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Working Papers

2023

1. Post COVID-19 Test Score Recovery: Initial Evidence from State Testing Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2021

2. Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from US States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

2018

3. Behavioral Feedback: Do Individual Choices Influence Scientific Results?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Changes in Household Diet: Determinants and Predictability
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2017

5. A Simple Approximation for Evaluating External Validity Bias
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2016

6. Does Disease Cause Vaccination? Disease Outbreaks and Vaccination Response
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2015

7. Diabetes and Diet: Behavioral Response and the Value of Health
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2014

8. Why is Infant Mortality Higher in the US than in Europe?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2013

9. Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Validation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (83)

2012

10. Limited Life Expectancy, Human Capital and Health Investments: Evidence from Huntington Disease
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2011

11. Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (166) (2013)

2010

12. Do Call Centers Promote School Enrollment? Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
13. New cellular networks in Malawi: Correlates of service rollout and network performance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Chapter New Cellular Networks in Malawi: Correlates of Service Rollout and Network Performance, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)

2009

14. Determinants of Technology Adoption: Private Value and Peer Effects in Menstrual Cup Take-Up
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
15. Genetic Adverse Selection: Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance and Huntington Disease
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Genetic adverse selection: Evidence from long-term care insurance and Huntington disease, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (33) (2010)
16. Menstruation and Education in Nepal
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2008

17. Hepatitis B Does Not Explain Male-Biased Sex Ratios in China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Hepatitis B does not explain male-biased sex ratios in China, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2007

18. HIV and Sexual Behavior Change: Why Not Africa?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article HIV and sexual behavior change: Why not Africa?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (90) (2012)
19. Routes of Infection: Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article ROUTES OF INFECTION: EXPORTS AND HIV INCIDENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2012) View citations (69) (2012)
20. The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2009) View citations (292) (2009)

2006

21. Does Increased Access Increase Equality? Gender and Child Health Investments in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Does increased access increase equality? Gender and child health investments in India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (71) (2009)
22. Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats Evenly?Health Investments and Gender Inequality in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2005

23. Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (15) (2005)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease: Corrigendum
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (6), 1562-65
2. Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in the United States Than in Europe?
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (2), 89-124 View citations (39)

2013

3. Do IT service centers promote school enrollment? Evidence from India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 104, (C), 123-135 View citations (60)
4. Limited Life Expectancy, Human Capital and Health Investments
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (5), 1977-2002 View citations (80)
5. Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (2), 804-30 View citations (166)
   See also Working Paper Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2012

6. DETERMINANTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: PEER EFFECTS IN MENSTRUAL CUP TAKE-UP
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (6), 1263-1293 View citations (130)
7. HIV and sexual behavior change: Why not Africa?
   Journal of Health Economics, 2012, 31, (1), 35-49 View citations (90)
   See also Working Paper HIV and Sexual Behavior Change: Why Not Africa?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (36) (2007)
8. ROUTES OF INFECTION: EXPORTS AND HIV INCIDENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (5), 1025-1058 View citations (69)
   See also Working Paper Routes of Infection: Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (24) (2007)

2011

9. Menstruation, Sanitary Products, and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 91-100 View citations (53)

2010

10. Estimating HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Africa from Mortality Data
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 46 View citations (12)
11. Genetic adverse selection: Evidence from long-term care insurance and Huntington disease
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (11-12), 1041-1050 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Genetic Adverse Selection: Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance and Huntington Disease, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
12. Hepatitis B does not explain male-biased sex ratios in China
    Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (2), 142-144 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Hepatitis B Does Not Explain Male-Biased Sex Ratios in China, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)

2009

13. Does increased access increase equality? Gender and child health investments in India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 89, (1), 62-76 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Does Increased Access Increase Equality? Gender and Child Health Investments in India, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
14. The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (3), 1057-1094 View citations (292)
    See also Working Paper The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (34) (2007)

2006

15. On Explaining Asia's “Missing Women”: Comment on Das Gupta
    Population and Development Review, 2006, 32, (2), 323-327

2005

16. Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (6), 1163-1216 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women, Working Papers (2005) View citations (15) (2005)
17. Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Behavior, and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2005, 120, (2), 467-515 View citations (102)

2004

18. Are All Lotteries Regressive? Evidence From the Powerball
    National Tax Journal, 2004, 57, (2), 179-87 View citations (31)
19. Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2004, 18, (1), 215-228 View citations (54)

Chapters

2014

1. New Cellular Networks in Malawi: Correlates of Service Rollout and Network Performance
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2014, pp 215-245
   See also Working Paper New cellular networks in Malawi: Correlates of service rollout and network performance, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

Software Items

2016

1. PSACALC: Stata module to calculate treatment effects and relative degree of selection under proportional selection of observables and unobservables
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics