Publications
"Does Survey Mode Matter? Comparing In-Person and Phone Agricultural Surveys in India" (2024) Journal of Development Economics, Joint with E. Anderson, T. Lybbert, R. Singh. (ungated)
"Cash transfers amid shocks: A large, one-time, unconditional cash transfer to refugees in Uganda has multidimensional benefits after 19 months" (2024) World Development. Joint with P. Gupta, K. Longman, H. Lanthorn, R. Bergmann, E. Nshakira-Rukundo, N. Rutto, C. Kahura, W. Kananu, G. Posner, K. Zhao, P. Davis. (gated, ungated)
"Digital Tools for Rural Agriculture Extension: Impacts of Mobile-based Advisories on Farmer Adoption in Southern India". (2023) Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Joint with R.Singh, W. Slotznik. (ungated)
"Agricultural input subsidies, credit constraints and aid expectations: evidence from Haïti", (2022) American Journal of Applied Economics. joint with J. Gignoux, K. Macours, K Wright. (gated
"Cash, COVID-19, and aid cuts: A mixed-method impact evaluation among South Sudanese refugees registered in Kiryandongo, Uganda". (2022) BMJ Global Health. Joint with R. Bergemann,H. Lanthorn, E. Kimani, E. Nshakira-Rukundo, Y. Li. Submitted (ungated)
"Rural schools as effective hubs for agricultural technology dissemination: experimental evidence from Tanzania and Uganda" (2021) European Review of Agricultural Economics. Joint with , H. M. Kpaka, T. Wossen, K. Mtunda, L. Laizer, S.Feleke, V. Manyong (gated, ungated)
"Field Comparisons of Incentive-Compatible Preference Elicitation Techniques", (2020) Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. joint with S. Cole, N. Fernando, and J. Tobacman. (gated, ungated)
"Access and Adoption of Hybrid Seeds: Evidence from Uganda." (2019) Journal of African Economies. Joint with N. Axmann, T. Fischer, K. Keller, K. Leiby, P. Wang. (gated, ungated)
"What drives smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for a new farm technology? Evidence from an experimental auction in Kenya", (2019) Food Policy. Joint with H. Channa, A. Z. Chen, P. Pina, J. Ricker-Gilbert. (ungated)
"Welfare impacts of an entry-level solar home system in Uganda", (2017). Journal of Development Effectiveness. Joint with A. Chen, J. Fischer, A. Fraker, N. Shah, S. Shirrell. (gated, ungated)
"Weather Insurance Savings Accounts", (2016) J. Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues Pract. Joint with J. Tobacman. (gated, ungated)
"Dynamics of Demand for Rainfall Index Insurance: Evidence from a Commercial Product in India”, (2016) The World Bank Economic Review. (gated, ungated)
"Dynamics of Demand for Index Insurance: Evidence from a Long-Run Field Experiment", (2014) The American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings). Joint with S. Cole and J. Tobacman. (gated, ungated)
"Crop Microinsurance: Tackling Poverty, One Insurance Policy at a Time", (2014) Annals of Actuarial Science. Joint with A. Mookerjee, D. Clarke, D. Grenham, J. Sharpe. (gated)
"The effectiveness of micro-insurance in helping small-holders manage weather-related risks", (2012) EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. Joint with S. Cole, X. Gine, G. Bastian, J. Oliver, S. Vyas, C. Wendel. (ungated)
Working Papers
"Cost-Effectiveness through Bundled Distribution: Impacts of a package of goods on livelihoods in Rural Tanzania". Joint with Z. Allier-Gagneur, R. Fenton, A. Hakim, N. Hariharan, P. Kazyoba, M. Pin, L. Ropp, M. Shotland. Submitted (draft)
"What are the barriers to pulse cultivation in India? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial", joint with E. Anderson, R. Singh, K. Sturla..
"Building Social Capital: Poor Impacts or Poor Measurements?" Joint with P. Lesmes-Rodriguez, M. Vera-Hernandez, E. Fitzsimons, S. Yoshida.
"Learning from Experience and Learning from Others", joint with F. Kondylis, M. Jones, J. Loeser, M. Mobarak
Lost Steam, "Not Really Working" Papers
"Formal Insurance Against Weather Shocks: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in India", joint with J. Tobacman, V. Shah, L. Litvine, S. Cole, R. Chattopadhyay. (draft)
"Farmer Credit and Firm Profits: Experimental Evidence from a Monopsony Buyer in Mozambique", joint with I. Busto, S. Li, V. Polin. (draft)
"Commitment, Mental Accounting, and Agricultural Investment: Evidence from Rwanda", joint with Florence Kondylis and Maria Jones. (draft)