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1.

Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13552
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jan 2020
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Alison L. Booth and Jungmin Lee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Seoul National University

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God Insures Those Who Pay? Formal Insurance and Religious Offerings in Ghana

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14301
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Emmanuelle Auriol, Julie Lassebie, Amma Panin, Eva Raiber and Paul Seabright
University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), World Bank, Aix-Marseille University - Aix-Marseille School of Economics and University of Toulouse I - Industrial Economic Institute (IDEI)
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3.

Conflicts in Spatial Networks

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14300
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Ashani Amarasinghe, Paul Raschky, Yves Zenou and Junjie Zhou
Monash University - Department of Economics, Monash University - Department of Economics, Monash University - Department of Economics and National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics
4.

Misallocation and Capital Market Integration: Evidence from India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14282
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Natalie Bau and Adrien Matray
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Princeton University
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Growth, Automation and the Long Run Share of Labor

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14286
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Dilip Mookherjee and Debraj Ray
Boston University - Department of Economics and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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How Research Affects Policy: Experimental Evidence from 2,150 Brazilian Municipalities

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14280
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Jonas Hjort, Diana Moreira, Gautam Rao and Juan Francisco Santini
Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Innovations for Poverty Action

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7.

Learning Management Through Matching: A Field Experiment Using Mechanism Design

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14284
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Girum Abebe, Marcel Fafchamps, Michael Koelle and Simon Quinn
University of Westminster - Policy Studies Institute, Stanford University, University of Oxford and University of Oxford

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Material Incentives and Effort Choice: Evidence from an Online Experiment Across Countries

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14283
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Elwyn Davies and Marcel Fafchamps
University of Oxford and Stanford University
9.

Decision-Making in Complex Households

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14278
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Marcos A. Rangel and Duncan Thomas
Duke University and Duke University

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Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14272
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Shahe Emran, Dilip Mookherjee, Forhad Shilpi and M. Helal Uddin
Columbia University, Boston University - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Dhaka

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11.

Terror and Tourism: The Economic Consequences of Media Coverage

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14275
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Timothy J. Besley, Thiemo Fetzer and Hannes Felix Mueller
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Warwick and Autonomous University of Barcelona
12.

Who Demands Labour (De)Regulation in the Developing World? Insiderâ??Outsider Theory Revisited

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14277
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Ravi Kanbur, Santiago López-Cariboni and Lucas Ronconi
Cornell University, University of the Republic (Uruguay) and Centro de Investigación y Acción Social & CONICET
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Selection and Absolute Advantage in Farming and Entrepreneurship

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14269
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado, Francesco Amodio and Markus Poschke
McGill University - Department of Economics, McGill University and McGill University
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Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14227
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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David Atkin, Amit Khandelwal and Adam Osman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Trade, Productivity and (Mis)Allocation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14203
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
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Antoine Berthou, John Jong-Hyun Chung, Kalina Manova and Charlotte Sandoz
Banque de France, Auburn University, University College London - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Rural Transformation, Inequality, and the Origins of Microfinance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14178
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
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Nikolaus Wolf and Marvin Suesse
Humboldt University of Berlin and New York University (NYU) - New York University Abu Dhabi

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17.

Ethnic Conflicts and the Informational Dividend of Democracy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14182
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
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Jeremy Laurent-Lucchetti, Dominic Rohner and Mathias Thoenig
University of Geneva - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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The Employment Effects of Ethnic Politics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14170
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
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Francesco Amodio, Giorgio Chiovelli and Sebastian Hohmann
McGill University, University of Montevideo and Stockholm School of Economics

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Betting on the Lord: Lotteries and Religiosity in Haiti

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14167
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
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Emmanuelle Auriol, Delissaint Diego, Maleke Fourati, Josepa Miquel-Florensa and Paul Seabright
University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Université Quisqueya, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and University of Toulouse I - Industrial Economic Institute (IDEI)
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20.

The Great Convergence. Skill Accumulation and Mass Education in Africa and Asia, 1870-2010

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14150
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
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Ewout Frankema and Marlous Van Waijenburg
Wageningen UR and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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21.

Altruism, Insurance, and Costly Solidarity Commitments

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14148
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
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Christopher B. Barrett, Vesall Nourani, Eleonora Patacchini and Thomas F. Walker
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cornell University and World Bank
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Globalization, Redistribution, and the Size of Government

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14137
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
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Raphael Espinoza, Jonathan D. Ostry and Xiaoxiao Zhang
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and University of Cambridge
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23.

