BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety disorders are together responsible for 8% of years
lived with disability globally. Contrary to widely held preconceptions, these are not diseases …

We assess evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on long-run economic
productivity and living standards in poor countries. We first document that several studies …

Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …

This study examines the association of unemployment variation with intimate partner
violence using representative data from thirty-one developing countries, from 2005 to 2016 …

This paper provides causal evidence on early-life exposure to war on mental health status in
adulthood. Using an instrumental variable strategy, the evidence indicates that early-life …

We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the
historic preference for sons in India, and find that it exacerbates it. Children born after the …

This paper studies the link between self-image and behavior among those who face stigma
due to poverty and social exclusion. Using a randomized field experiment with sex workers …

We investigate the importance of subjective expectations of returns to and effort costs of the
two principal investments that mothers make in newborns: breastfeeding and stimulation …

Does a legal change in women's inheritance rights have long-term effects on child health
outcomes? This paper examines the effect of an improvement in women's inheritance rights …

Women's employment is low in many developing countries. I test whether aspects of
women's internal psychology constrain women's employment in India. I offer an intervention …