Research

Working Papers

Women's Self-Efficacy and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from a Two-Stage Experiment in India. August 2023.

Information, Norms, and Female Employment: An Experiment in India. August 2023.

Coupling Labor Supply Decisions: An Experiment in India (with Matt Lowe). August 2023.

Published and Accepted Papers

Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cash Transfers on Older Persons Living Alone in India: A Randomized Trial (with Abhijit Banerjee, Erin Grela, Frank Schilbach, Miriam Sequeira, Garima Sharma, Girija Vaidyanathan, and Esther Duflo). Annals of Internal Medicine, 176 (5): 632–641. May 2023.

Depression and Loneliness among the Elderly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (with Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Erin Grela, Frank Schilbach, Garima Sharma, and Girija Vaidyanathan). Journal of Economic Perspectives, 37 (2): 179-202. Spring 2023. 

Women's Employment and Empowerment: Descriptive Evidence. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 112: 541-545. May 2022.

Research in Progress

Intra-Household Communication and Female Labor Force Participation (with Namrata Kala)

Demand for Female Workers with Career Breaks in India (with Corinne Low, Karmini Sharma, and Alessandra Voena)

The Impact of Pre-Marital Counseling on Economic and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Women: A Field Experiment in Indonesia (with Reshmaan Hussam and Nurina Merdikawati)

Improving the Health and Economic Lives of the Elderly in India (with Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Frank Schilbach, Garima Sharma, and Girija Vaidyanathan)