Development economics, impact evaluation, behavioural economics, public economics, economics of education, applied microeconomics
Published papers:
Nov 2020, In: The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. 36, 3, p. 461–494 34.
with Olsson, O. & Putterman, L., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Economic Growth. 23, 1, p. 1-40
with Lindahl, M. & Mitrut, A., 1 Feb 2017, In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 9, 1, p. 180-209 30.
Borcan, O., Lindahl, M. & Mitrut, A., Dec 2014, In: Journal of Public Economics. 120, p. 32-47 16.
Working Papers:
Right in the Middle: A Field Experiment On The Role Of Integrity Training And Norms In Combating Corruption
with N. Grabher-Meyer (University of East Anglia), S. Heger (University of Bologna) and
A. Patel (University of East Anglia), 2023 (link)| Lab-in-the-field experiment
Trading social status for genetics in marriage markets: Evidence from UK biobank
with A. Abdellaoui, D. Hugh-Jones and PA. Chiappori, F.A. Torvik, and E Ystrom, 2022 (link) | submitted
Proud to belong: the impact of ethics training on police officers,
with D. Harris, D. Serra, H. Telli, B. Schettini and S. Dercon, 2022 CSAE Working paper (link) | RCT
Positive disruption? Meritocratic principal selection and student achievement
with J. Merewood (RAND Europe) (link). | Staggered Difference-in-differences
Curbing adult student attrition: evidence from a field experiment
with R. Chande, M. Luca, M. Sanders, X.-Z. Soon, N. Barak-Corren, E. Linos, E. Kirkman, and
S. Robinson (Behavioural Insights Team), CMPOWorking PaperNo. 14/335. (link) | RCT
Work in Progress:
The Legacy of the French Protectorate (1912-1956) on Education in Morocco
with A. Allegre (UEA) and C. Brunnschweiler (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) | Archival Data; in preparation for submission
Sexual corruption and female entrepreneurship: a pilot evaluation in Burkina Faso, with Doris Aja-Eke, Robert Gillanders (Dublin City University) and Eugenie
Maiga (Universite Norbert Zongo) | fieldwork planned for Spring 2025
First steps to independence: Evaluating a behaviourally informed travel training programme, with Jack Keeble, Amrish
Patel and Joni Holmes (UEA) | in the field
Do bridge programmes work? Evidence from two travel training interventions, with Jack Keeble and Amrish Patel (UEA) | data analysis stage
Allies and prosociality in conflict areas: Evidence from the war in Ukraine, with C. Brunnschweiler (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), A. Patel (UEA), D. Hugh-Jones, and Oleksandra Keudel (Kyiv School of Economics) | third wave of survey data collection
Motivating social compliance in a multi-tier supply chain framework: evidence from an online experiment, with Nikita Grabher-Meyer (ILO), Amrish Patel and Theodore Turocy (UEA) | data collection planned for December 2025
The long-term impact of academisation of schools in England, with Laura Harvey (University of Loughborough) and Jack Keeble (University of East Anglia) | data analysis stage
Politics in hospitals: partisan managers and hospital performance | Panel Data