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Working Papers

2025

1. Childbirth and Firm Performance: Evidence from Norwegian Entrepreneurs
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
2. Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate
   CHILD Working Papers Series, Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (1)

2024

3. Evaluating and Pricing Health Insurance in Lower-Income Countries: A Field Experiment in India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (1)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) View citations (1)
4. Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)

2023

5. How Are Gender Norms Perceived?
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (24)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (24)

2022

6. Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (2)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2018) View citations (52)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2018) View citations (26)
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2018) View citations (47)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (50)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (64)

2021

7. Effect of Health Insurance in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (5)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021) View citations (5)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (5)
8. Female Genital Cutting and the Slave Trade
   DISCE - Working Papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (6)
9. Women's Well-Being During a Pandemic and its Containment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Women’s well-being during a pandemic and its containment, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2020

10. Maternal Mortality Risk and Spousal Differences in the Demand for Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2018

11. Bride Price and Female Education
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Bride Price and Female Education, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (99) (2020)

2017

12. Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2017) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2020) View citations (91) (2020)
13. Traditional Beliefs and Learning about Maternal Risk in Zambia
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Traditional Beliefs and Learning about Maternal Risk in Zambia, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2016

14. Selling daughters: age of marriage, income shocks and the bride price tradition
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (39)
    Also in 2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (9)
15. Weather Shocks, Age of Marriage and the Direction of Marriage Payments
    DISCE - Working Papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) View citations (41)

2014

16. German Jewish Emigres and US Invention
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (74)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (90)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (90)
    See also Journal Article German Jewish ?migr?s and US Invention, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (60) (2014)
17. Prenuptial Contracts, Labor Supply and Household Investments
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2013

18. Marriage, Social Insurance and Labor Supply
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2011

19. The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Mannheim, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2012) View citations (40) (2012)
20. Yours, Mine and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (20)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Yours, Mine, and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (225) (2015)

2010

21. Compulsory Licensing: Evidence from the Trading with the Enemy Act
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Compulsory Licensing: Evidence from the Trading with the Enemy Act, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (204) (2012)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Child marriage as informal insurance: Empirical evidence and policy simulations
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 162, (C) View citations (18)

2022

2. Women’s well-being during a pandemic and its containment
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 156, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Women's Well-Being During a Pandemic and its Containment, NBER Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2020

3. Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments
   Econometrica, 2020, 88, (3), 879-915 View citations (91)
   See also Working Paper Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (23) (2017)
4. Bride Price and Female Education
   Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (2), 591 - 641 View citations (99)
   See also Working Paper Bride Price and Female Education, Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2019

5. The Research Agenda: Alessandra Voena on Economics of the family in developed and developing countries
   EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2019, 20, (1)

2018

6. Widows' land rights and agricultural investment
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 135, (C), 449-460 View citations (29)

2017

7. Traditional Beliefs and Learning about Maternal Risk in Zambia
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 511-15 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Traditional Beliefs and Learning about Maternal Risk in Zambia, Post-Print (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2015

8. Yours, Mine, and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (8), 2295-2332 View citations (225)
   See also Working Paper Yours, Mine and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (20) (2011)

2014

9. German Jewish ?migr?s and US Invention
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (10), 3222-55 View citations (60)
   See also Working Paper German Jewish Emigres and US Invention, Munich Reprints in Economics (2014) View citations (74) (2014)

2012

10. Compulsory Licensing: Evidence from the Trading with the Enemy Act
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (1), 396-427 View citations (204)
    See also Working Paper Compulsory Licensing: Evidence from the Trading with the Enemy Act, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
11. The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights
    Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 339-372 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)