Working Papers

Inspecting young paprika plants in Malawi.

 

Commitments to Save: A Field Experiment in Rural Malawi (with Lasse Brune, Xavier Giné, and Jessica Goldberg).

Remittances and the Problem of Control: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador (with Nava Ashraf, Diego Aycinena, and Claudia Martinez A.). Under submission.

The Impact of Remittance Fees on Remittance Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment Among Salvadoran Migrants (with Diego Aycinena and Claudia Martinez A.)

Revising Commitments: Field Evidence on Adjustment of Prior Choices (with Xavier Giné, Jessica Goldberg, and Dan Silverman).

"The Impact of Mexican Immigration on U.S. Labor Markets: Evidence from Migrant Flows Driven by Rainfall Shocks" (with Todd Pugatch). Contact me for the latest draft.

"How Important are Destination Country Macro Shocks in Determining Migration Flows? Evidence from Filipino Migration" (with David Mckenzie and Caroline Theoharides). Contact me for the latest draft.

"Hurricanes and Mortality in Mexico" (with Todd Pugatch). Contact me for the latest draft.

The Impact of Rainfall on Rice Output in Indonesian Districts (with David I. Levine)

Work in progress

“Channeling Remittances Toward Education: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador” (with Catherine Ambler and Diego Aycinena)

“The Costs of Isolation: A Transportation Experiment in Rural Malawi” (with Jessica Goldberg, Annika Mueller, and Rebecca Thornton)

“Financial and Informational Barriers to Migration: A Field Experiment in the Philippines” (with Emily Beam and David Mckenzie)

“Barriers to Medicaid Utilization Among Immigrants” (with Emily Beam and Tara Watson)

“Savings, Subsidies, and Sustainable Food Security: A Field Experiment in Mozambique” (with Rachid Laajaj and Michael R. Carter)

“Increasing the Development Impact of Migrant Remittances: A Field Experiment Among Kenyan Migrants in the U.S.” (with Isaac Mbiti)