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Working Papers

2023

1. Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (1)
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) View citations (16)

2022

2. Belief systems and health behaviors in Guinea-Bissau
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
3. Closing the gender profit gap?
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (1)
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Closing the Gender Profit Gap?, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
4. Follow the leader: community-based health insurance in West Africa
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

2021

5. Can technology improve the classroom experience in primary education? An African experiment on a worldwide program
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
   See also Journal Article Can technology improve the classroom experience in primary education? An African experiment on a worldwide program, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
6. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
7. Let s call! Using the phone to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (1)
8. Measuring corruption in the field using behavioral games
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021)
   See also Journal Article Measuring corruption in the field using behavioral games, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
9. Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2020)
   See also Journal Article Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
10. Motivating volunteer health workers in an African capital city
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Motivating volunteer health workers in an African capital city, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2020

11. Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2020) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
12. Information, get-out-the-vote messages, and peer influence: causal effects on political behavior in Mozambique
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
    See also Journal Article Information, get-out-the-vote messages, and peer influence: Causal effects on political behavior in Mozambique, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
13. Preventing violent Islamic radicalization: experimental evidence on anti-social behavior
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

2019

14. Can ATMs Get Out the Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Field Experiment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Can ATMs get out the vote? Evidence from a nationwide field experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
15. Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2019) View citations (4)
    NCID Working Papers, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra (2019) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (32) (2020)
16. Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers, World Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (25) (2020)

2018

17. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing in Social Networks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) View citations (1)
18. Migration, Political Institutions, and Social Networks
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2017) View citations (4)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2018) View citations (2)
19. Voting and Peer Effects: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Voting and Peer Effects: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2017

20. Does electoral observation influence electoral results? Experimental evidence for domestic and international observers in Mozambique
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
    See also Journal Article Does electoral observation influence electoral results? Experimental evidence for domestic and international observers in Mozambique, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
21. Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from smallholder farmers in Mozambique
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (5)

2015

22. Electronic payments in Mozambique: A baseline on their adoption in Maputo and Matola
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

2014

23. Return Migration, Self-Selection and Entrepreneurship in Mozambique
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2014) View citations (19)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2014) View citations (15)

2013

24. Introducing mobile money in rural Mozambique: Evidence from a field experiment
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (21)
25. Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers during an Election in Mozambique
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers during an Election in Mozambique, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2017) View citations (47) (2017)
26. Vitamin A deficiency and training to farmers: Evidence from a field experiment in Mozambique
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

2011

27. Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (145)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (11)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (147)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2011) View citations (146) (2011)
28. Is information power? Using cellphones during an election campaign
    NCID Working Papers, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra View citations (8)

2010

29. Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (65) (2012)

2009

30. Micro evidence of the brain gain hypothesis: The case of Cape Verde
    Working Papers, Banco de España View citations (4)
31. Political Violence and Social Networks: Experimental Evidence from a Nigerian Election
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Political violence and social networks: Experimental evidence from a Nigerian election, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (38) (2013)

2008

32. Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2014) View citations (72) (2014)

2007

33. Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Micro Evidence from an African Success Story
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (19)
34. Does Oil Corrupt? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Does oil corrupt? Evidence from a natural experiment in West Africa, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (165) (2010)
35. Is Vote Buying Effective? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in West Africa
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (15)

2005

36. Legal Corruption
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article LEGAL CORRUPTION, Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Let's call! Using the phone to increase vaccine acceptance
   Health Economics, 2024, 33, (1), 82-106
2. Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 72, (3), 1069 - 1116
   See also Working Paper Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)

2023

3. Can technology improve the classroom experience in primary education? An African experiment on a worldwide program
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 164, (C)
   See also Working Paper Can technology improve the classroom experience in primary education? An African experiment on a worldwide program, NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
4. Measuring corruption in the field using behavioral games
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 218, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Measuring corruption in the field using behavioral games, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
5. Motivating volunteer health workers in an African capital city
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Motivating volunteer health workers in an African capital city, NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2022

6. Closing the Gender Profit Gap?
   Management Science, 2022, 68, (12), 8553-8567 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Closing the gender profit gap?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) (2022)
7. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers
   (Changing Saving and Investment Behavior: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-Businesses)
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (4), 857-888 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
8. Preventing Islamic radicalization: Experimental evidence on anti-social behavior
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2022, 50, (2), 474-485 View citations (2)

2021

9. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 27, - View citations (23)
10. Can ATMs get out the vote? Evidence from a nationwide field experiment
    European Economic Review, 2021, 134, (C) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Can ATMs Get Out the Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Field Experiment, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
11. Information, get-out-the-vote messages, and peer influence: Causal effects on political behavior in Mozambique
    Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 151, (C) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Information, get-out-the-vote messages, and peer influence: causal effects on political behavior in Mozambique, NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2020

12. Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 594-98 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
13. Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
    American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (11), 3431-53 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique, IFS Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
14. Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers
    World Development, 2020, 129, (C) View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
15. Knowledge of vitamin A deficiency and crop adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Mozambique
    Agricultural Economics, 2020, 51, (2), 175-190 View citations (3)
16. Voting and Peer Effects: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 68, (2), 567 - 605 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Voting and Peer Effects: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2019

17. Do migrant social networks shape political attitudes and behavior at home?
    World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 328-343 View citations (11)
18. Does electoral observation influence electoral results? Experimental evidence for domestic and international observers in Mozambique
    World Development, 2019, 114, (C), 42-58 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Does electoral observation influence electoral results? Experimental evidence for domestic and international observers in Mozambique, NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
19. Foreign aid preferences and perceptions in donor countries
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (3), 601-617 View citations (1)

2017

20. Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers during an Election in Mozambique
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (2), 185-200 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers during an Election in Mozambique, Working Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
21. Return Migration, Self-selection and Entrepreneurship
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (5), 797-821 View citations (21)

2014

22. Is Vote Buying Effective? Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (574), F356-F387 View citations (94)
23. Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (574), F327-F355 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria, CSAE Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (19) (2008)

2013

24. Political violence and social networks: Experimental evidence from a Nigerian election
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 101, (C), 27-48 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Political Violence and Social Networks: Experimental Evidence from a Nigerian Election, CSAE Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2012

25. Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (1), 32-45 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
26. Violence, bribery, and fraud: the political economy of elections in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Public Choice, 2012, 153, (1), 117-147 View citations (75)

2011

27. Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (1), 77-104 View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2011) View citations (145) (2011)
28. LEGAL CORRUPTION
    Economics and Politics, 2011, 23, (2), 195-219 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Legal Corruption, MPRA Paper (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2010

29. Does oil corrupt? Evidence from a natural experiment in West Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92, (1), 28-38 View citations (165)
    See also Working Paper Does Oil Corrupt? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa, Economics Series Working Papers (2007) View citations (21) (2007)

2009

30. Clientelism and vote buying: lessons from field experiments in African elections
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2009, 25, (2), 292-305 View citations (62)

Chapters

2011

1. Oil, Corruption, and Vote-buying: A Review of the Case of São Tomé and Príncipe
   Chapter 12 in International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Volume Two, 2011