Living standards measurement surveys require sustained attention for several hours. We
quantify survey fatigue by randomizing the order of questions in 2–3 hour-long in-person …

Violence committed by men against women in intimate relationships is a pervasive problem
around the world. Patriarchal norms that place men as the head of household are often to …

Online technologies enable lower-cost, rapid data collection, but concerns about sample
composition biases and mode-specific measurement error impede their use. I conduct a …

Measures of violence against women and girls (VAWG) are widely collected in surveys, yet
estimates are acknowledged to be lower bounds of the true prevalence. This study reports …

This paper investigates the impact of different survey administration methods on the
disclosure of sensitive or traumatic experiences. Respondents of a pilot study in Ethiopia …

When and how to survey potential respondents is often determined by budgetary and
external constraints, but choice of survey modality may have enormous implications for data …

While cash transfers consistently show large effects on immediate outcomes like
consumption, limited access to markets may mute their impact on productive investment. In …

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ ESSAYS IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS A
dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requ Page 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA …

Abstract Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) continues to be a major public health concern that
can both respond to economic policies and affect economic outcomes. Few studies …

Though there is a wide literature on women's empowerment, intimate partner violence (IPV),
and gender norms, under-reporting and misreporting remain a major concern. Respondents …