Comparative European Institutions and the Little Divergence, 1385-1800

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14124
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
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Antonio Henriques and Nuno Pedro G. Palma
Universidade do Porto and University of Manchester
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Impact of Syrian Refugees on Education Outcomes in Jordan

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14056
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Oct 2019
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Ragui A. Assaad, Thomas Ginn and Mohamed Saleh
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Stanford University and University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
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'Too Young to Die'. Deprivation Measures Combining Poverty and Premature Mortality

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14059
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 Oct 2019
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Jean-Marie Baland, Guilhem Cassan and Benoit Decerf
University of Namur, University of Namur and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
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3g Internet and Confidence in Government

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14022
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2019
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Sergei Guriev, Nikita Melnikov and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Sciences Po, Princeton University and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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Transition from Plan to Market, Height and Well-Being

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14027
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2019
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Alícia Adserà, Francesca Dalla Pozza, Sergei Guriev, Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp and Elena Nikolova
Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Sciences Po, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and University College London

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Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13996
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2019
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Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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The Efficient Deployment of Police Resources: Theory and New Evidence from a Randomized Drunk Driving Crackdown in India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13981
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
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Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Daniel Keniston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Yale University

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Taxation and Supplier Networks: Evidence from India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13971
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
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Lucie Gadenne, Tushar K. Nandi and Roland Rathelot
University of Warwick, National Council of Applied Economic Research and University of Warwick
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State Capacity, Reciprocity, and the Social Contract

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13968
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
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Timothy J. Besley
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics
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Home Bias in Humanitarian Aid: The Role of Regional Favoritism in the Allocation of International Disaster Relief

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13957
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
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Christian Bommer, Axel Dreher and Marcello Perez-Alvarez
University of Goettingen (Gottingen), Heidelberg University and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)
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Technology Adoption and Access to Credit via Mobile Phones

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13956
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
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Apoorv Gupta, Jacopo Ponticelli and Andrea Tesei
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Queen Mary University of London - School of Economics and Finance

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Buyer-Driven Upgrading in GVCS: The Sustainable Quality Program in Colombia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13935
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
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Rocco Macchiavello and Josepa Miquel-Florensa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics and University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
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Estimating an Equilibrium Model of Horizontal Competition in Education

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13924
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 Aug 2019
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Natalie Bau
University of Toronto
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How Effective are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13898
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 20 Aug 2019
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Mariella Gonzales, Gianmarco León Ciliotta and Luis R. Martinez
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE and University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy

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China's Industrial Policy: An Empirical Evaluation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13889
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 02 Aug 2019
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Panle Jia Barwick, Myrto Kalouptsidi and Nahim Zahur
Cornell University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Cornell University - Department of Economics

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The Entertaining Way to Behavioral Change: Fighting HIV with MTV

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13892
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 02 Aug 2019
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Abhijit V. Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara and Victor Orozco-Olvera
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and World Bank

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China's Overseas Lending

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13867
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 02 Aug 2019
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Sebastian Horn, Carmen Reinhart and Christoph Trebesch
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy

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Diffusion of Gender Norms: Evidence from Stalin's Ethnic Deportations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13865
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 02 Aug 2019
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Alexandra Jarotschkin and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
World Bank and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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Funding and Financing Infrastructure: The Joint-Use of Public and Private Finance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13844
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
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Marianne Fay, David Martimort and Stéphane Straub
World Bank, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of Toulouse 1 - Advanced Research in Quantitative Applied Development Economics (ARQADE)

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Is Favoritism a Threat to Chinese Aid Effectiveness? A Subnational Analysis of Chinese Development Projects

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13840
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
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Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley Parks, Paul Raschky and Michael J. Tierney
Heidelberg University, University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of St. Gallen, College of William and Mary, Monash University - Department of Economics and College of William and Mary
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Using Survey Questions to Measure Preferences: Lessons from an Experimental Validation in Kenya

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13830
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
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Michal Bauer, Julie Chytilová and Edward Miguel
Charles University in Prague - Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University in Prague - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

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Chaebols and Firm Dynamics in Korea

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13825
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2019
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Philippe Aghion, Sergei Guriev and Kangchul Jo
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Sciences Po and Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

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The Effects of Working While in School: Evidence from Uruguayan Lotteries

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13826
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
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Federico Araya, Thomas Le Barbanchon and Diego Ubfal
Uruguayan Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Bocconi University and Bocconi University

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The Promise and Pitfalls of Conflict Prediction: Evidence from Colombia and Indonesia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13829
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
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Samuel Bazzi, Robert Blair, Christopher Blattman, Oeindrila Dube, Matthew Gudgeon and Richard Merton Peck
Boston University - Department of Economics, Brown University, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Boston University and Northwestern University

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Information, Mobile Communication, and Referral Effects

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13786
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2019
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Panle Jia Barwick, Yanyan Liu, Eleonora Patacchini and Qi Wu
Cornell University - Department of Economics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Cornell University and Cornell University - Department of Economics
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Treatment Effects with Heterogeneous Externalities

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13781
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2019
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Tiziano Arduini, Eleonora Patacchini and Edoardo Rainone
University of Bologna-Department of Economics, Cornell University and Bank of Italy
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Coming Out in America: Aids, Politics, and Cultural Change

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13749
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 30 May 2019
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Raquel Fernández, Sahar Parsa and Martina Viarengo
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics, Tufts University and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

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The Hard Problem of Prediction for Conflict Prevention

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13748
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 30 May 2019
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Hannes Felix Mueller and Christopher Rauh
Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Cambridge - Cambridge-INET Institute
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