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Published and Accepted Papers

Staying for Benefits? The Effect of a Health and Family Planning Program on Out-Migration Patterns in Bangladesh, Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49(4), 982-1013. (with Randall Kuhn)
Living Longer: The Effect of the Mexican Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Elderly Mortality, 2013 Journal of Development Economics 105(Nov.), 226-236.(with Jacob Rowberry)
Boys Cognitive Skill Formation and Physical Growth: Long-term Experimental Evidence on Critical Ages and Early Childhood Interventions, American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), 2013, 103(3), 467-71 (with Karen Macours and John Maluccio)
Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5(2), 200-231 (with Molly Lipscomb and Mushfiq Mobarak)
Enhancing Cognitive Functioning: Medium-Term Effects of a Health and Family Planning Program in Matlab, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4(1), 245-73
A Healthier Start: The Effect of Conditional Cash Transfers on Neonatal and Infant Mortality in Rural Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 94(1), 74-85
Eradicating Disease: The Effect of Conditional Cash Transfers on Vaccination Coverage in Rural Nicaragua, Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28(3), 611-621 (with John Maluccio)

Working Papers

Managed Care Mandates and Birth Outcomes: Who Benefits and Does the Model Matter, April 2013, (with Paul Gertler and Kristiana Raube)
Are Conditional Cash Transfers Fulfilling Their Promise? Schooling, Learning, and Earnings After 10 Years, Sept. 2018 Under Review, (with Karen Macours and John Maluccio)
Experimental Evidence of Exposure to a Conditional Cash Transfer During Early Teenage Years: Young Women's Fertility and Labor Market Outcomes, Aug. 2018 Under Review, (with Karen Macours and John Maluccio)