An extensive literature highlights the potential detrimental effects of natural resource wealth
on social, economic and political outcomes. We study a largely unexplored relationship—the …

Throughout the low‐income world, agricultural producers have a motivation to slash‐and‐
burn rainforests as they cannot afford inorganic fertilizers. Farmers in the Democratic …

The livelihoods of 130 to 270 million people depend on artisanal and small-scale mining
(ASM), a labor-intensive method of mineral extraction. Based on geological mapping and …

This article examines the relationship between ethnic-based gender norms and conflict-
related sexual violence. We generate a novel dyadic data set that contains information on …

Background Violence against women is both a human rights violation and a significant
reproductive health issue, causing substantial morbidity. It's a pervasive global public health …

We show that inequality triggers social unrest in rural India. We develop a theoretical
framework where social unrest is rationally used by civilians to oppose (unfair) surplus …

Industrial development has ramifications for women's participation in labor markets and
society, in the short and long run. We explore the Gold Rush that took place in the Western …

Sexual violence committed by soldiers is ubiquitous across the world. This paper
investigates the impact of military base presence on sexual violence, fertility, and child …

Despite the value of human capital, the investments on human capital in low-and middle-
income countries are limited. This dissertation contains three essays which explore how …

It is estimated that 63 percent of people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale mining
in Africa are committed to gold mining. We use georeferenced data (0.5× 0.5 decimal degree …