Research by: Region
Course Text: “School Governance, Teacher Incentives and Pupil-Teacher Ratios: Experimental Evidence from Kenyan Primary Schools”
This article has been listed as required reading for practice in evaluating randomized evaluations for Program Evaluation, a spring elective at the CDE.
Read MoreCourse Text: “The Effects of “Girl-Friendly” Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso”
This article has been assigned as required reading in the spring CDE elective, Program Evaluation.
Read MoreCourse Text: “Dams”
This text has been assigned as required reading for the spring CDE elective, Program Evaluation.
Read MoreCourse Text: “Does a Ban on Informal Health Providers Save Lives? Evidence from Malawi”
This article, written by Prof. Godlonton and co-author Edward Okeke, is a required reading in the CDE spring elective, Program Evaluation.
Read MoreCourse Text: “The New Transparency in Development Economics: Lessons from the Millennium Villages Controversy”
This article has been assigned as required reading for the CDE spring elective Program Evaluation.
Read MoreCourse Text: “When Does Rigorous Impact Evaluation Make a Difference? The Case of the Millennium Villages”
This article has been assigned as required reading for the CDE spring elective, Program Evaluation.
Read MoreCourse Text: “The Effect of an Integrated Multisector Model for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals and Improving Child Survival in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Non-Randomised Controlled Assessment”
This article has been assigned as required reading for Program Evaluation, a spring elective at the CDE.
Read MoreCourse Text: “Methods of Household Consumption Measurement through Surveys: Experimental Results from Tanzania”
This article has been assigned as required reading in the CDE spring elective, Program Evaluation.
Read MoreProf. Ashraf recommends: “Replication Redux: The Reproducibility Crisis and the Case of Deworming”
In this article, Owen Ozier of the World Bank examines the difficulty of reproducing the results of seminal experiments through the example of the debate around mass deworming interventions.
Read MoreNews Article: “A Ticket for Corruption”
This clever study by Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel explored how “culture” affected whether or not diplomats from other countries obeyed parking rules in Manhattan.
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