Institutions

Project

Day Labour Project

Day Labour Project

The project studies the existing market structures that affect day labourers in Pakistan, focusing on easing search frictions and matching costs.

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State Authority Project

State Authority Project

This project aims to understand how to strengthen state institutions by improving citizen trust and perceptions of state-delivered services, particularly dispute resolution (e.g., criminal and justice-delivery services).

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Political Linkages Project

Political Linkages Project

This pilot intervention is designed to improve service delivery and political accountability. The intervention connects legislative representatives and rural voters in on-going two-way communication using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology available through any cell phone.

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Institutional Reform and Women’s De Facto Rights in Pakistan

Institutional Reform and Women’s De Facto Rights in Pakistan

The project aims to conduct rigorous impact evaluation for two major initiatives designed to address challenges faced on basic legal functions and ensure women’s de facto rights in two key areas: their legal share of inheritance and key rights in marriage.

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Procurement Efficiency Project

Procurement Efficiency Project

CERP-based researchers engaged with the Government of Punjab to deploy a methodology for measuring value for money of procured generic goods and developed a web portal named Punjab Online Procurement System (POPS). CERP researchers also designed and evaluated policy interventions to improve performance of procurement officers.

Day Labour Project

Principal Investigators:

Christina Brown

Christina Brown

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Christina Brown is Principal Investigator on Political Incorporation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Karachi at CERP. Dr Christina is a Development Economist studying Labor and Behavioral Economics questions. Dr Christina’s research examines Labor and Education market imperfections, especially around issues of asymmetric information. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and will join the University of Chicago’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr Christina received a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank and Save the Children. Prior to working as a Researcher, she taught high school Physics.

Christina Brown

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Christina Brown is Principal Investigator on Political Incorporation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Karachi at CERP. Dr Christina is a Development Economist studying Labor and Behavioral Economics questions. Dr Christina’s research examines Labor and Education market imperfections, especially around issues of asymmetric information. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and will join the University of Chicago’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr Christina received a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank and Save the Children. Prior to working as a Researcher, she taught high school Physics.

Christina Brown

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Principal Investigator
Christina Brown is Principal Investigator on Political Incorporation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Karachi at CERP. Dr Christina is a Development Economist studying Labor and Behavioral Economics questions. Dr Christina’s research examines Labor and Education market imperfections, especially around issues of asymmetric information. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and will join the University of Chicago’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr Christina received a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank and Save the Children. Prior to working as a Researcher, she taught high school Physics.
Christina Brown

Christina Brown

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Principal Investigator
Christina Brown is Principal Investigator on Political Incorporation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Karachi at CERP. Dr Christina is a Development Economist studying Labor and Behavioral Economics questions. Dr Christina’s research examines Labor and Education market imperfections, especially around issues of asymmetric information. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and will join the University of Chicago’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr Christina received a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank and Save the Children. Prior to working as a Researcher, she taught high school Physics.

Christina Brown

Principal Investigator
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Christina Brown is Principal Investigator on Political Incorporation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Karachi at CERP. Dr Christina is a Development Economist studying Labor and Behavioral Economics questions. Dr Christina’s research examines Labor and Education market imperfections, especially around issues of asymmetric information. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and will join the University of Chicago’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr Christina received a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank and Save the Children. Prior to working as a Researcher, she taught high school Physics.

Christina Brown

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Principal Investigator
Christina Brown is Principal Investigator on Political Incorporation of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in Karachi at CERP. Dr Christina is a Development Economist studying Labor and Behavioral Economics questions. Dr Christina’s research examines Labor and Education market imperfections, especially around issues of asymmetric information. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and will join the University of Chicago’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr Christina received a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank and Save the Children. Prior to working as a Researcher, she taught high school Physics.

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Maryiam Haroon

Maryiam Haroon

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Maryiam Haroon is a Principal Investigator on Day Labor Project at CERP. Dr Maryiam is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Development Innovation lab (DIL). Her work focuses on Education, Health, and Labor Economics in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Dr Maryiam previously completed a PhD in Economics at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan. She has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics.

Maryiam Haroon

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Maryiam Haroon is a Principal Investigator on Day Labor Project at CERP. Dr Maryiam is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Development Innovation lab (DIL). Her work focuses on Education, Health, and Labor Economics in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Dr Maryiam previously completed a PhD in Economics at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan. She has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics.

