Refereed Publications

"Peer Messaging to Reduce Covid-19 Transmission in Zambia." Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 171, October 2024 (with Alfredo Burlando, Pradeep Chintagunta, Melissa Graboyes, Peter Hangoma, Dean Karlan, Mario Macis, and Silvia Prina).

"Experience in Financial Decision-Making: Field Evidence from Malawi." Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 116, March 2023 (with Xavier Giné).

"Incentives for Patients and Referrals for TB Treatment: A Randomized Field Experiment in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2023, pp. 259-291 (with Mario Macis and Pradeep Chintagunta).

"Revising Commitments: Field Evidence on Adjustment of Prior Choices." Economic Journal, February 2018 (with Xavier Giné, Dan Silverman, and Dean Yang).

"The Effect of Social Pressure on Expenditures in Malawi." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, November 2017.

"Savings Defaults and Payment Delays for Cash Transfers: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi." Journal of Development Economics, November 2017 (with Lasse Brune, Xavier Giné, and Dean Yang).

"Direct and Indirect Effects of Malawi`s Public Works Program on Food Security." Journal of Development Economics, September 2017 (with Kathleen Beegle and Emanuela Galasso).

"Kwacha Gonna Do? Experimental Evidence about Labor Supply in Rural Malawi." Economic Journal: Applied Economics, January 2016.

"Facilitating Savings For Agriculture: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi." Economic Development and Cultural Change, January 2016 (with Lasse Brune, Xavier Giné, and Dean Yang).

"Credit Market Consequences of Improved Personal Identification: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi." American Economic Review, October 2012 (with Xavier Giné and Dean Yang).

Other Publications

"Products and Policies to Promote Saving in Developing Countries." World of Labor, 2014.

"The Effects of Education on Labour Market Outcomes." In Edward Fiske and Helen Ladd, eds., Handbook of Education, Finance and Policy, Routledge. 2008 (with Jeffrey Smith).

Working Papers

"The impact of Digital Agricultural Extension Services: Experimental Evidence from Rice Farmers in India" (with Shawn Cole, Tomato Harigaya, and Jessica Zhu). Working paper, 2025.

"Banking the Group: Impact of Credit Linkages among Ugandan Savings Groups," (with Alberto Burlando and Luciana Etchaverry). Working paper, 2024.

Work in Progress

"Working Together for Change: A Gender Transformative Approach to Women's Entrepreneurship" (with Kathleen Beegle, Alfredo Burlando, and Jaah Mkupete).

"Measuring Impact of Group Loans and Savings Group Digital Ledgers in Savings Groups on Women's Economic Empowerment" (with Alfredo Burlando and Elliot Collins).

"Engaging Women in Mobile Money Markets" (with Xavier Giné, Lore Vandewalle, Alberto Matamoros, Carlotta Nano, and Anusuya Sivaram).