Research

Working Papers :

 “A Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions” with Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman and Peyton Young R&R, American Economic Review.

Borrowing Constraints and Demand for Remedial Education: Evidence from Tanzania” with Konrad Burchardi, Jon de Quidt and Munshi Sulaiman conditionally accepted, Economic Journal.

 “Childcare, Labor Supply and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda” with  Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville and Lore Vandewalle conditionally accepted, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

"Credit Contracts, Business Development and Gender: Evidence from Uganda" with Francesco Loiacono, Andreas Madestam, Miri Stryjan

 “Domestic Violence Laws and Social Norms: Evidence from Pakistan” with  Marinella Leone and Sameen Zafar


Journal Articles :

"Telenovelas and Attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community in Latin America" with Maria Lombardi and Alejandra Ramos, Labour Economics, forthcoming.

Repayment Flexibility and Risk-Taking: Experimental Evidence from Credit Contracts” with Marianna Battaglia and Andreas Madestam, Review of Economic Studies, forthcoming.

Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence Against Girls during the Covid-19 Pandemic?” with Manuela Puente Beccar and Diego Ubfal, Journal of Development Economics, 2021, Vol. 153.

Poverty Alleviation and Interhousehold Transfers: Evidence from BRAC’s Graduation Program in Bangladesh, World Bank Economic Review, 2021, Vol. 35(4): 921–949.

"Testing Willingness to Pay Elicitation Mechanisms in the Field: Evidence from Uganda", with Konrad Burchardi, Jon de Quidt, Benedetta Lerva and Stefano Tripodi, Journal of Development Economics, 2021, Vol. 152.

Loan Contract Structure and Adverse Selection: Survey Evidence from Uganda” with Christian Ahlin, Andreas Madestam and Miri Stryjan, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 172: 180-195.

The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Expansion on Mothers’ Attitudes towards Domestic Violence in Turkey”  with Erik Meyersson and Sofia Trommlerova, World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34(2): 464-484.

The Price of Gold: Dowry and Death in India” with Sonia Bhalotra and Abhishek Chakravarty,  Journal of Development Economics, 2020, Vol. 143.

Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa” with Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12(1): 210-59.

 “Moral Hazard: Experimental Evidence from Tenancy Contracts” with Konrad Burchardi, Benedetta Lerva, Munshi Sulaiman, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134(1): 281-347.

Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies” with Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132(2): 811-870.


Other Publications :

"Long-term effects of preschool subsidies and cash transfers on child development: Evidence from Uganda" with Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville and Lore Vandewalle, AEA Papers and Proceedings, May 2024.

Forced Migration and Attitudes towards Domestic Violence: Evidence from Turkey”, in Towards Gender Equity in Development, eds. Siwan Anderson, Lori Beaman and Jean-Philippe Platteau, Oxford University Press, 2018.

 “Intentions to Participate in Adolescent Training Programs: Evidence from Uganda” with Oriana Bandiera, Markus Goldstein, Imran Rasul, Robin Burgess, Munshi Sulaiman, Journal of the European Economic Association (P&P), 2010, 8: 548–560.


Work in Progress (selected) :

Changing Harmful Norms through Information and Coordination: Experimental Evidence from Somalia” with Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon and Munshi Sulaiman

"Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture" with Elijah Kipchumba, Andreas Madestam, Alexander Nasstrom, Munshi Sulaiman, Esau Tugume

(Digital) Cash Transfers, Privacy of Information and Intimate Partner Violence" with Giulia Greco, Pallavi Prabhakar and Munshi Sulaiman

Gender Based Violence and Education: Evidence from Mozambique” with Sofia Amaral, Aixa Garcia-Ramos, Sarita Ore, Alejandra Ramos and Maria Micaela Sviatschi

"Market Access and Rural Development: Experimental Evidence from Malawi" with Jared Gars, Diego Ubfal and Danish Us-Salam

"The (in)direct effect of a training program on women's employment -- experimental evidence from the health sector in Egypt" with Ahmed Elsayed and Marc Witte