Maryiam Haroon

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Maryiam Haroon is a Principal Investigator on Day Labor Project at CERP. Dr Maryiam is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Development Innovation lab (DIL). Her work focuses on Education, Health, and Labor Economics in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Dr Maryiam previously completed a PhD in Economics at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan. She has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics.
Maryiam Haroon

Maryiam Haroon

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Principal Investigator
Maryiam Haroon is a Principal Investigator on Day Labor Project at CERP. Dr Maryiam is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Development Innovation lab (DIL). Her work focuses on Education, Health, and Labor Economics in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Dr Maryiam previously completed a PhD in Economics at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan. She has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics.

Maryiam Haroon

Principal Investigator
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Maryiam Haroon is a Principal Investigator on Day Labor Project at CERP. Dr Maryiam is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Development Innovation lab (DIL). Her work focuses on Education, Health, and Labor Economics in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Dr Maryiam previously completed a PhD in Economics at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan. She has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics.

Maryiam Haroon

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Principal Investigator
Maryiam Haroon is a Principal Investigator on Day Labor Project at CERP. Dr Maryiam is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Development Innovation lab (DIL). Her work focuses on Education, Health, and Labor Economics in Low- and Middle-Income countries. Dr Maryiam previously completed a PhD in Economics at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan. She has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics.

In South Asia, three quarters of ultra-poor households report casual labour as the dominant form of income. In urban areas, short-term construction jobs are found through social connections or by going to a “labour stand”, essentially an intersection where low-skilled labourers wait each morning for employers looking to hire for a day or two. While spot markets like this are generally thought of to be the free-market ideal, these markets appear to be rife with failures including information asymmetries, wage rigidity and large search costs for employees and employers. The presence of these frictions often increases dependence on social relationships.

This project seeks to answer why exactly employers hire workers from their social network, what are the mechanisms at play and, in response to variation in the hiring process, how do workers change their investment in social capital versus productivity?

These questions will be tested through an RCT with a construction firm in Pakistan. Different aspects of the hiring process between contractors and labourers will be varied while observing the resulting effect on hiring patterns by contractors, labourer productivity and laborer investment in their social capital.

Date:

2019 – Ongoing

Funding Partners:

International Growth Center (IGC)

Implementing Partners:

Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL)

Tags

Productivity, Social and Professional Networks, Market Frictions, Management and Organisations

State Authority Project

Principal Investigators:

Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu

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Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

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Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

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Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu

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Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
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Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

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Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

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Ali Cheema

Ali Cheema

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Co-Founder and Board Member
Dr. Ali Cheema is a co-founder and board member at CERP. He serves as an associate professor of Economics and the faculty director of the Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Additionally, he holds the position of senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). From 2004 to 2007, he also served as the head of the Economics Department at LUMS. Dr Ali possesses extensive experience in research and policy work, with a focus on political economy, governance, applied economics of crime and social protection, skills and the labor market. He was a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University and served on the Taskforce on Decentralisation. Furthermore, he was one of the founding members of the award-winning portal Relief Information System for Earthquakes, Pakistan (RISEPAK). Dr Ali’s recent work includes conducting large-scale impact evaluations of vocational training programs aimed at poverty reduction in Punjab, as well as studying the relationship between criminal incidence and labor market outcomes in Pakistan. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development, a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Government College, Lahore. In 2010-11, he had the privilege of being a visiting Fulbright and SAI Scholar at Harvard Kennedy School.

Ali Cheema

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Dr. Ali Cheema is a co-founder and board member at CERP. He serves as an associate professor of Economics and the faculty director of the Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Additionally, he holds the position of senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). From 2004 to 2007, he also served as the head of the Economics Department at LUMS. Dr Ali possesses extensive experience in research and policy work, with a focus on political economy, governance, applied economics of crime and social protection, skills and the labor market. He was a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University and served on the Taskforce on Decentralisation. Furthermore, he was one of the founding members of the award-winning portal Relief Information System for Earthquakes, Pakistan (RISEPAK). Dr Ali’s recent work includes conducting large-scale impact evaluations of vocational training programs aimed at poverty reduction in Punjab, as well as studying the relationship between criminal incidence and labor market outcomes in Pakistan. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development, a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Government College, Lahore. In 2010-11, he had the privilege of being a visiting Fulbright and SAI Scholar at Harvard Kennedy School.

