Paul J. Gertler

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1.

Paying Primary Health Care Centers for Performance in Rwanda

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5190
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paulin Basinga, Paul J. Gertler, Agnes Binagwaho, Agnes L.B. Soucat, Jennifer R. Sturdy and Christel Vermeersch
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Ministry of Health of Rwanda - Harvard Medical School - Darmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and World Bank
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Population Policies, Health Systems Development & Reform, Disease Control & Prevention, Adolescent Health

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The Effect of Pre-Primary Education on Primary School Performance

William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 838
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Sep 2006
Samuel Berlinski, Sebastian Galiani and Paul J. Gertler
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Research Department, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Preschool, Pre-primary education, Primary school performance

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Empowering Parents to Improve Education : Evidence from Rural Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3935
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paul J. Gertler, Marta Rubio-Codina and Harry A. Patrinos
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Toulouse I and World Bank
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Tertiary Education, Education For All, Teaching and Learning, Primary Education, Disability, Economics of Education

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Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality

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Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 Jan 2011
Sebastian Galiani, Ernesto Schargrodsky and Paul J. Gertler
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Water Privatization, Health, Poverty

Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality

Posted: 13 Jan 2005
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Ernesto Schargrodsky
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

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Housing, Health, and Happiness

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4214
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Matias D. Cattaneo, Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez and Rocio Titiunik
Princeton University, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, World Bank and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
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Health Monitoring&Evaluation, Disease Control&Prevention, Housing&Human Habitats, Access to Finance, Construction Industry

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The Half-Life of Happiness: Hedonic Adaptation in the Subjective Well-Being of Poor Slum Dwellers to the Satisfaction of Basic Housing Needs

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The Half-Life of Happiness: Hedonic Adaptation in the Subjective Well-Being of Poor Slum Dwellers to the Satisfaction of Basic Housing Needs

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2016
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Raimundo Undurraga
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and New York University (NYU)
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Happiness, Adaptation, Poverty, Experimental Evidence

The Half-Life of Happiness: Hedonic Adaptation in the Subjective Well-Being of Poor Slum Dwellers to a Large Improvement in Housing

NBER Working Paper No. w21098
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2022
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Raimundo Undurraga
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and New York University (NYU)
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Investing Cash Transfers to Raise Long Term Living Standards

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3994
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez and Marta Rubio-Codina
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, World Bank and University of Toulouse I
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Economic Theory & Research, Small Area Estimation Poverty Mapping, Municipal Housing and Land, Land and Real Estate Development, Real Estate Development

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Are Nonprofits Efficient? A Test Using Hospital Market Values

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Jan 2003
Paul J. Gertler and Jennifer W. Kuan
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and California State University Monterey Bay, College of Business
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hospital mergers, health care, market valuation, Tobin's q, nonprofit, firm efficiency

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Strategies for Pricing Publicly Provided Health Services

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paul J. Gertler and Jeffrey S. Hammer
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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Digital Collateral

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Digital Collateral

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 10 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2022
Paul J. Gertler, Brett Green and Catherine D. Wolfram
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group
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Collateralized Lending, Microfinance, Moral Hazard, Adverse Selection, Education

Digital Collateral

NBER Working Paper No. w28724
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 03 May 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Paul J. Gertler, Brett Green and Catherine D. Wolfram
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group
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Using Performance Incentives to Improve Health Outcomes

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6100
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paul J. Gertler and Christel Vermeersch
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Population Policies, Health Systems Development & Reform, Disease Control & Prevention, Adolescent Health

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Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums

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Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2015
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler, Ryan Cooper, Sebastian Martinez, Adam Ross and Raimundo Undurraga
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL), World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and New York University (NYU)
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Housing, Poverty and RCTs

Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums

NBER Working Paper No. w19322
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2022
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler, Ryan Cooper, Sebastian Martinez, Adam Ross and Raimundo Undurraga
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and New York University (NYU)
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Promoting Handwashing Behavior in Peru: The Effect of Large-Scale Mass-Media and Community Level Interventions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6257
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Alexandra Orsola-Vidal
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of California, Berkeley - Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Hygiene Promotion and Social Marketing, Disease Control & Prevention, Housing & Human Habitats, Population Policies

