Research
Journal Articles
Long run effects of teachers in Developing Countries (2020), with Caine Rolleston, Review of Development Economics (Open Access)
Contact and Commitment to Development: Evidence from quasi-random missionary assignments (2020), Kyklos, Working Paper Version, Survey Questionnaire, Data (Discussion: Marginal Revolution, Times and Seasons)
Testing the feasibility of a Value-Added Model of School Quality in a Low Income Country (2019), Development Policy Review, with Phil Elks, Published Version (Open Access) - Ark Working Paper Version - Data (Discussion: Daily Monitor, Uganda)
School Management and Public-Private Partnerships in Uganda (2017), Journal of African Economies, Published Version (Open Access Link) - RISE Working Paper Version (Discussion: Center for Global Development (CGD) Blog)
Working Papers
Contracting Out Schools at Scale: Evidence from Pakistan (2018), RISE Working Paper
Learning in Lagos: Comparing Student Achievement in Bridge, Public, and Private Schools (2018), with Alina Lipcan and Brian Law, OPM Report (Discussion: The Guardian (Nigeria), BBC World Service, Institute of Economic Affairs)
Work in Progress
Understanding the Global Aid Architecture for Education
Where did Free Primary Education Reforms work, and why?
Engaging Education in a Crisis: The Impact of Technology-Aided Teacher-Student Interactions in a Low-Income Country
Discrimination by Politicians Against Religious Minorities: Experimental Evidence from the UK, with Ukasha Ramli
Low Returns to Low-Cost Private Schools: Experimental Evidence from Delhi, with Justin Sandefur and Dev Patel
Book Chapters
Teacher Labor Markets in Developing Countries, Routledge Handbook of Education Economics (forthcoming), with Todd Pugatch, IZA Discussion Paper Version
"Jobs and the Labor Market" and "Consumption Patterns", in The Emerging Middle Class in Africa, edited by Mthuli Ncube, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Routledge, Google Books
Policy Papers
Beyond Brexit: Four Steps To Make Britain A Global Leader On Trade For Development (2017), with Ian Mitchell and Michael Anderson, CGD Policy Paper
Can education markets work for the poor? (2016), with Masooda Bano, Rebecca Doherty and Shefali Rai, OPM/EDOREN Report
Review of the Literature on Basic Education in Nigeria: Issues of access, quality, equity and impact (2014), with Sara Humphreys, OPM/EDOREN Report
Growth in Indonesia: is it sustainable? (2013) with Mark Henstridge, Gaber Burnik, Mateo Cabello, Federica Chiappe, Sourovi De, Maham Farhat, Maja Jakobsen, OPM Report
Exchange rate options for South Sudan (2012), with Christopher Adam, Unpublished Working Paper (Discussion: Gulf Times)
Smallholder Farm Risk Management in Developing Countries (2012), with Abhijeet Singh, Background Paper for OECD