Ali Cheema

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Co-Founder and Board Member
Dr. Ali Cheema is a co-founder and board member at CERP. He serves as an associate professor of Economics and the faculty director of the Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Additionally, he holds the position of senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). From 2004 to 2007, he also served as the head of the Economics Department at LUMS. Dr Ali possesses extensive experience in research and policy work, with a focus on political economy, governance, applied economics of crime and social protection, skills and the labor market. He was a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University and served on the Taskforce on Decentralisation. Furthermore, he was one of the founding members of the award-winning portal Relief Information System for Earthquakes, Pakistan (RISEPAK). Dr Ali’s recent work includes conducting large-scale impact evaluations of vocational training programs aimed at poverty reduction in Punjab, as well as studying the relationship between criminal incidence and labor market outcomes in Pakistan. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development, a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Government College, Lahore. In 2010-11, he had the privilege of being a visiting Fulbright and SAI Scholar at Harvard Kennedy School.
Ali Cheema

Ali Cheema

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Co-Founder and Board Member
Dr. Ali Cheema is a co-founder and board member at CERP. He serves as an associate professor of Economics and the faculty director of the Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Additionally, he holds the position of senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). From 2004 to 2007, he also served as the head of the Economics Department at LUMS. Dr Ali possesses extensive experience in research and policy work, with a focus on political economy, governance, applied economics of crime and social protection, skills and the labor market. He was a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University and served on the Taskforce on Decentralisation. Furthermore, he was one of the founding members of the award-winning portal Relief Information System for Earthquakes, Pakistan (RISEPAK). Dr Ali’s recent work includes conducting large-scale impact evaluations of vocational training programs aimed at poverty reduction in Punjab, as well as studying the relationship between criminal incidence and labor market outcomes in Pakistan. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development, a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Government College, Lahore. In 2010-11, he had the privilege of being a visiting Fulbright and SAI Scholar at Harvard Kennedy School.

Ali Cheema

Co-Founder and Board Member
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Dr. Ali Cheema is a co-founder and board member at CERP. He serves as an associate professor of Economics and the faculty director of the Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Additionally, he holds the position of senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). From 2004 to 2007, he also served as the head of the Economics Department at LUMS. Dr Ali possesses extensive experience in research and policy work, with a focus on political economy, governance, applied economics of crime and social protection, skills and the labor market. He was a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University and served on the Taskforce on Decentralisation. Furthermore, he was one of the founding members of the award-winning portal Relief Information System for Earthquakes, Pakistan (RISEPAK). Dr Ali’s recent work includes conducting large-scale impact evaluations of vocational training programs aimed at poverty reduction in Punjab, as well as studying the relationship between criminal incidence and labor market outcomes in Pakistan. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development, a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Government College, Lahore. In 2010-11, he had the privilege of being a visiting Fulbright and SAI Scholar at Harvard Kennedy School.

Ali Cheema

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Co-Founder and Board Member
Dr. Ali Cheema is a co-founder and board member at CERP. He serves as an associate professor of Economics and the faculty director of the Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Centre at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Additionally, he holds the position of senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). From 2004 to 2007, he also served as the head of the Economics Department at LUMS. Dr Ali possesses extensive experience in research and policy work, with a focus on political economy, governance, applied economics of crime and social protection, skills and the labor market. He was a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University and served on the Taskforce on Decentralisation. Furthermore, he was one of the founding members of the award-winning portal Relief Information System for Earthquakes, Pakistan (RISEPAK). Dr Ali’s recent work includes conducting large-scale impact evaluations of vocational training programs aimed at poverty reduction in Punjab, as well as studying the relationship between criminal incidence and labor market outcomes in Pakistan. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development, a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Government College, Lahore. In 2010-11, he had the privilege of being a visiting Fulbright and SAI Scholar at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Asim Khwaja

Asim Khwaja

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Research Fellow
Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Research Fellow, Co-Founder and Board Member of the CERP. He is the Director of the Center for International Development. He is the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He previously served as a member of J-PAL’s Board of Directors. Professor Asim also serves as the faculty co-chair of a week-long executive education programme, “Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Smart Design for Policy and Practice,” aimed primarily at professionals involved in the design and regulation of financial products and services for low-income populations. His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, political economy, institutions, and contract theory/mechanism design. Professor Asim’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis, and microeconomic theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy. He has been published in the leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets such as the Economist, NY Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CNN. His recent work ranges from understanding market failures in emerging financial markets to examining the private education market in low-income countries. Professor Asim received his PhD in Economics from Harvard and BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT. He was selected as a Carnegie Scholar in 2009 to pursue research on how religious institutions impact individual beliefs. He was born in London, U.K., lived for eight years in Kano, Nigeria, the next eight in Lahore, Pakistan, and for the past several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He continues to enjoy interacting with people around the globe.

