I use a field experiment in rural Kenya to study how temporary incentives to save impact long-run economic outcomes …

low and buy high" rather than the reverse. In a field experiment in Kenya, we show that credit market imperfections limit …

of microfinance. Random variation in the frequency of mandatory meetings across first-time borrower groups generates …

This study argues that economic vulnerability causes citizens to participate in clientelism, a phenomenon with various … typically have more resources for clientelism. Findings are observed not only during the election campaign, but also a full year …

We study the causes and consequences of patronage in Brazilian cities since the country's re-democratization. We test … patronage for public finances. Our data consist of the universe of public sector employees merged with their party affiliations …, and a dynamic regression discontinuity design is applied to disentangle patronage from the growing political participation …