Jonathan Robinson

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz, CA 95064

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Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya

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Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 09-19
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Jul 2009
Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Jonathan Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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technology adoption, hyperbolic discounting

Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w15131
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2014
Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Jonathan Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Why Don't the Poor Save More? Evidence from Health Savings Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w17255
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 29 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2011
Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Schoolchildren

NET Institute Working Paper No. 11-14
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Nov 2011
Robert W. Fairlie and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Computers, education, technology, experiment

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Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren

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Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4128
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Feb 2013
Robert W. Fairlie and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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computers, education, experiment

Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement Among Schoolchildren

NBER Working Paper No. w19060
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 May 2013
Robert W. Fairlie and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement Among Schoolchildren

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7211
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Feb 2013
Robert W. Fairlie and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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computers, education, experiment

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Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya

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Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4857
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jonathan Robinson and Ethan Yeh
University of California, Santa Cruz and World Bank
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Population Policies, Adolescent Health, Gender and Health, Disease Control & Prevention, Health Monitoring & Evaluation

Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Jan 2009
Ethan Yeh and Jonathan Robinson
World Bank and University of California, Santa Cruz
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consumption smoothing, HIV/AIDS, transactional sex

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Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries

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Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Jul 2016
Dean S. Karlan, Pascaline Dupas, Jonathan Robinson and Diego Ubfal
Yale University, Stanford University, University of California, Santa Cruz and Bocconi University
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financial access, savings, banking, micro-finance, field experiment, multicountry, Uganda, Malawi, Chile

Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w22463
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 01 Aug 2016
Pascaline Dupas, Dean S. Karlan, Jonathan Robinson and Diego Ubfal
Stanford University, Yale University, University of California, Santa Cruz and Bocconi University
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Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11420
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 01 Aug 2016
Pascaline Dupas, Dean S. Karlan, Jonathan Robinson and Diego Ubfal
Stanford University, Yale University, University of California, Santa Cruz and Bocconi University
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financial access; savings; banking; micro-finance; field experiment; multicountry; Uganda; Malawi; Chile

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Success in Entrepreneurship: Doing the Math

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Apr 2014
Michael Kremer, Jonathan Robinson and Olga Rostapshova
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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entrepreneurship, success, firm, owner, inventories, math, profits

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Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w14693
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 31 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2010
Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Limited Insurance within the Household: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Oct 2008
Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Kenya, Daily Income, Experiment, Week's income, Women's Income, Men's income

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Risk-Coping Through Sexual Networks: Evidence from Client Transfers in Kenya

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5582
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jonathan Robinson and Ethan Yeh
University of California, Santa Cruz and World Bank
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Population Policies, Gender and Law, Adolescent Health, Gender and Health, Population & Development

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Challenges in Banking the Rural Poor: Evidence from Kenya's Western Province

NBER Working Paper No. w17851
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2013
Pascaline Dupas, Sarah Green, Anthony Keats and Jonathan Robinson
Stanford University, Innovations for Poverty Action, Wesleyan University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Keeping the Doctor Away: Experimental Evidence on Investment in Preventative Health Products

NBER Working Paper No. w19312
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Aug 2013
Jennifer Meredith, Jonathan Robinson, Bruce Wydick and Sarah Walker
University of Washington - Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of San Francisco - Department of Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics
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Governance and the Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya and Uganda

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-39
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Mar 2019
Rebecca Dizon-Ross, Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
University of Chicago, Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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leakage, extortion, shirking, motivation

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Governance and the Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies

NBER Working Paper No. w21324
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Jul 2015
Rebecca Dizon-Ross, Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
University of Chicago, Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Nudging Farmers to Utilize Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7402
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Sep 2009
Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Jonathan Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz
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hyperbolic discounting, technology adoption

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Daily Needs, Income Targets and Labor Supply: Evidence from Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w19264
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Aug 2013
Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Grain Today, Gain Tomorrow: Evidence from a Storage Experiment with Savings Clubs in Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w24391
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
Shilpa Aggarwal, Eilin Francis and Jonathan Robinson
Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, University of California, Santa Cruz and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Market Access, Trade Costs, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Northern Tanzania

NBER Working Paper No. w25253
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 12 Nov 2018
Shilpa Aggarwal, Brian Giera, Dahyeon Jeong, Jonathan Robinson and Alan Spearot
Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, Independent, University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Decentralization and Efficiency of Subsidy Targeting: Evidence from Chiefs in Rural Malawi

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Decentralization and Efficiency of Subsidy Targeting: Evidence from Chiefs in Rural Malawi

NBER Working Paper No. w23383
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 May 2017
Pia Basurto, Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz, Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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Decentralization and Efficiency of Subsidy Targeting: Evidence from Chiefs in Rural Malawi

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12012
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 May 2017
Pia Basurto, Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
University of California, Santa Cruz, Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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The Effect of Savings Accounts on Interpersonal Financial Relationships: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural Kenya

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The Effect of Savings Accounts on Interpersonal Financial Relationships: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w21339
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Jul 2015
Pascaline Dupas, Anthony Keats and Jonathan Robinson
Stanford University, Wesleyan University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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The Effect of Savings Accounts on Interpersonal Financial Relationships: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural Kenya

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10689
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Jul 2015
Pascaline Dupas, Anthony Keats and Jonathan Robinson
Stanford University, Wesleyan University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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financial access, social insurance, spillovers

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Banking the Unbanked: Evidence from Three Countries

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 440
Posted: 10 Dec 2016
Pascaline Dupas, Dean S. Karlan, Jonathan Robinson and Diego Ubfal
Stanford University, Yale University, University of California, Santa Cruz and Bocconi University

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financial access, savings, banking, microfinance, field experiment, multi-country, Uganda, Malawi; Chile

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Governance and the Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10690
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Jul 2015
Rebecca Dizon-Ross, Pascaline Dupas and Jonathan Robinson
University of Chicago, Stanford University and University of California, Santa Cruz
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extortion, leakage, motivation, shirking