Research

Publications

10. Aspiring to a better future: Can a simple psychological intervention reduce poverty?
(with Orkin K, Garlick R, Sedlmayr S, Haushofer J and Dercon S)
Accepted, Review of Economic Studies

9. Nudging payment behaviour: Evidence from a field experiment on pay-as-you-go off-grid electricity
(with Bonan B, d'Adda, G and Said, F)
World Bank Economic Review, 2023

8. Adapting to an aggregate shock: The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on rural households
(with Riley, E)
Review of Economics of the Household, 2023

7. Encouraging female graduates to enter the labor force: Evidence from a role model intervention in Pakistan
(with Ahmed H, Said F, Tiramzee Z)
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023

6. Home-based Enterprises: Experimental Evidence on Female Preferences from Pakistan
(with Said F, d'Adda G, Chaudhry A)
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2022

5. Migration, externalities, and the diffusion of  COVID-19 in South Asia
(with Lee J, Morduch J, Ravindran S, Shonchoy A)
Journal of Public Economics, 2021 

4. Household response to an extreme shock: Evidence on the immediate impact of Covid-19 on economic outcomes and well-being in rural Uganda  
(with Riley, E)
World Development, 2021 

3. It is not power, but how you use it: Experimental evidence on altruism from households in Pakistan
(with Said F, d'Adda G, Chaudhry A)
Applied Economics Letters, 2020

2. Repaying microcredit loans: A natural experiment on liability structure
The Journal of Development Studies, 2019 

1. Charitable giving or signalling? Voluntary contributions by microcredit borrowers in Pakistan
(with Wahhaj, Z)
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2019

Working Papers

1. Selecting experimental sites for external validity (with Michael Gechter, Keisuke Hirano, Jean Lee, Orville Mondal, Jonathan Morduch, Saravana Ravindran, and Abu Shonchoy)

2. What happens when women suddenly stop receiving cash transfers? (with Nasir Iqbal, Amen Jalal, and Kate Vyborny) 

3. Wage subsidies to promote female hiring: Evidence from Pakistan (with Maurizio Bussolo, Jean Lee, Nayantara Sarma, and Anaise Williams) 

4. “We’re all in this together”: Experimental evidence from a universal livelihoods program (with Emma Riley) Midline PAP Endline PAP 

5. Empowering women at a pivotal moment: Evidence from a cash transfer and aspirations workshop in Kenya (with Kate Orkin and Emma Riley) PAP 

Work in Progress

1. A multi-country RCT on digitizing domestic remittances among migrants (with Jean Lee, Jonathan Morduch, Saravana Ravindran and Abu Shonchoy). Fieldwork in progress

2. Empowering young women in Tanzania (with Emma Riley). Fieldwork in progress