Esther Duflo
Department of Economics, E52-544
MIT
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Cambridge, MA 02142
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NBER Program Affiliations:
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NBER Affiliation: Research Associate
Institutional Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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NBER Working Papers and Publications
| October 2019 | Can Microfinance Unlock a Poverty Trap for Some Entrepreneurs?
with Abhijit Banerjee, Emily Breza, Cynthia Kinnan: w26346
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| September 2019 | The Efficient Deployment of Police Resources: Theory and New Evidence from a Randomized Drunk Driving Crackdown in India
with Abhijit Banerjee, Daniel Keniston, Nina Singh: w26224
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| June 2018 | Generic Machine Learning Inference on Heterogenous Treatment Effects in Randomized Experiments
with Victor Chernozhukov, Mert Demirer, Iván Fernández-Val: w24678
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| June 2017 | Double/Debiased Machine Learning for Treatment and Structural Parameters
with Victor Chernozhukov, Denis Chetverikov, Mert Demirer, Christian Hansen, Whitney Newey, James Robins: w23564
Published: Victor Chernozhukov & Denis Chetverikov & Mert Demirer & Esther Duflo & Christian Hansen & Whitney Newey & James Robins, 2018. "Double/debiased machine learning for treatment and structural parameters," The Econometrics Journal, vol 21(1), pages C1-C68. citation courtesy of 
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| March 2017 | The Economist as Plumber
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Published: Esther Duflo, 2017. "The Economist as Plumber," American Economic Review, vol 107(5), pages 1-26.
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| December 2016 | From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application
with Abhijit Banerjee, Rukmini Banerji, James Berry, Harini Kannan, Shobhini Mukherji, Marc Shotland, Michael Walton: w22931
Published: Abhijit Banerjee & Rukmini Banerji & James Berry & Esther Duflo & Harini Kannan & Shobhini Mukerji & Marc Shotland & Michael Walton, 2017. "From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 31(4), pages 73-102, Fall. citation courtesy of
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| November 2016 | E-governance, Accountability, and Leakage in Public Programs: Experimental Evidence from a Financial Management Reform in India
with Abhijit Banerjee, Clement Imbert, Santhosh Mathew, Rohini Pande: w22803
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| October 2016 | Mainstreaming an Effective Intervention: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations of “Teaching at the Right Level” in India
with Abhijit Banerjee, Rukmini Banerji, James Berry, Harini Kannan, Shobhini Mukherji, Marc Shotland, Michael Walton: w22746
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| March 2016 | Can Iron-Fortified Salt Control Anemia? Evidence from Two Experiments in Rural Bihar
with Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt: w22121
Published: Abhijit Banerjee & Sharon Barnhardt & Esther Duflo, 2018. "Can iron-fortified salt control anemia? Evidence from two experiments in rural Bihar," Journal of Development Economics, vol 133, pages 127-146. citation courtesy of
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| February 2016 | Field Experiments on Discrimination
with Marianne Bertrand: w22014
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| October 2015 | Movies, Margins and Marketing: Encouraging the Adoption of Iron-Fortified Salt
with Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt: w21616
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| September 2015 | Toilets Can Work: Short and Medium Run Health Impacts of Addressing Complementarities and Externalities in Water and Sanitation
with Michael Greenstone, Raymond Guiteras, Thomas Clasen: w21521
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| June 2015 | Movies, Margins, and Marketing: Encouraging the Adoption of Iron-Fortified Salt
with Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt
in Insights in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| December 2014 | Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
with Pascaline Dupas, Michael Kremer: w20784
Published: Esther Duflo & Pascaline Dupas & Michael Kremer, 2015. "Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 105(9), pages 2757-97, September. citation courtesy of
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| October 2014 | The Value of Regulatory Discretion: Estimates from Environmental Inspections in India
with Michael Greenstone, Rohini Pande, Nicholas Ryan: w20590
Published: Esther Duflo & Michael Greenstone & Rohini Pande & Nicholas Ryan, 2018. "The Value of Regulatory Discretion: Estimates From Environmental Inspections in India," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 86(6), pages 2123-2160, November. citation courtesy of
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| September 2014 | How Much do Existing Borrowers Value Microfinance? Evidence from an Experiment on Bundling Microcredit and Insurance
with Abhijit Banerjee, Richard Hornbeck: w20477
Published: Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo & Richard Hornbeck, 2018. "How Much do Existing Borrowers Value Microfinance? Evidence from an Experiment on Bundling Microcredit and Insurance," Economica, vol 85(340), pages 671-700. citation courtesy of
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| August 2014 | Gossip: Identifying Central Individuals in a Social Network
with Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Matthew O. Jackson: w20422
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| June 2014 | Nutrition, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and the Demand for Iron-Fortified Salt: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Bihar
with Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt
in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| May 2014 | Estimating the Impact of Microcredit on Those Who Take It Up: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Morocco
with Bruno Crépon, Florencia Devoto, William Pariente: w20144
Published: Bruno Crépon & Florencia Devoto & Esther Duflo & William Parienté, 2015. "Estimating the Impact of Microcredit on Those Who Take It Up: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Morocco," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 7(1), pages 123-50, January. citation courtesy of
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| January 2014 | Under the Thumb of History? Political Institutions and the Scope for Action
with Abhijit Banerjee: w19848
Published: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo, 2014. "Under the Thumb of History? Political Institutions and the Scope for Action," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 6(1), pages 951-971, 08. citation courtesy of
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| July 2013 | Truth-telling by Third-party Auditors and the Response of Polluting Firms: Experimental Evidence from India
with Michael Greenstone, Rohini Pande, Nicholas Ryan: w19259
