. Crop Price Indemnified Loans for Farmers: A Pilot Experiment in Rural Ghana
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2011, 78, (1), 37-55 View citations (36)
18. Esther Duflo: 2010 John Bates Clark Medalist
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (3), 197-216 View citations (1)

2010

19. Creating Property Rights: Land Banks in Ghana
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 130-34 View citations (7)
20. Learning about a New Technology: Pineapple in Ghana
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (1), 35-69 View citations (889)
    Also in Proceedings, 2005 (2005) View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
21. The economics of agriculture in Africa: Notes toward a research program
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2010, 05, (1), 16 View citations (26)

2008

22. The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
    Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (6), 981-1022 View citations (488)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

23. Consumption smoothing? Livestock, insurance and drought in rural Burkina Faso
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 413-446 View citations (292)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
24. The Return to Capital in Ghana
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 388-393 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2003

25. Fieldwork, Economic Theory, and Research on Institutions in Developing Countries
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 107-111 View citations (9)

2001

26. Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 83, (3), 668-673 View citations (188)

1998

27. Drought and saving in West Africa: are livestock a buffer stock?
    Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (2), 273-305 View citations (331)
    See also Working Paper

1997

28. Estimation of Type 3 Tobit models using symmetric trimming and pairwise comparisons
    Journal of Econometrics, 1997, 76, (1-2), 107-128 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper
29. Financial Liberalisation and Financial Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Synthesis
    Journal of African Economies, 1997, 6, (1), 1-28 View citations (5)
30. Rationing, Spillover, and Interlinking in Credit Markets: The Case of Rural Punjab
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1997, 49, (4), 557-85 View citations (63)
31. Recent Advances in Empirical Microeconomic Research in Poor Countries: An Annotated Bibliography
    The Journal of Economic Education, 1997, 28, (1), 58-75 View citations (5)
32. The Characteristics of Informal Financial Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 1997, 6, (1), 161-203 View citations (27)

1996

33. Gender, Agricultural Production, and the Theory of the Household
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (5), 1010-46 View citations (545)

1995

34. Gender differentials in farm productivity: implications for household efficiency and agricultural policy
    Food Policy, 1995, 20, (5), 407-423 View citations (141)
35. Risk and Saving in Northern Nigeria
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (5), 1287-1300 View citations (141)

1994

36. Risk and Insurance in a Rural Credit Market: An Empirical Investigation in Northern Nigeria
    Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (3), 495-526 View citations (525)

1990

37. Credit Markets in Northern Nigeria: Credit as Insurance in a Rural Economy
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1990, 4, (3), 251-69 View citations (180)

Books

2000

1. Readings in Development Economics, Volume I: Micro-Theory, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (3)
2. Readings in Development Economics, Volume II: Empirical Microeconomics, vol 2
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (2)
   Also in MIT Press Books, The MIT Press (2000) View citations (2)

1999

3. Development Microeconomics
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (203)

Chapters

2007

1. Rural Financial Markets in Developing Countries
   Elsevier View citations (95)
   See also Working Paper (2005)