Working Papers

The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics 

  with Huntington-Klein, Nick, Claus Pörtner, et al. |NBER Working Paper, 2025 |IZA Discussion Paper, 2025. (Under Review

The Persistent Legacy: Colonial Railroads and Agricultural Productivity in Africa 

  with Mohapatra, Sandeep. (Under Review

Who Gains from Roads? Farm-Size, In-kind Transfers and Market Access

  (Under Review)

Rural Electrification, Talent Sorting, and Agricultural Productivity

Unreliable Electricity in Developing Countries: The Role of Weak Institutions 

  with Khemani, Stuti. | World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2025. (Forthcoming)

Who Pays What? Utility Ownership Structures and Residential Electricity Prices 

  (Under Review)

Temperature and Farm Labor in the Tropics 

  (Revised & Resubmitted)

Intra-household Bargaining Frictions and Misallocation: Evidence from Malawi 

  with Wassie, Mengistu. (Under Review

Droughts and Daughters: Do Climate Shocks Push Girls into Child Labor? 

  with Mohapatra, Sandeep. (Under Review

Climate Change, Agricultural Productivity, and Farm Insurance

  CAPI Working Paper, 2025