Asim Khwaja

Research Fellow
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Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Research Fellow, Co-Founder and Board Member of the CERP. He is the Director of the Center for International Development. He is the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He previously served as a member of J-PAL’s Board of Directors. Professor Asim also serves as the faculty co-chair of a week-long executive education programme, “Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Smart Design for Policy and Practice,” aimed primarily at professionals involved in the design and regulation of financial products and services for low-income populations. His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, political economy, institutions, and contract theory/mechanism design. Professor Asim’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis, and microeconomic theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy. He has been published in the leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets such as the Economist, NY Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CNN. His recent work ranges from understanding market failures in emerging financial markets to examining the private education market in low-income countries. Professor Asim received his PhD in Economics from Harvard and BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT. He was selected as a Carnegie Scholar in 2009 to pursue research on how religious institutions impact individual beliefs. He was born in London, U.K., lived for eight years in Kano, Nigeria, the next eight in Lahore, Pakistan, and for the past several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He continues to enjoy interacting with people around the globe.

Asim Khwaja

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Research Fellow
Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Research Fellow, Co-Founder and Board Member of the CERP. He is the Director of the Center for International Development. He is the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He previously served as a member of J-PAL’s Board of Directors. Professor Asim also serves as the faculty co-chair of a week-long executive education programme, “Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Smart Design for Policy and Practice,” aimed primarily at professionals involved in the design and regulation of financial products and services for low-income populations. His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, political economy, institutions, and contract theory/mechanism design. Professor Asim’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis, and microeconomic theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy. He has been published in the leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets such as the Economist, NY Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CNN. His recent work ranges from understanding market failures in emerging financial markets to examining the private education market in low-income countries. Professor Asim received his PhD in Economics from Harvard and BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT. He was selected as a Carnegie Scholar in 2009 to pursue research on how religious institutions impact individual beliefs. He was born in London, U.K., lived for eight years in Kano, Nigeria, the next eight in Lahore, Pakistan, and for the past several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He continues to enjoy interacting with people around the globe.
Asim Khwaja

Asim Khwaja

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Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Research Fellow, Co-Founder and Board Member of the CERP. He is the Director of the Center for International Development. He is the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He previously served as a member of J-PAL’s Board of Directors. Professor Asim also serves as the faculty co-chair of a week-long executive education programme, “Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Smart Design for Policy and Practice,” aimed primarily at professionals involved in the design and regulation of financial products and services for low-income populations. His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, political economy, institutions, and contract theory/mechanism design. Professor Asim’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis, and microeconomic theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy. He has been published in the leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets such as the Economist, NY Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CNN. His recent work ranges from understanding market failures in emerging financial markets to examining the private education market in low-income countries. Professor Asim received his PhD in Economics from Harvard and BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT. He was selected as a Carnegie Scholar in 2009 to pursue research on how religious institutions impact individual beliefs. He was born in London, U.K., lived for eight years in Kano, Nigeria, the next eight in Lahore, Pakistan, and for the past several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He continues to enjoy interacting with people around the globe.

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Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Research Fellow, Co-Founder and Board Member of the CERP. He is the Director of the Center for International Development. He is the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He previously served as a member of J-PAL’s Board of Directors. Professor Asim also serves as the faculty co-chair of a week-long executive education programme, “Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Smart Design for Policy and Practice,” aimed primarily at professionals involved in the design and regulation of financial products and services for low-income populations. His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, political economy, institutions, and contract theory/mechanism design. Professor Asim’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis, and microeconomic theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy. He has been published in the leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets such as the Economist, NY Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CNN. His recent work ranges from understanding market failures in emerging financial markets to examining the private education market in low-income countries. Professor Asim received his PhD in Economics from Harvard and BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT. He was selected as a Carnegie Scholar in 2009 to pursue research on how religious institutions impact individual beliefs. He was born in London, U.K., lived for eight years in Kano, Nigeria, the next eight in Lahore, Pakistan, and for the past several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He continues to enjoy interacting with people around the globe.

