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Benjamin Olken
76 works
· latest 2024
· 5 institutions
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ORCID 0000-0003-1918-4631
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Social Protection in the Developing World
Journal of Economic Literature
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2024
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4 authors
75
citations
Can a Trusted Messenger Change Behavior When Information Is Plentiful? Evidence from the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in West Bengal
The Review of Economics and Statistics
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2024
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7 authors
12
citations
Social Protection in the Developing World
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2024
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4 authors
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report
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Open access
36
citations
Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter? A Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination in Indonesia
The Economic Journal
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2023
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5 authors
20
citations
Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia
American Economic Review
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2023
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5 authors
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Open access
53
citations
Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World’s Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2023
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5 authors
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preprint
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Open access
11
citations
Tax Administration versus Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia
American Economic Review
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2021
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4 authors
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Open access
112
citations
The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance
American Economic Review
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2021
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6 authors
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Open access
98
citations
Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Nature Medicine
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2021
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21 authors
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Open access
93
citations
Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to COVID-19
JAMA Network Open
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2021
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60 authors
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Open access
58
citations
Food vs. Food Stamps: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2021
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5 authors
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report
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22
citations
Comparison of Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behavior After General COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Tailored for Black and Latinx Communities
Annals of Internal Medicine
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2020
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13 authors
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Open access
115
citations
Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia
American Economic Journal Economic Policy
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2020
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6 authors
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Open access
136
citations
Messages on COVID-19 Prevention in India Increased Symptoms Reporting and Adherence to Preventive Behaviors Among 25 Million Recipients with Similar Effects on Non-recipient Members of Their Communities
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2020
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8 authors
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report
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137
citations
The (lack of) distortionary effects of proxy-means tests: Results from a nationwide experiment in Indonesia
Journal of Public Economics Plus
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2020
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4 authors
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Open access
42
citations
Designing Anti-Poverty Programs in Emerging Economies in the 21st Century: Lessons from Indonesia for the World
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
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2019
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1 author
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Open access
29
citations
Tax Administration vs. Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2019
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4 authors
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report
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45
citations
Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia
AEA Papers and Proceedings
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2019
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6 authors
97
citations
The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java
The Review of Economic Studies
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2019
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2 authors
204
citations
When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination In Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2019
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5 authors
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report
77
citations
Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
American Economic Review
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2019
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3 authors
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Open access
125
citations
Universal Basic Incomes versus Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries
The Journal of Economic Perspectives
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2018
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2 authors
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Open access
299
citations
Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2018
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6 authors
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report
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44
citations
Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2018
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3 authors
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report
28
citations
Tangible Information and Citizen Empowerment: Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia
Journal of Political Economy
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2017
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5 authors
158
citations
The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2017
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2 authors
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report
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112
citations
Firm Growth and Corruption: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam
The Economic Journal
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2017
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4 authors
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173
citations
Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
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2017
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4 authors
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book
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47
citations
The World Bank Research Observer 32 (2)
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2017
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9 authors
21
citations
Citywide effects of high-occupancy vehicle restrictions: Evidence from “three-in-one” in Jakarta
Science
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2017
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3 authors
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Open access
88
citations
Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
The World Bank Research Observer
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2017
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4 authors
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Open access
350
citations
The Personnel Economics of the Developing State
Handbook of economic field experiments
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2016
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3 authors
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chapter
247
citations
Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia
American Economic Journal Economic Policy
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2016
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4 authors
193
citations
Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
American Economic Review
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2016
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5 authors
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Open access
158
citations
Self-Targeting: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
Journal of Political Economy
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2016
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6 authors
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211
citations
Contracting Out the Last-Mile of Service Delivery: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2016
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5 authors
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preprint
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8
citations
Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors *
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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2015
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3 authors
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267
citations
The Power of Transparency: Information, Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2015
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5 authors
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report
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27
citations
Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs Worldwide
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2015
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4 authors
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preprint
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62
citations
Should Aid Reward Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Health and Education in Indonesia
American Economic Journal Applied Economics
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2014
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2 authors
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129
citations
Should Aid Reward Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Health and Education in Indonesia
American Economic Association eBooks
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2014
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2 authors
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book
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4
citations
What Do We Learn from the Weather? The New Climate-Economy Literature
Journal of Economic Literature
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2014
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3 authors
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2,292
citations
The Missing “Missing Middle”
The Journal of Economic Perspectives
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2014
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2 authors
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Open access
296
citations
Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence From Public Works in India and Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2014
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4 authors
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report
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75
citations
What Do We Learn from the Weather? The New Climate-Economy Literature
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2013
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3 authors
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report
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185
citations
Ordeal Mechanisms In Targeting: Theory And Evidence From A Field Experiment In Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2013
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6 authors
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report
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36
citations
Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2013
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6 authors
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report
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58
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Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2013
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6 authors
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preprint
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53
citations
Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
American Economic Journal Macroeconomics
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2012
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3 authors
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Open access
2,243
citations
Corruption in Developing Countries
Annual Review of Economics
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2012
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2 authors
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review
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Open access
840
citations
Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
American Economic Review
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2012
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5 authors
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Open access
535
citations
Should Aid Reward Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Health and Education in Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2012
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2 authors
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report
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46
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Should Aid Reward Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Health and Education in Indonesia. NBER Working Paper No. 17892.
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2012
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2 authors
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report
15
citations
Informal Taxation
American Economic Journal Applied Economics
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2011
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2 authors
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Open access
125
citations
Corruption in Developing Countries
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2011
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2 authors
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report
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Open access
470
citations
Governance Review Paper. J-PAL Governance Initiative.
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2011
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5 authors
14
citations
Direct Democracy and Local Public Goods: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
American Political Science Review
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2010
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1 author
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Open access
464
citations
Climate Shocks and Exports
American Economic Review
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2010
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2 authors
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Open access
364
citations
Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2010
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5 authors
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report
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24
citations
Indonesia's PNPM Generasi program : interim impact evaluation report
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2010
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2 authors
27
citations