WORK IN PROGRESS
Economics of Education
“Influencing Girls’ Educational Choices
through Social Media Interventions: Evidence from Peru.” with M. Agurto
(Universidad de Piura) and S. Sudipta (Virginia
Tech).
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Funded by the Consorcio de Investigation Economica y Social, Peru.
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Pre-registration:
AER Registry.
“The
Labor Market Impacts of a College Role Model Intervention” with Catherine Porter (Lancaster University).
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Funded by the CSWEP-SSRC Women in Economics and Mathematics Research
Consortium.
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Pre-registration:
AER Registry
“Recruiting
Economics Majors: The Impact of an Information Campaign Targeted at High School
Counselors” with K. Johnston
(Texas A&M University) and J. Meer (Texas A&M University).
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Funded by the CSWEP-SSRC Women in Economics and Mathematics Research
Consortium.
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Pre-registration:
AER Registry.
“Unlocking
Opportunities: Facilitating Student Transfers from 2- to 4-Year Colleges
through Coaching” with Celeste
Carruthers (U Tennessee), Ishara Casellas Connors (Texas A&M) and Kalena
Cortes (Texas A&M).
· Funded by
J-PAL Social Policy Research Initiative (SPRI).
· Pre-registration: AER Registry.
Gender & Development
“Promoting Women’s Leadership in Village Savings
and Loan Associations: Experimental Evidence from Uganda (working title), with K. Bjorvatn (Norwegian School of Economics), S. Chowdhury (University of Sydney), C.
Franco (Norwegian School of Economics), A. Mishra (TAMU) and M. Sulaiman
(BRAC).
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Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Pre-registration:
AER Registry.
“From Jobs to Careers: Lifting
Constraints to Women’s Career Advancement in South Asia” with F. Afridi (ISI Delhi), H. Ahmed (Lahore
School of Economics), V. Chandra (ISI Dehi), and R. Robertson (Texas A&M University).
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Funded by the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) G2LM program.
“Understanding Barriers and Incentives to Formal
Employment for Home-Based Women Workers in Pakistan” with F. Afridi (ISI Delhi), H. Ahmed (Lahore School
of Economics) and R. Robertson (Texas A&M University).
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Funded by the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) G2LM program.
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Pre-registration: AsPredicted #223710.
“Empowering
Girls, Engaging Boys: Reducing Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan through
School-level Interventions” with H. Ahsan (Forman Christian College) and F. Malhi
(University of Bath).
“The Impact of Cash Transfers, Coaching and
Mental Health Counseling on Victimized Women in Uganda” (working title) with A. Cassar (University of
San Francisco), E. Kandpal (Center for Global
Development), M. Lambert (Texas A&M University) and C. Mbabazi (Makerere
University).
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Funded by The World Bank and the center for Global Development (CGD).
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Pre-registration:
AEA Registry.
“Inclusive
Growth in the Green Economy” with H. Ahmad (Lahore School of Economics), A. Mishra (TAMU) and R.
Robertson (TAMU Bush School).
· Funded by the
US State Department – terminated in February 2025. Data collection
scheduled for Fall 2025.
Other Ongoing Projects
“Who
joins the committee? An experiment on shared governance, corruption and public
scrutiny” with A. Cao (Center for Naval Analyses)
and D. Ryvkin (RMIT University).
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Pre-registration: AsPredicted.
“Reaching for the stars? An experiment on
discrimination in hiring” with D.
Gomez-Vasquez (Texas A&M University) and T. Salmon (Southern Methodist
University).
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Pre-registration: AsPredicted.
“The
impact of high-quality research feedback on the academic success of junior
scholars” with E. Kuka (George
Washington University).
· Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation and the Russell Sage Foundation.
· Pre-registration: AsPredicted.