Working Papers
A General Theory of Inverse Welfare Functions, with William Dodds
R&R at Theoretical Economics
Optimal Policy Reforms, with William Dodds and Juan Rios
R&R at American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Publications
Estimating the Welfare Cost of Labor Supply Frictions, with William Dodds, Nick Lacoste, and Juan Rios
Journal of Public Economics, 2025.
Welfare Analysis of Changing Notches: Evidence from Bolsa Família, with William Dodds and Juan Rios
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2025. Accepted Manuscript
Using Schooling Decisions to Estimate the Elasticity of Marginal Utility with respect to Consumption, with William Dodds
Journal of Public Economics, 2023. Accepted Manuscript with Appendices.
Can personalized digital counseling improve consumer search for modern contraceptive methods?, with Susan Athey, Vitor Hadad, Julian C. Jamison, Berk Özler, Luca Parisotto, and Julius Dohbit Sama
Science Advances, 2023. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9777.
The World Bank Economic Review, 2022. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9409
Improving the Well-being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries, with Berk Özler.
The World Bank Research Observer, 2022.
Using Labor Supply Elasticities to Learn About Income Inequality: The Role of Productivities vs Preferences, with William Dodds
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9102
The Targeting Benefit of Conditional Cash Transfers, with William Dodds
Journal of Public Economics, 2021. Accepted Manuscript with Appendices, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9101
Optimal Taxation with Multiple Dimensions of Heterogeneity, with William Dodds
Journal of Public Economics, 2021. Accepted Manuscript with Appendices, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9572
Does Selling State Silver Generate Private Gold? Neighbourhood Impacts of State House Sales, with Arthur Grimes and Steve Stillman
Urban Studies, 2014.