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Working Papers

2021

1. The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement: Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Welfare v. Consent: On the Optimal Penalty for Harassment
   Papers, arXiv.org

2020

3. Do government-initiated energy comparison sites encourage consumer search and lower prices? Evidence from an online randomized controlled experiment in Australia
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics
4. Stigma and Misconceptions in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Field Experiment in India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Social Science & Medicine (2021)

2018

5. Determining the Extent of Statistical Discrimination: Evidence from a field experiment in India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)

2015

6. Gender Quotas, Competitions, and Peer Review: Experimental Evidence on the Backlash Against Women
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (25)
   See also Journal Article in Management Science (2018)
7. The effect of after-school classes on private tuition, mental health, and academic outcomes: evidence from Korea*
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics

2014

8. All Work and No Play? The Effects of Ability Sorting on Students’ Non-school Inputs, Time Use, and Grade Anxiety
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
9. Does Greater School Autonomy Make a Difference? Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment in South Korea
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2018)
10. THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CIVIL CONFLICTS ON EDUCATION, EARNINGS AND FERTILITY: EVIDENCE FROM CAMBODIA
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2016)

2013

11. The Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment, Wages and Welfare: The Case of Vietnam
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)
12. The deadly effect of high-stakes testing on teenagers with reference-dependent preferences
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2012

13. Child vs. Pet: The Effect of Abortion Legalization on the Demand for Pets
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics
14. Does the minimum wage affect employment ? evidence from the manufacturing sector in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
15. Reproductive Behaviour at the End of the World: The Effect of the Cuban Missile Crisis on U.S. Fertility
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2017)
16. Statistical Discrimination or Prejudice? A Large Sample Field Experiment
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2014)

2011

17. A hybrid approach to efficiency measurement with empirical illustrations from education and health
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
18. Shrinking classroom age variance raises student achievement: evidence from developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Stigma and misconceptions in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: A field experiment in India
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 278, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2020

2. Is emigration of workers contributing to better schooling outcomes in Nepal?
   Review of International Economics, 2020, 28, (4), 1046-1075 View citations (1)
3. Price elasticities of residential electricity demand: Estimates from household panel data in Bangladesh
   Energy Economics, 2020, 92, (C)
4. Religious Prohibition and Sacrifice: Evidence from the Amish Restriction on High School Education
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 403-434

2019

5. Hedonic pricing and the role of stud fees in the market for thoroughbred yearlings in Australia
   Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2019, 63, (3), 439-471
6. Survey measures versus incentivized measures of risk preferences: Evidence from sex workers' risky sexual transactions
   Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 238, (C), -
7. The Effectiveness of Single‐Sex Schools through Out‐of‐School Activities: Evidence from South Korea
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 81, (2), 369-393

2018

8. Does greater school autonomy make a difference? Evidence from a randomized natural experiment in South Korea
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 161, (C), 15-30 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
9. Gender Quotas, Competitions, and Peer Review: Experimental Evidence on the Backlash Against Women
   Management Science, 2018, 64, (8), 3501-3516 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2017

10. Reproductive behaviour at the end of the world: the effect of the Cuban Missile Crisis on U.S. fertility
    Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (56), 5722-5727
    See also Working Paper (2012)
11. The Intergenerational Effect of Cambodia's Genocide on Children's Education and Health
    Population and Development Review, 2017, 43, (2), 331-353 View citations (1)

2016

12. The effect of high-stakes testing on suicidal ideation of teenagers with reference-dependent preferences
    Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (2), 345-364 View citations (3)
    Also in Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (2), 345-364 (2016) View citations (3)
13. The long-term effects of civil conflicts on education, earnings, and fertility: Evidence from Cambodia
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44, (3), 800-820 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2015

14. All work and no play? The effects of ability sorting on students’ non-school inputs, time use, and grade anxiety
    Economics of Education Review, 2015, 44, (C), 29-41 View citations (4)
15. Do minimum wages affect employment? Evidence from the manufacturing sector in Indonesia
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2015, 4, (1), 1-30 View citations (4)

2014

16. Statistical Discrimination or Prejudice? A Large Sample Field Experiment
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 96, (1), 119-134 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2003

17. Evaluating The Research Output Of Australian Universities' Economics Departments
    Australian Economic Papers, 2003, 42, (4), 418-441 View citations (31)