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The Experimental Approach to Development Economics

Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - In: Annual Review of Economics 1 (2009) 1, pp. 151-178

Randomized experiments have become a popular tool in development economics research and have been the subject of a … in theory and in practice. We argue that the main virtue of randomized experiments is that, owing to the close … evaluate. We discuss the concerns that have been raised regarding experiments and generally conclude that, although real, they …

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Growth Theory Through the Lens of Development Economics

Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - 2005

Growth theory traditionally assumed the existence of an aggregate production function, whose existence and properties are closely tied to the assumption of optimal resource allocation within each economy. We show extensive evidence, culled from the microdevelopment literature, demonstrating that...

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Chapter 7 Growth Theory through the Lens of Development Economics

Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - 2005

Growth theory has traditionally assumed the existence of an aggregate production function, whose existence and properties are closely tied to the assumption of optimal resource allocation within each economy. We show extensive evidence, culled from the micro-development literature, demonstrating...

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Under the Thumb of History? Political Institutions and the Scope for Action

Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - In: Annual Review of Economics 6 (2014) 1, pp. 951-971

This article discusses the two leading views of history and political institutions. For some scholars, institutions are mainly products of historical logic, whereas for others, accidents, leaders, and decisions have a significant impact. We argue that although there is clear evidence that...

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Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves

Duflo, Esther; Greenstone, Michael; Hanna, Rema - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

. This belief is largely supported by observational field studies and engineering or laboratory experiments. However, we …

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What is Middle Class about the Middle Classes Around the World?

Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper uses household surveys from 13 developing countries to describe consumption choices, health and education investments, employment patterns and other features of the of the economic lives of the “middle classes” defined as those whose daily consumption per capita is between $2 and...

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Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema; Ryan, Stephen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper combines a randomized experiment and a structural model to test whether monitoring and financial incentives can reduce teacher absence and increase learning. In 57 schools in India, randomly chosen out of 113, a teacher’s daily attendance was verified through photographs with time...

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Giving Credit Where It Is Due

Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 24 (2010) 3, pp. 61-80

In the last few years, field experiments have emerged as an attractive new tool in the effort to elaborate our … variation in the data, field experiments allow the estimation of parameters and testing of hypotheses that would be very …

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Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In the rural areas of developing countries, teacher absence is a widespread problem. This paper tests whether a simple incentive program based on teacher presence can reduce teacher absence, and whether it has the potential to lead to more teaching activities and better learning. In 60 informal...

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The Economic Lives of the Poor

Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This paper uses survey data from 13 countries to document the economic lives of the poor (those living on less than $2 dollar per day per capita at purchasing power parity) or the extremely poor (those living on less than $1 dollar per day). We describe their patterns of consumption and income...

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