Publications
Published/Forthcoming articles
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Economics journals
Improving administrative data at scale: Experimental evidence on digital testing in Indian schools
Latest version: July 2023 (Forthcoming at Economic Journal)
COVID-19 Learning loss and recovery: Panel data evidence from India (with Mauricio Romero and Karthik Muralidharan)
RISE Working Paper; Latest version (January 2024) Accepted at the Journal of Human Resources
Test Scores and Educational Opportunities: Panel Evidence from Five Countries (with Jishnu Das and Andres Yi Chang)
Journal of Public Economics, February 2022, vol 206
Learning More with Every Year: School year productivity and international learning divergence
Journal of the European Economic Association, Aug 2020, vol 18(4), 1770-1813
Discussion: World Bank Development Impact Blog (Non - technical summary), Huffington Post (by Harry Patrinos)
Disrupting Education? Experimental evidence on technology-led education in India (with Karthik Muralidharan and Alejandro Ganimian)
American Economic Review, April 2019, Vol. 109(4), pp. 1426-60
Discussion: The Economist (cover story), Marginal Revolution, World Bank Development Impact blog (non-technical summary), Miles Kimball's blog, Chris Blattman's Blog
Journal of Development Economics, Volume 113, March 2015, Pages 16–32 ; Replication code
Discussion: Ideas for India blog, World Bank Development Impact blog (on measurement), Roving Bandit blog
School Meals as a Safety Net: An Evaluation of the Midday Meals Scheme in India (with Albert Park and Stefan Dercon)
Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 62(2), Jan 2014, pp. 275-306 (gated) 3ie Replication Results Replication code
Discussion: The Guardian, The Economist, Ideas for India blog (non-technical summary), Economic and Political Weekly, De Staandard (Flemish), NRC Handelsblad (Dutch)
Interdisciplinary social science journals
India's new National Education Policy: Evidence and Challenges (with Karthik Muralidharan)
Science, April 2021, Vol. 372, Issue 6537, pp. 36-38
Accessing higher education in developing countries: Panel data analysis from India, Peru, and Vietnam (with Alan Sanchez)
World Development, vol. 109, Sept 2018, pp, 261-278
Child development in a Changing World: Risks and Opportunities (with Jo Boyden and Stefan Dercon)
World Bank Research Observer, vol 30 (2), August 2015
Discussion: World Bank Let's Talk Development Blog
Test score gaps between private and government sector students at school entry age in India
Oxford Review of Education, vol.40(1), Jan 2014 (gated)
Discussion: Roving Bandit blog
From Nutrition to Aspirations and Self-Efficacy: Gender Bias over Time among Children in Four Countries (with Stefan Dercon)
World Development, Vol. 45, May 2013, pp. 31-50 (gated)
Discussion: World Bank Let's Talk Development Blog, World Development Report 2012 on Gender Equality and Development
Non-peer-reviewed articles
Lancet Global Health, Vol 2, Issue 4, Pages e185 - e186, April 2014 (Invited Comment)