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The Costs and Benefits of Privatization in Argentina: A Microeconomic Analysis

IDB Working Paper No. 163
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Apr 2011
Federico Sturzenegger, Ernesto Schargrodsky, Sebastian Galiani and Paul J. Gertler
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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School Decentralization: Helping the Good Get Better, but Leaving the Poor Behind

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Jun 2014
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Ernesto Schargrodsky
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
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decentralization, education, inequality

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Non-Contributory Pensions

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Non-Contributory Pensions

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 05 May 2015
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Rosangela Bando
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Inter-American Development Bank
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Non-contributory pensions, poverty, well-being

Non-Contributory Pensions

NBER Working Paper No. w19775
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2022
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Rosangela Bando
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Inter-American Development Bank
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Disease Management

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 May 2006
Paul J. Gertler and Timothy Simcoe
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Disease Management, Self Control, Diabetes, Preventive Medicine

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A Randomized, Controlled Study of a Rural Sanitation Behavior Change Program in Madhya Pradesh, India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6702
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sumeet Patil, Benjamin Arnold, Alicia Salvatore, Bertha Briceno, John M. Colford Jr. and Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley - Epidemiology Division, Stanford University, World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - Epidemiology Division and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Housing & Human Habitats, Hygiene Promotion and Social Marketing, Urban Water Supply and Sanitation, Town Water Supply and Sanitation

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Rewarding Provider Performance to Enable a Healthy Start to Life: Evidence from Argentina's Plan Nacer

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6884
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paul J. Gertler and Paula Ines Giovagnoli
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Faculty of Economics
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Population Policies, Disease Control & Prevention, Health Systems Development & Reform, Adolescent Health

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Promoting Handwashing Behavior: The Effect of Large-Scale Community and School-Level Interventions

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 17 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2014
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler, Alexandra Orsola-Vidal and Nicolas Ajzenman
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley - Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - Sao Paulo School of Economics
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hygiene, handwashing, behavior change, randomized evaluation

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Incentives for Replication in Economics

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Incentives for Replication in Economics

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Jul 2017
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Mauricio Romero
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and ITAM, Centro de Investigación Económica
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Replication

Incentives for Replication in Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w23576
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 17 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2022
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Mauricio Romero
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and ITAM, Centro de Investigación Económica
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Labor Market Returns to Early Childhood Stimulation: A 20-Year Followup to an Experimental Intervention in Jamaica

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Labor Market Returns to Early Childhood Stimulation: A 20-Year Followup to an Experimental Intervention in Jamaica

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6529
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paul J. Gertler, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo R. Pinto, Arianna Zanolini, Christel Vermeerch, Susan Walker, Susan Chang and Sally Grantham-McGregor
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, World Bank, University of the West Indies (Mona), University of the West Indies (Mona) and University College London
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Labor Markets, Educational Sciences, Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Primary Education, Disease Control & Prevention

Labor Market Returns to Early Childhood Stimulation: A 20-Year Followup to an Experimental Intervention in Jamaica

NBER Working Paper No. w19185
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2022
Paul J. Gertler, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo R. Pinto, Arianna Zanolini, Christel Vermeersch, Susan Walker, Susan Chang and Sally Grantham-McGregor
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, World Bank, University of the West Indies (Mona), University of the West Indies (Mona) and University College London
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Are User Fees Regressive? the Welfare Implications of Health Care Financing Proposals in Peru

NBER Working Paper No. w2299
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Aug 2004 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2022
Paul J. Gertler, Luis Locay and Warren C. Sanderson
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Miami - School of Business Administration - Department of Economics and SUNY at Stony Brook University, College of Arts and Science, Department of Economics
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The Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

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The Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2018
Rosangela Bando, Sebastian Galiani and Paul J. Gertler
Inter-American Development Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Non-Contributory Pensions, Poverty, Mental Health and Well-Being

The Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

NBER Working Paper No. w22995
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 02 May 2021
Rosangela Bando, Sebastian Galiani and Paul J. Gertler
Inter-American Development Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Mortality from Nestlé's Marketing of Infant Formula in Low and Middle-Income Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w24452
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2021
Jesse Anttila-Hughes, Lia Fernald, Paul J. Gertler, Patrick Krause and Bruce Wydick
University of San Francisco, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley - Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and University of San Francisco - Department of Economics
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Insuring Consumption Against Illness

NBER Working Paper No. w6035
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2022
Paul J. Gertler and Jonathan Gruber
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Trust and Saving in Financial Institutions

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Trust and Saving in Financial Institutions

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2020
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Camila Navajas Ahumada
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - UC San Diego
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Trust, savings and poverty

Trust and Saving in Financial Institutions

NBER Working Paper No. w26809
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Camila Navajas Ahumada
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - UC San Diego
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Making Babies Healthier By Providing a Managed Care Option to California's Poor

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Oct 2007
Tania Barham, Paul J. Gertler and Kristiana Raube
University of Colorado at Boulder, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Aspiration Adaptation in Resource-Constrained Environments

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Aspiration Adaptation in Resource-Constrained Environments

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 24 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2021
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Raimundo Undurraga
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and New York University (NYU)
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Aspirations, Adaptation, Poverty Traps, Experimental Evidence

Aspiration Adaptation in Resource-Constrained Environments

NBER Working Paper No. w24264
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2022
Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler and Raimundo Undurraga
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and New York University (NYU)
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Moral Hazard in Partnerships

NBER Working Paper No. w3373
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2022
Martin Gaynor and Paul J. Gertler
Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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How Debit Cards Enable the Poor to Save More

NBER Working Paper No. w23252
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 20 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2022
Pierre Bachas, Paul J. Gertler, Sean Higgins and Enrique Seira
Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley - Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) - Centro de Investigacion Economica
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Financial Crisis and Productivity Evolution: Evidence from Indonesia

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Financial Crisis and Productivity Evolution: Evidence from Indonesia

World Economy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Mar 2014
Sharon Poczter, Paul J. Gertler and Alexander D. Rothenberg
Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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emerging markets; financial crisis; productivity evolution

Financial Crisis and Productivity Evolution: Evidence from Indonesia

The World Economy, Vol. 37, Issue 5, pp. 705-731, 2014
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 May 2014
Sharon Poczter, Paul J. Gertler and Alexander D. Rothenberg
Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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School-Based Management and Learning Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Colima, Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8874
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Aug 2019
Michael Christopher Jelenic, Paul J. Gertler and Harry A. Patrinos
World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank
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How Will Energy Demand Develop in the Developing World?

NBER Working Paper No. w17747
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2022
Catherine D. Wolfram, Orie Shelef and Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Quality Adjusted Cost Functions

NBER Working Paper No. w3567
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
Paul J. Gertler and Donald M. Waldman
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics
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Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services in Nairobi's Informal Settlements

NBER Working Paper No. w27569
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 01 May 2022
Aidan Coville, Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler, Susumu Yoshida and Susumu Yoshida
World Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World BankNational Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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A Latent Variable Model of Quality Determination

NBER Working Paper No. w1750
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2022
Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Vulnerability and Clientelism

NBER Working Paper No. w23589
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 17 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2022
Gustavo J. Bobonis, Paul J. Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Simeon Nichter
University of Toronto - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Associate professoraffiliation not provided to SSRN and Harvard University
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Using Provider Performance Incentives to Increase HIV Testing and Counseling Services in Rwanda

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6364
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Damien de Walque, Paul J. Gertler, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Ada Kwan, Christel Vermeersch, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Agnes Binagwaho and Jeanine Condo
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Government of Mexico - National Institute of Public Health, affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ministry of Health of Rwanda - Harvard Medical School - Darmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Disease Control & Prevention, Population Policies, Health Systems Development & Reform, HIV AIDS

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Subsidies, Quality, and Regulation in the Nursing Home Industry

NBER Working Paper No. w1691
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2022
Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Information and the Demand for Supplemental Medicare Insurance

