productivity, most economists see them as distortionary, regressive, environmentally unsound, and argue that they result in … to purchase fertilizer. Consistent with the model, many farmers in Western Kenya fail to take advantage of apparently …

, we randomized access to non-interest-bearing bank accounts among two types of self-employed individuals in rural Kenya …

Management has a large effect on the productivity of large firms. But does management matter in micro and small firms … Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria and Sri Lanka. We show that variation in business practices explains as much of … the variation in outcomes – sales, profits and labor productivity and TFP – in microenterprises as in larger enterprises …

, altering incentives to conserve natural resources. Using longitudinal data from household surveys in western Kenya, we estimate … impacts of health status on labor productivity and discount rates. We find that household size and composition are predictors … of whether the effect on productivity dominates the discount rate effect, or vice-versa. Since households with more and …

focus on Kenya, which has made significant strides in financial inclusion and development in recent years. We find a …

increasing the other. Using rich experimental data on household treatment-seeking behavior in Kenya, we study the implications of …