Published: Esther Duflo & Michael Greenstone & Nicholas Ryan, 2013. "Truth-telling by Third-party Auditors and the Response of Polluting Firms: Experimental Evidence from India," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 128(4), pages 1499-1545. citation courtesy of
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| Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A "Labeled Cash Transfer" for Education
with Najy Benhassine, Florencia Devoto, Pascaline Dupas, Victor Pouliquen: w19227
Published: Najy Benhassine & Florencia Devoto & Esther Duflo & Pascaline Dupas & Victor Pouliquen, 2015. "Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A "Labeled Cash Transfer" for Education," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 7(3), pages 86-125, August. citation courtesy of
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| May 2013 | The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
with Abhijit Banerjee, Rachel Glennerster, Cynthia G. Kinnan: w18950
Published: Banerjee, Abhijit, Esther Duflo, Rachel Glennerster, and Cynthia Kinnan. 2015. "The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(1): 22-53. citation courtesy of
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| December 2012 | Do Labor Market Policies Have Displacement Effects? Evidence from a Clustered Randomized Experiment
with Bruno Crépon, Marc Gurgand, Roland Rathelot, Philippe Zamora: w18597
Published: Bruno Crépon & Esther Duflo & Marc Gurgand & Roland Rathelot & Philippe Zamora, 2013. "Do Labor Market Policies have Displacement Effects? Evidence from a Clustered Randomized Experiment," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 128(2), pages 531-580. citation courtesy of
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| May 2012 | Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves
with Rema Hanna, Michael Greenstone: w18033
Published: Rema Hanna & Esther Duflo & Michael Greenstone, 2016. "Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 8(1), pages 80-114, February. citation courtesy of
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| March 2012 | School Governance, Teacher Incentives, and Pupil-Teacher Ratios: Experimental Evidence from Kenyan Primary Schools
with Pascaline Dupas, Michael Kremer: w17939
Published: Duflo, Esther & Dupas, Pascaline & Kremer, Michael, 2015. "School governance, teacher incentives, and pupil–teacher ratios: Experimental evidence from Kenyan primary schools," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 92-110. citation courtesy of
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| Improving Police Performance in Rajasthan, India: Experimental Evidence on Incentives, Managerial Autonomy and Training
with Abhijit Banerjee, Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Daniel Keniston, Nina Singh: w17912
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| On the Road: Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China
with Abhijit Banerjee, Nancy Qian: w17897
Published: Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo & Nancy Qian, 2020. "On the Road: Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China," Journal of Development Economics, .
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| January 2012 | The Diffusion of Microfinance
with Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Matthew O. Jackson: w17743
Published: “The Diffusion of Microfinance” (with Esther Duflo, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Matthew O. Jackson), Science Magazine, Vol. 341, no. 6144, July 2013.
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| December 2011 | Women's Empowerment and Economic Development
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Published: “Women’s Empowerment and Economic Development”, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 50, No. 4: 1051-79, December 2012. (also see NBER Working Paper No. 17702, 2011; CEPR Discussion Paper 8734, BREAD Policy Paper 29, 2011). citation courtesy of
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| April 2011 | Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco
with Florencia Devoto, Pascaline Dupas, William Pariente, Vincent Pons: w16933
Published: Florencia Devoto & Esther Duflo & Pascaline Dupas & William Parient� & Vincent Pons, 2012. "Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 4(4), pages 68-99, November. citation courtesy of
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| March 2011 | Is Decentralized Iron Fortification a Feasible Option to Fight Anemia Among the Poorest?
with Abhijit Banerjee, Rachel Glennerster
in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| Comment on "Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High Priced Funerals in South Africa"
in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| February 2010 | Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day
with Abhijit V. Banerjee
in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| July 2009 | Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya
with Michael Kremer, Jonathan Robinson: w15131
Published: Esther Duflo & Michael Kremer & Jonathan Robinson, 2011. "Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(6), pages 2350-90, October. citation courtesy of
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| May 2009 | Marry for What: Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
with Abhijit Banerjee, Maitreesh Ghatak, Jeanne Lafortune: w14958
Published: Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo & Maitreesh Ghatak & Jeanne Lafortune, 2013. "Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 5(2), pages 33-72, May. citation courtesy of
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| March 2009 | Policy Analysis
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| November 2008 | Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya
with Pascaline Dupas, Michael Kremer: w14475
Published: Esther Duflo & Pascaline Dupas & Michael Kremer, 2011. "Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(5), pages 1739-74, August. citation courtesy of
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| The Experimental Approach to Development Economics
with Abhijit V. Banerjee: w14467
Published: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo, 2009. "The Experimental Approach to Development Economics," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 1(1), pages 151-178, 05. citation courtesy of
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| September 2008 | Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence From a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India
with Abhijit Banerjee, Rukmini Banerji, Rachel Glennerster, Stuti Khemani: w14311
Published: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Rukmini Banerji & Esther Duflo & Rachel Glennerster & Stuti Khemani, 2010. "Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 2(1), pages 1-30, February. citation courtesy of
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| July 2008 | Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?
with Lori A. Beaman, Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Rohini Pande, Petia Topalova: w14198
Published: Lori Beaman & Raghabendra Chattopadhyay & Esther Duflo & Rohini Pande & Petia Topalova, 2009.
"Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics,
MIT Press, vol. 124(4), pages 1497-1540, November.
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| December 2007 | Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day
with Abhijit V. Banerjee: w13683
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| February 2007 | Long Run Health Impacts of Income Shocks: Wine and Phylloxera in 19th Century France
with Abhijit Banerjee, Gilles Postel-Vinay, Timothy M. Watts: w12895
Published: Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo & Gilles Postel-Vinay & Tim Watts, 2010. "Long-Run Health Impacts of Income Shocks: Wine and Phylloxera in Nineteenth-Century France," Review of Economics and Statistics, vol 92(4), pages 714-728.
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| December 2006 | Using Randomization in Development Economics Research: A Toolkit
with Rachel Glennerster, Michael Kremer: t0333
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| December 2005 | Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India
with Abhijit Banerjee, Shawn Cole, Leigh Linden: w11904
Published: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Shawn Cole & Esther Duflo & Leigh Linden, 2007. "Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 122(3), pages 1235-1264, 08. citation courtesy of
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| Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School
with Rema Hanna: w11880
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| October 2005 | Dams
with Rohini Pande: w11711
Published: Esther Duflo & Rohini Pande, 2007. "Dams," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 122(2), pages 601-646, 05. citation courtesy of
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| Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block
with William Gale, Jeffrey Liebman, Peter Orszag, Emmanuel Saez: w11680
Published: Esther Duflo & William Gale & Jeffrey Liebman & Peter Orszag & Emmanuel Saez, 2006. "Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 121(4), pages 1311-1346, November. citation courtesy of
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| May 2004 | The Impact of Education on Fertility and Child Mortality: Do Fathers Really Matter Less Than Mothers?
with Lucia Breierova: w10513
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| Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Cote d'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices
with Christopher Udry: w10498
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| April 2002 | The Role of Information and Social Interactions in Retirement Plan Decisions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
with Emmanuel Saez: w8885
Published: Duflo, Esther and Emmanuel Saez. "The Role Of Information And Social Interactions In Retirement Plan Decisions: Evidence From A Randomized Experiment," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, v118(3,Aug), 815-842. citation courtesy of
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| March 2002 | How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
with Marianne Bertrand, Sendhil Mullainathan: w8841
Published: Marianne Bertrand & Esther Duflo & Sendhil Mullainathan, 2004. "How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 119(1), pages 249-275, February. citation courtesy of
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| January 2002 | The Medium Run Effects of Educational Expansion: Evidence from a Large School Construction Program in Indonesia
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Published: Duflo, Esther, 2004. "The medium run effects of educational expansion: evidence from a large school construction program in Indonesia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(1), pages 163-197, June. citation courtesy of
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| December 2001 | Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a India-Wide Randomized Policy Experiment
with Raghabendra Chattopadhyay: w8615
Published: Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra and Esther Duflo. "Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a India-Wide Randomized Policy Experiment." Econometrica 72, 5 (2004): 1409- 1444.
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| December 2000 | Grandmothers and Granddaughters: Old Age Pension and Intra-household Allocation in South Africa
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Published:
- Duflo, Esther, "Child Health And Household Resources In South Africa: Evidence From The Old Age Pension Program," American Economic Review, Vol. 90. no. 2 (May 2000): 393-398
- Duflo, Esther, "Grandmothers and Granddaughters: Old-Age Pensions and Intrahousehold Allocation in South Africa," World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 17, no. 1, (June 2003): 1-25 citation courtesy of
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| August 2000 | Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment
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Published: Duflo, Esther. "Schooling And Labor Market Consequences Of School Construction In Indonesia: Evidence From An Unusual Policy Experiment," American Economic Review, 2001, v91(4,Sep), 795-813. citation courtesy of
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| July 2000 | Inequality and Growth: What Can the Data Say?
with Abhijit V. Banerjee: w7793
Published: Banerjee, Abhijit V. and Esther Duflo. "Inequality And Growth: What Can The Data Say?," Journal of Economic Growth, 2003, v8(3,Sep), 267-299. citation courtesy of
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| June 2000 | Participation and Investment Decisions in a Retirement Plan: The Influence of Colleagues' Choices
with Emmanuel Saez: w7735
Published: Duflo, Esther and Emmanuel Saez. "Participation And Investment Decisions In A Retirement Plan: The Influence Of Colleagues' Choices," Journal of Public Economics, 2002, v85(1,Jul), 121-148. citation courtesy of
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