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Hot Air Balloons
Selected Publications
Identifying Network Ties from Panel Data: Theory and an Application to Tax Competition
joint with Aureo de Paula (UCL) and Pedro CL Souza (Queen Mary)

Review of Economic Studies, forthcoming.

Github repository for codes

The Search for Good Jobs: Evidence from a Six-year Field Experiment in Uganda

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Vittorio Bassi (USC), Robin Burgess (LSE), Munshi Sulaiman (BRAC) and Anna Vitali (UCL)

Journal of Labor Economics, forthcoming.

Parental Responses to Information About School Quality: Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative Data

joint with Ellen Greaves (Bristol), Iftikhar Hussain (Sussex) and Birgitta Rabe (Essex)

Economic Journal, August 2023, Volume 133, Issue 654, 2334-2402.

Social Incentives, Delivery Agents and the Effectiveness of Development Interventions
joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Erika Deserranno (Northwestern), Ricardo Morel (IPA), Robin Burgess (LSE), and Munshi Sulaiman (BRAC)

Journal of Political Economy: Micro, February 2023, Volume 1, Issue 1, 162-224, .

The Impacts of a Multifaceted Pre-natal Intervention on Human Capital Accumulation in Early Life

joint with Pedro Carneiro (UCL), Lucy Kraftman (IFS), Giacomo Mason (CMA), Lucie Moore (OPM)

and Molly Scott (OPM)

American Economic Review, August 2021, Volume 111, 2506-49.

Contagious Animosity in the Field: Evidence from the Federal Criminal Justice System

joint with Brendon McConnell (Southampton)

Journal of Labor Economics, July 2021, Volume 39, 739-85.

Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

joint with Livia Alfonsi (BRAC), Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Vittorio Bassi (USC), Robin Burgess (LSE), Munshi Sulaiman (BRAC and StC) and Anna Vitali (UCL)

Econometrica, November 2020, Vol. 88: 2369-414.

Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Niklas Buehren (World Bank), Robin Burgess (LSE), Markus Goldstein (World Bank), Selim Gulesci (Bocconi) and Munshi Sulaiman (BRAC and StC)

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, January 2020, Vol. 12: 210-59.

Nation-Building Through Compulsory Schooling During the Age of Mass Migration

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Myra Mohnen (Essex) and Martina Viarengo (Geneva)

Economic Journal, January 2019, Vol. 129: 62-109.

Consumption and Investment in Resource Pooling Family Networks

joint with Manuela Angelucci (Michigan) and Giacomo de Giorgi (FRBNY)

Economic Journal, November 2018, Vol. 128: 2613-51.

Management of Bureaucrats and Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service

joint with Daniel Rogger (World Bank)

Economic Journal, February 2018, Vol. 128: 413-446.

Persuasion: A Case Study of Papal Influences on Fertility-Related Beliefs and Behavior

joint with Vittorio Bassi (UCL)

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2017, Vol. 9: 250–302.

Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Robin Burgess (LSE), Narayan Das (BRAC), Selim Gulesci (Bocconi) and Munshi Sulaiman (BRAC)

Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2017, Vol. 132: 811-70.

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations for Tax Compliance: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Germany

joint with Nadja Dwenger (Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance),

Henrik Kleven (LSE) and Johannes Rincke (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, August 2016, Vol 8: 1–31.

Comparing Charitable Fundraising Schemes: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment and a Structural Model

joint with Steffen Huck (UCL) and Andrew Shephard (UPenn)

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, May 2015, Vol. 7: 326-69.

Crime and the Depenalization of Cannabis Possession: Evidence from a Policing Experiment

joint with Jerome Adda (EUI) and Brendon McConnell (UCL)

Journal of Political Economy, October 2014, Vol. 122: 1130-202.

Policing Cannabis and Drug Related Hospital Admissions: Evidence from Administrative Records

joint with Elaine Kelly (IFS)

Journal of Public Economics, April 2014, Vol. 112: 89-114.

Team Incentives: Evidence From a Firm Level Experiment

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Iwan Baranakay (UPenn)

Journal of the European Economic Association, October 2013, Vol. 11: 1079-114.

The Making of Modern America: Migratory Flows in the Age of Mass Migration

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Martina Viarengo (Geneva)

Journal of Development Economics, May 2013, Vol. 102: 23-47.

Field Experiments With Firms

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Iwan Barankay (UPenn)

Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2011, Vol. 25: 63–82.

Matched Fundraising: Evidence From a Natural Field Experiment

joint with Steffen Huck (UCL)

Journal of Public Economics,  June 2011, Vol.95: 351-62.

Heterogeneous Class Size Effects: New Evidence From a Panel of University Students

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Valentino Larcinese (LSE)

Economic Journal, December 2010, Vol. 120: 1365-98.

Social Incentives in the Workplace

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Iwan Barankay (Warwick)

Review of Economic Studies, April 2010, Vol. 77: 417-59.

Family Networks and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence From a Randomized Social Experiment

joint with Manuela Angelucci (Arizona), Giacomo De Giorgi (Stanford), and Marcos A.Rangel (Chicago)

Journal of Public Economics, April 2010, Vol. 94: 197–221.

Social Connections and Incentives in the Workplace: Evidence From Personnel Data

joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Iwan Barankay (Warwick)

Econometrica, July 2009, 77: 1047-94.

Household Bargaining Over Fertility: Theory and Evidence From Malaysia

Journal of Development Economics, June 2008, 86: 215-41.

The Economics of the Marriage Contract: Theories and Evidence
joint with Niko Matouschek (Northwestern)

Journal of Law and Economics, February 2008, 51: 59-110.

Incentives for Managers and Inequality Among Workers: Evidence From a Firm Level Experiment
joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Iwan Barankay (Warwick)

Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2007, 122: 729-75.

Marriage Markets and Divorce Laws
Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, November 2006, 22: 30-69.
Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique
joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE)
Economic Journal, October 2006, 116: 862-902.
Social Preferences and the Response to Incentives: Evidence From Personnel Data
joint with Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Iwan Barankay (Essex)
Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 2005, 120: 917-62.
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