Working Papers :
“Changing Harmful Norms through Information and Coordination: Experimental Evidence from Somalia” with Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon and Munshi Sulaiman
“Domestic Violence Laws and Social Norms: Evidence from Pakistan” with Marinella Leone and Sameen Zafar (latest version: 10 Apr. 2025)
“Gender Based Violence in Schools and Girls' Education: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique” with Sofia Amaral, Aixa Garcia-Ramos, Sarita Ore, Alejandra Ramos and Maria Micaela Sviatschi (latest version: 11 Feb. 2025) [VoxDev summary]
"Liqudity, Business Development and Gender: Evidence from Credit Contracts" with Francesco Loiacono, Andreas Madestam, Miri Stryjan
“(Digital) Cash Transfers, Privacy and Women's Empowerment: Evidence from Uganda" with Giulia Greco, Pallavi Prabhakar and Munshi Sulaiman (latest version: 17 May 2025)
Journal Articles :
“A Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions” with Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman and Peyton Young, American Economic Review, forthcoming.
“Childcare, Labor Supply and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda” with Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville and Lore Vandewalle, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2025, Vol. 17(2): 75-101 . [VoxDev summary]
“Repayment Flexibility and Risk-Taking: Experimental Evidence from Credit Contracts” with Marianna Battaglia and Andreas Madestam, Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91(5): 2635–2675. [VoxDev summary]
“Borrowing Constraints and Demand for Remedial Education: Evidence from Tanzania” with Konrad Burchardi, Jon de Quidt and Munshi Sulaiman, Economic Journal, 2024, 134(662): 2621–2637.
"Telenovelas and Attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community in Latin America" with Maria Lombardi and Alejandra Ramos, Labour Economics, 2024, Volume 87, 102488.
“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. [Vox summary]
“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. [VoxDev summary]
“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 :
"SMEs and Workers during Crises: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda" with Francesco Loiacono, Andreas Madestam, Miri Stryjan, AEA Papers and Proceedings, May 2025, forthcoming.
“What We Can Learn When Impacts Fail to Replicate: Lessons from an Empowerment Programme for Young Women in Tanzania”, with Niklas Buehren, Markus Goldstein, Isabelle Salcher, Munshi Sulaiman, Venus Yam, Journal of Development Studies, 2024, 60(8): 1200–1210.
"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. [VoxDev summary]
“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) :
"Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture" with Elijah Kipchumba, Andreas Madestam, Alexander Nasstrom, Munshi Sulaiman, Esau Tugume
"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