Academic Publications:
(2024) Is Digital Credit Filling a Hole or Digging a Hole? Evidence from Malawi with Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson. The Economic Journal, Volume 134, Issue 658, February 2024, Pages 457–484, https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead083 (2022) Saving for Multiple Financial Needs: Evidence from Lockboxes and Mobile Money in Malawi with Shilpa Aggarwal and Jonathan Robinson. The Review of Economics and Statistics 2023; 105 (4): 833–851. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01086
(2020) Cashing In (and Out): Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Mobile Money in Malawi with Shilpa Aggarwal and Jonathan Robinson. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 110: 599-604. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201087
Working Papers:
Digital Economy:
(2025) Wheels of Work: A Cross-Country Look at Digital Driving Gigs in India, Indonesia, and Kenya with Martin Atela, Jenny Susan John, Pratibha Joshi , Rivandra Royono
(2025) Women in Gig Platform Driving: Descriptive evidence from India and Indonesia with Levina Adiputri, Terry Muthahhari, Rivandra Royono, Jack Thunde, Jenny Susan John, Pratibha Joshi
Surveys: India; Indonesia; Kenya
Infrastructure:
(2018) Unreliable Electricity: Effects of Power Outages on Small Businesses in Urban Malawi (Job Market Paper)
Literature Reviews:
Digital Economy:
(2023) Digital labor gig economy from the worker’s perspective: A literature review and a companion paper (also a part of the main literature review) Digital gig work and financial inclusion: Examination of links, promises, and early evidence
Education:
(2022) Encouraging Child Mothers to Return to School: Rapid Review of the Literature with Cassandra Asumah, Grace Muriithi and Rachel LuSava
(2022) Child Pregnancy Prevention in Kenya: Rapid Review of the Literature with Cassandra Azumah , Frida Njogu-Ndongwe , Grace Muriithi, Jefferson Mwaisaka, Michael Sebele and Rachel LuSava
(2021) Principles to enhance social-emotional outcomes in adolescents: informing implementation with Heather Lanthorn and Michael McGarrah
Reports:
Digital Economy:
(2025) Economic lives of digital platform gig workers: Case of delivery drivers in India with Pratibha Joshi , Jenny Susan John , Sudhanshu Sharma
(2025) Economic lives of digital platform gig workers: Case of motorbike on taxi and delivery drivers in Indonesia (main paper) with Rivandra Royono Terry Muthahhari , Jack Thunde , Levina Adiputri
(2025) Experiences working on gig platforms: Case of motorbike on taxi and delivery drivers in Indonesia with Rivandra Royono Terry Muthahhari , Jack Thunde , Levina Adiputri
(2025) Women in Indonesia’s Gig Economy: Opportunities and Barriers in Ride-Hailing and Delivery work in Indonesia with Rivandra Royono Terry Muthahhari , Jack Thunde , Levina Adiputri
Education:
(2024) Impact Evaluation of a School Leadership Development Programme in Western Cape, South Africa with Rico Bergemann, Christine Kahura, Ebenezer Chulu and Akshar Katariya.
(2023) Endline report on impacts of a parental engagement SMS intervention in peri-urban Malawi with Jack Thunde, T. Arthur Chibwana , Leonard Oruko and Mtise Mwanza
Health:
(2023) Malawi drones for health randomised control trial: Baseline report with Mico Rudasingwa, Alison Connor, Tafwirapo Chihana, Innocent Mainjeni and Luciana Maxim
(2022) Measuring Zipline’s Impact on Health Access, Availability, and Supply Chain in Ghana with Alison Connor, Dan Stein, Rachel LuSava and Young Mkandawire
Blogposts:
AI:
(2025)Adapting evaluation strategies in the era of generative AI with Meg Battle , Crystal Haijing Huang , Sid Ravinutala , Marc Shotland
Digital Economy:
(2024) The changing landscape of work: Insights into India’s delivery platform gig workforce with Pratibha Joshi , Jenny Susan John
(2025) Who Are Gig Workers? Insights from Indonesia with Rivandra Royono Terry Muthahhari , Levina Adiputri
Gender:
(2024) How we’re using a gender lens to increase social sector partners’ impact
(2024) Women Enterprise Fund Learning Partnership with Frida Njogu-Ndongwe, Mico Rudasingwa, Young Mkandawire and Grace Muriithi
Education:
(2023) Learnings from conducting phone interviews with school children with Jack Thunde and Mtise Mwanza
(2022) Supporting teen mothers return to school: Lessons from Kenya with Grace Muriithi and Rachel LuSava
Methods:
(2020) Comparing apples and oranges: how to make tough funding decisions on a timeline with Ari Gandolfo, Martin Gould, and Esther Zulu
(2019) Geographic sampling methodology: Case of Nano with Nate Vernon
(2019) Using digital maps to collect high-quality data in rural Zambia with Nate Vernon and Martin Gould