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Danila Serra

 

Associate Professor of Economics

Texas A&M University

Email: dserra@tamu.edu

 

 

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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).

·       Funded by the Consorcio de Investigation Economica y Social, Peru.

·       Pre-registration: AER Registry.

 

 

“The Labor Market Impacts of a College Role Model Intervention” with Catherine Porter (Lancaster University).

·       Funded by the CSWEP-SSRC Women in Economics and Mathematics Research Consortium.

·       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).

·       Funded by the CSWEP-SSRC Women in Economics and Mathematics Research Consortium.

·       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).

·       Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

·       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).

·       Funded by the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) G2LM program.

·       Project description

 

 

 

“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).

·       Funded by the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) G2LM program.

·       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).

·       Funded by The World Bank and the center for Global Development (CGD).

·       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).

·       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).

·       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.