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TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Randomized Social Experiments eJournal

January 2, 1997 to May 22, 2013



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1 3421 How the Disciple Became the Guru
Vivek Wadhwa, Una Kim de Vitton, Una Kim de Vitton, G. Gereffi,
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Harvard Business School, Department of Organizational Behavior, Harvard University, Department of Sociology, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness,
Date posted to database: July 23, 2008
Last Revised: August 19, 2008
2 2637 Are Good-Looking People More Employable?
Bradley J. Ruffle, Ze'ev Shtudiner,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Ariel University Center - Department of Economics ,
Date posted to database: November 9, 2010
Last Revised: October 3, 2011
3 2489 Broken Windows: New Evidence from New York City and a Five-City Social Experiment
Bernard E. Harcourt, Jens Ludwig,
University of Chicago - Department of Political Science, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI),
Date posted to database: June 14, 2005
Last Revised: April 5, 2007
4 2123 Creating Social Contagion Through Viral Product Design: A Randomized Trial of Peer Influence in Networks
Sinan Aral, Dylan Walker,
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Boston University,
Date posted to database: May 30, 2010
Last Revised: August 30, 2012
5 2109 It is Not What You Get But When You Get it: The Effect of Gift Sequence on Deposit Balances and Customer Sentiment in a Commercial Bank
George Loewenstein, Emily Celia Haisley,
Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Yale University - School of Management,
Date posted to database: February 10, 2009
Last Revised: February 10, 2009
6 2002 Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
Marianne Bertrand, Sendhil Mullainathan,
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Harvard University - Department of Economics,
Date posted to database: July 15, 2003
Last Revised: November 6, 2008
7 1192 The Economics of Allowing More Domestic Oil Drilling
Robert W. Hahn, Peter Passell,
University of Oxford, Smith School, Milken Institute,
Date posted to database: September 11, 2008
Last Revised: September 11, 2008
8 1146 Does the Media Matter? A Field Experiment Measuring the Effect of Newspapers on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions
Alan Gerber, Dean S. Karlan, Daniel Bergan,
Yale University - Department of Political Science, Yale University, Yale University,
Date posted to database: May 24, 2006
Last Revised: May 25, 2006
9 1384 Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves
Rema Hanna, Esther Duflo, Michael Greenstone,
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics,
Date posted to database: April 16, 2012
Last Revised: May 1, 2012
10 1519 Housing in the New Millennium: A Home Without Equity is Just a Rental with Debt
Joshua Rosner,
Graham Fisher & Co.,
Date posted to database: July 21, 2008
Last Revised: May 11, 2009

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TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Randomized Social Experiments eJournal

March 23, 2013 to May 22, 2013



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 264 The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Rachel Glennerster, Cynthia Kinnan,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Economics,
Date posted to database: April 14, 2013
Last Revised: April 18, 2013
2 82 Selection Effects in Online Sharing: Consequences for Peer Adoption
Sean J. Taylor, Eytan Bakshy, Sinan Aral,
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Facebook, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business,
Date posted to database: May 2, 2013
Last Revised: May 2, 2013
3 81 Downside Risk and the Design of CEO Incentives: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
David De Angelis, Gustavo Grullon, Sebastien Michenaud,
Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business,
Date posted to database: March 24, 2013
Last Revised: May 16, 2013
4 64 Demand Versus Returns? Pro-Poor Targeting of Business Grants and Vocational Skills Training
Karen Macours, Patrick Premand, Renos Vakis,
Paris School of Economics (PSE), World Bank, The World Bank,
Date posted to database: March 26, 2013
Last Revised: March 29, 2013
5 62 The Effect of Teach for America on the Distribution of Student Achievement in Primary School: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Heather Antecol, Ozkan Eren, Serkan Ozbeklik, Serkan Ozbeklik,
Claremont Colleges - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont McKenna College,
Date posted to database: March 30, 2013
Last Revised: March 30, 2013
6 45 Enforcement as Substance in Tax Compliance
Leandra Lederman, Ted M. Sichelman,
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, University of San Diego - School of Law,
Date posted to database: May 7, 2013
Last Revised: May 14, 2013
7 30 Ethnicity and Political Responsiveness in China: A Field Experiment
Greg Distelhorst, Yue Hou,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science,
Date posted to database: April 12, 2013
Last Revised: April 12, 2013
8 21 Can Microinsurance Help Prevent Child Labor? An Impact Evaluation from Pakistan
Andreas Landmann, Markus Froelich,
University of Mannheim, Universität Mannheim, Chair of Econometrics,
Date posted to database: April 20, 2013
Last Revised: April 20, 2013
9 18 Still Not Allowed on the Bus: It Matters If You're Black or White!
Redzo Mujcic, Paul Frijters,
University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance,
Date posted to database: April 6, 2013
Last Revised: April 6, 2013
10 18 Why is Voluntary Financial Education so Unpopular? Experimental Evidence from Mexico
Miriam Bruhn, Gabriel Lara Ibarra, David McKenzie,
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank, World Bank Development Research Group,
Date posted to database: May 10, 2013
Last Revised: May 22, 2013



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