Research
Published and forthcoming papers:
"Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of Victimization" (with Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson, Nadine Ketel), The Economic Journal, 134, Issue 657, 95–134, 2024
Research featured in VoxEU 2022: “The price of becoming an adult"
"The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania" (with Ofer Malamud, Cristian Pop-Eleches), Journal of Human Resources, 58(2), 2023
" The Impact of Abortion on Crime and Crime-Related Behavior", (with Randi Hjalmarsson, Cristian Pop-Eleches), Journal of Public Economics, 200, 2021
“Bridging the Gap for Roma Women. The Effects of a Health Mediation Program on Roma Prenatal Care and Child Health at Birth”, (with Simona Tudor), Journal of Public Economics, 165, 114-132, 2018
Research featured in Adevarul (RO)
“Fighting Corruption in Education: What Works and Who Benefits?”, (with Oana Borcan, Mikael Lindahl), American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 9, 1-32, 2017
Research featured in the BBC news “Who lost the most marks when cheating was stopped?, AEA, chart of the week: “Who wins when school systems eliminate corruption?”
“The Impact of an Unexpected Wage Cut on Corruption: Evidence from a “Xeroxed” Exam”, (with Oana Borcan, Mikael Lindahl), Journal of Public Economics, 120,32-47, 2014
Research featured in Adevarul (RO)
“Investing in children's education: Are Muslim immigrants different?”, (with François-Charles Wolff), Journal of Population Economics, 27, 999-1022, 2014
“The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Child Health Outcomes and Abandonment. Evidence from Romania”, (with François-Charles Wolff), Journal of Health Economics,30(6), 1219-1231, 2011
“Social Norms and Gift Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Romania”, (with Katarina Nordblom), European Economic Review, 54, 998–1015, 2010
“Do Private and Public Transfers Affect Life Satisfaction? Evidence from Romania”, (with François-Charles Wolff), Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(6), 969-979, 2011
“A causal test of the demonstration effect theory” (with François-Charles Wolff), Economics Letters, 103(1), 52-54, 2009
Working Papers and Work in Progress (selected):
"Self-, Peer- and Teacher Perceptions under School Tracking" (with Ofer Malamud, Cristian-Pop Eleches, Miguel Urquiola) (Revise&Resubmit, Review of Economics and Statistics)
"Doctors Incentives and Cesarean Sections" (with Simona Tudor)
“Wage cuts and health at birth: the adverse effects of in utero exposure to economic shocks”, (with Simona Tudor)
Research featured in The Independent (UK), The Telegraph(UK), Aftonbladet (SE), Evenimentul Zilei (RO), Gandul (RO), Adevarul (RO), Realitatea TV (RO), Romanian National TV news, Marie Claire (UK)
“Teacher-Student Interactions and Child Outcomes” (with Ofer Malamud, Cristian-Pop Eleches, Miguel Urquiola)
"Fraud (and Corruption) Kill: Hospital-Acquired Infections and Infant Health (with Cristian Pop-Eleches, Simona Tudor)
Old Working Papers:
“Behind Closed Doors. School Enrollment of the Institutionalized Children"
“Remittances After Natural Disasters: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Tsunami” (with François-Charles Wolff)