Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middleincome
countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which they are …

We compare how in-kind food assistance and an electronic voucher-based program affect
the delivery of aid in practice. The Government of Indonesia randomized across 105 districts …

This paper examines how the equilibrium effects of a public option on the private market
impact its optimal design. I develop a model in which a policymaker can choose the quality …

Households in developing countries often face variation in the prices of consumption goods.
We develop a model demonstrating that in-kind transfers will provide insurance benefits …

We estimate the equilibrium effects of a public school grant program administered through
school councils in Pakistani villages with multiple public and private schools and clearly …

Governments seeking to provide food assistance have a choice between providing in-kind
food directly to beneficiaries, or providing vouchers that can be used to purchase food on the …

We propose a likelihood-based estimator for random coefficients discrete choice demand
models that is applicable in a broad range of data settings. Intuitively, it combines the …

We study the effects of competition by state-owned firms, leveraging the decentralized entry
of public pharmacies to local markets in Chile. Public pharmacies sell the same drugs at a …

Millions of adults in low-and middle-income countries die from treatable conditions every
year. This paper highlights that an understaffed public healthcare system contributes to high …