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Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Research Fellow, Co-Founder and Board Member of the CERP. He is the Director of the Center for International Development. He is the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He previously served as a member of J-PAL’s Board of Directors. Professor Asim also serves as the faculty co-chair of a week-long executive education programme, “Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Smart Design for Policy and Practice,” aimed primarily at professionals involved in the design and regulation of financial products and services for low-income populations. His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, political economy, institutions, and contract theory/mechanism design. Professor Asim’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis, and microeconomic theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy. He has been published in the leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets such as the Economist, NY Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CNN. His recent work ranges from understanding market failures in emerging financial markets to examining the private education market in low-income countries. Professor Asim received his PhD in Economics from Harvard and BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT. He was selected as a Carnegie Scholar in 2009 to pursue research on how religious institutions impact individual beliefs. He was born in London, U.K., lived for eight years in Kano, Nigeria, the next eight in Lahore, Pakistan, and for the past several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He continues to enjoy interacting with people around the globe.

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James Robinson

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James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

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James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

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James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.
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James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

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James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

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James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

In Pakistan, citizens dissatisfied with state services (particularly dispute resolution) tend to shift towards a variety of non-state actors, weakening the ability of state institutions to resolve crimes and improve public safety. This shifting allegiance creates a vicious cycle: as institutions are weakened, citizens turn to alternative non-state actors, encouraging non-state actors to play a more important role in service provision, further undermining state institutions. This project aims to understand how to strengthen state institutions by improving citizen trust and perceptions of state-delivered services, particularly dispute resolution (e.g., criminal and justice-delivery services).

This study builds upon previous research which found that in lab-in-the-field experiments, citizens increase their desired usage of and giving to the state when provided information about judicial improvements.

This phase, however, employs a sampling framework of citizens actively facing the decision to engage with the state (i.e., someone who is experiencing a dispute), and experimentally introduces two types of interventions that provide information on and/or direct exposure to enhanced services for these citizens: an additional complaint hotline and basic advisory services. Positive perceptions of the effectiveness and credibility of these services are first-order necessities in many emerging economies as they are a necessary feature of a functioning state that can promote growth and sustain peace.

Date:

2018 – ongoing

Funding Partners:

JPAL

Implementing Partners:

Punjab Safe Cities Authority, Punjab Police and Sindh Legal Aid

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State Institutions, Public Services

Political Linkages Project

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Miriam Golden

Miriam Golden

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Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Miriam Golden

Miriam Golden

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Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

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Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

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Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Saad Gulzar

Saad Gulzar

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Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

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Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

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Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Saad Gulzar

Saad Gulzar

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Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

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Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

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Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

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Luke Sonnet

Luke Sonnet

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Luke Sonnet is a Principal Investigator on Political Linkages Project at CERP. Luke is the Lead Data Scientist at GrowthBook, the leading open source experimentation platform. His previous roles were working on central platform teams at Twitter (Experimentation Data Science) and Facebook (Demography and Survey Science). Before that, he received his PhD in Political Science from UCLA. His graduate research focused on the behavior of legislators and voters. His research used largely experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study the effects of political communication, the role of political dynasties, and how social norms and female political participation. Most of his applied work is based in Pakistan.

Luke Sonnet

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Luke Sonnet is a Principal Investigator on Political Linkages Project at CERP. Luke is the Lead Data Scientist at GrowthBook, the leading open source experimentation platform. His previous roles were working on central platform teams at Twitter (Experimentation Data Science) and Facebook (Demography and Survey Science). Before that, he received his PhD in Political Science from UCLA. His graduate research focused on the behavior of legislators and voters. His research used largely experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study the effects of political communication, the role of political dynasties, and how social norms and female political participation. Most of his applied work is based in Pakistan.

Luke Sonnet

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Luke Sonnet is a Principal Investigator on Political Linkages Project at CERP. Luke is the Lead Data Scientist at GrowthBook, the leading open source experimentation platform. His previous roles were working on central platform teams at Twitter (Experimentation Data Science) and Facebook (Demography and Survey Science). Before that, he received his PhD in Political Science from UCLA. His graduate research focused on the behavior of legislators and voters. His research used largely experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study the effects of political communication, the role of political dynasties, and how social norms and female political participation. Most of his applied work is based in Pakistan.
Luke Sonnet

Luke Sonnet

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Luke Sonnet is a Principal Investigator on Political Linkages Project at CERP. Luke is the Lead Data Scientist at GrowthBook, the leading open source experimentation platform. His previous roles were working on central platform teams at Twitter (Experimentation Data Science) and Facebook (Demography and Survey Science). Before that, he received his PhD in Political Science from UCLA. His graduate research focused on the behavior of legislators and voters. His research used largely experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study the effects of political communication, the role of political dynasties, and how social norms and female political participation. Most of his applied work is based in Pakistan.

