In poor countries, over a quarter of children under the age of five years
are malnourished. The corresponding rate in rich countries is…
Exploiting a randomized natural experiment in India, we show that female leadership influences adolescent girls' career aspirations and…
This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can…
We examine the effects of exposure to malaria in early childhood
on educational attainment and economic status in adulthood by
exploiting…
We exploit random assignment of gender quotas for leadership positions on Indian village councils to show that prior exposure to a female…
The lack of "social capital" is frequently given as an explanation for why communities perform poorly. Yet to what extent can project…