Luke Sonnet

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Luke Sonnet is a Principal Investigator on Political Linkages Project at CERP. Luke is the Lead Data Scientist at GrowthBook, the leading open source experimentation platform. His previous roles were working on central platform teams at Twitter (Experimentation Data Science) and Facebook (Demography and Survey Science). Before that, he received his PhD in Political Science from UCLA. His graduate research focused on the behavior of legislators and voters. His research used largely experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study the effects of political communication, the role of political dynasties, and how social norms and female political participation. Most of his applied work is based in Pakistan.

Luke Sonnet

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Luke Sonnet is a Principal Investigator on Political Linkages Project at CERP. Luke is the Lead Data Scientist at GrowthBook, the leading open source experimentation platform. His previous roles were working on central platform teams at Twitter (Experimentation Data Science) and Facebook (Demography and Survey Science). Before that, he received his PhD in Political Science from UCLA. His graduate research focused on the behavior of legislators and voters. His research used largely experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study the effects of political communication, the role of political dynasties, and how social norms and female political participation. Most of his applied work is based in Pakistan.

Elections are blunt instruments for rewarding well-performing politicians or for punishing those who fail to perform adequately in office. At the same time, a politician’s ability to respond to voters’ concerns is impeded if he lacks ways to collect information between elections. We test the potential for improving responsiveness and accountability by partnering with politicians to use a cellphone-based technology that allows them to record messages and ask questions in their own voice, and then to send these out to large numbers of voters. Voters in turn can respond to specific questions using their phone’s touch pad. We study if this use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology and the ability to provide feedback improves voters’ sense of efficacy and support for democracy and if markers of electoral accountability are improved.

This pilot intervention is designed to improve service delivery and political accountability. The intervention connects legislative representatives and rural voters in on-going two-way communication using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology available through any cell phone. The intervention is designed to be strategic, and to provide “teeth” to the capacity of legislators to improve valued aspects of service delivery while also offering voters opportunities to voice responses to elected officials.

The idea of the intervention is to provide politicians with the ability to distribute information to their constituents about up-coming service delivery priorities and spending decisions, and to allow constituents to provide real time feedback. This feedback loop allows politicians to learn responsiveness to voter preferences, which they are unable to do without information about what voters prefer. Likewise, this feedback connection allows voters to hold politicians accountable by repeatedly evaluating responsiveness during the legislative term, and then making an informed decision in the next election.

Date:

2015 – ongoing

Funding Partners:

JPAL, IGC

Implementing Partners:

SANGUM, CERP and Provincial Assembly of KP
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Service Delivery, Voting, Voter Preference

Institutional Reform And Women’s De Facto Rights In Pakistan

Principal Investigators:

Erica Field

Erica Field

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Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

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Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

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Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.
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Erica Field

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Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

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Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

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Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

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Kate Vyborny

Kate Vyborny

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Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

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Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

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Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.
Kate Vyborny

Kate Vyborny

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Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

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Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

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Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

CERP is working on a rigorous impact evaluation of two major initiatives designed to address challenges faced on basic legal functions and ensure women’s de facto rights in two key areas: their legal share of inheritance and key rights in marriage.

Key rights in marriage: A randomised trial of the training of marriage registrars across the province of Punjab will measure the impact evaluation of their training on women’s financial and legal rights which are already available in the marriage contract.
Legal share of inheritance: The land records of Punjab were recently digitised. Using the time lag in the rollout of the newly opened centres of the land database, the project will evaluate the impact of the new system on women inheriting their rightful share of land.

Date:

2017- Halted

Implementing Partners:

The Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), Economic Development and Institutions (EDI), Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
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Procurement Efficiency Project

Principal Investigators:

Oriana Bandiera

Oriana Bandiera

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Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

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Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

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Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.
Oriana Bandiera

Oriana Bandiera

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Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

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Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

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Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

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Michael Greenstone

Michael Greenstone

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Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

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Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

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Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.
Michael Greenstone

Michael Greenstone