NBER Working Paper No. w4700
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 07 May 2022
Paul J. Gertler, Roland Sturm and Bruce Davidson
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, RAND Corporation - Santa Monica CA Offices and SysteMetrics
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Long-Run Effects of Temporary Incentives on Medical Care Productivity

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Long-Run Effects of Temporary Incentives on Medical Care Productivity

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7348
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Pablo A. Celhay, Paul J. Gertler, Paula Ines Giovagnoli and Christel Vermeersch
University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Faculty of Economics and World Bank
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Reproductive Health, Health Service Management and Delivery, Health Economics & Finance, Health Care Services Industry

Long Run Effects of Temporary Incentives on Medical Care Productivity

NBER Working Paper No. w21361
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
Pablo A. Celhay, Paul J. Gertler, Paula Ines Giovagnoli and Christel Vermeersch
University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Faculty of Economics and World Bank
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Medicaid and the Cost of Improving Access to Nursing Home Care

NBER Working Paper No. w2851
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2021
Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Regulated Price Discrimination and Quality: the Implications of Medicaid Reimbursement Policy for the Nursing Home Industry

NBER Working Paper No. w1667
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2022
Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Regulation and the Provision of Quality to Heterogenous Consumers: the Case of Prospective Pricing of Medical Services

NBER Working Paper No. w2269
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2022
Robin Allen and Paul J. Gertler
Government of the United States of America - Antitrust Division, Competition and Policy Section and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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A Decomposition of the Elasticity of Medicaid Nursing Home Expenditures into Price, Quality, and Quantity Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w1751
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2022
Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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The Effect of Mental Distress on Income: Results from a Community Survey

NBER Working Paper No. w2433
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2022
Richard G. Frank and Paul J. Gertler
Harvard Medical School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Living Up to Expectations: How Job Training Made Women Better Off and Men Worse Off

NBER Working Paper No. w23264
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2022
Paloma Acevedo, Guillermo Cruces, Paul J. Gertler and Sebastian Martinez
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS), University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
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Effect of Inquiry and Problem Based Pedagogy on Learning: Evidence from 10 Field Experiments in Four Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w26280
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2022
Rosangela Bando, Emma Naslund-Hadley and Paul J. Gertler
Inter-American Development Bank, Inter American Development Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Books or Laptops? The Cost-Effectiveness of Shifting from Printed to Digital Delivery of Educational Content

NBER Working Paper No. w22928
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2022
Rosangela Bando, Francisco A. Gallego, Paul J. Gertler and Dario Romero
Inter-American Development Bank, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Columbia University
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Cash for Coolers

NBER Working Paper No. w18044
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 May 2012 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2022
Lucas W. Davis, Alan Fuchs and Paul J. Gertler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, World Bank Group and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Moral Hazard and Economies of Scope in Physician Ownership of Complementary Medical Services

NBER Working Paper No. w19622
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2022
Brian Chen, Paul J. Gertler and Chuh-Yuh Yang
University of South Carolina, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Kaohsiung Medical University
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How Pro-Poor Growth Affects the Demand for Energy

NBER Working Paper No. w19092
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 May 2013 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2022
Paul J. Gertler, Orie Shelef, Catherine D. Wolfram and Alan Fuchs
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group and World Bank Group
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Using Performance Incentives to Improve Medical Care Productivity and Health Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w19046
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 May 2013 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2022
Paul J. Gertler and Christel Vermeersch
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank
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Another brick on the Wall: On the Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

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Another brick on the Wall: On the Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Mar 2021
Rosangela Bando, Sebastian Galiani and Paul J. Gertler
Inter-American Development Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Non-contributory pensions, poverty, mental health and well-being

Another Brick on the Wall: On the Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

NBER Working Paper No. w28318
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 18 May 2022
Rosangela Bando, Sebastian Galiani and Paul J. Gertler
Inter-American Development Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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How Does Health Promotion Work? Evidence from the Dirty Business of Eliminating Open Defecation

NBER Working Paper No. w20997
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 16 May 2022
Paul J. Gertler, Manisha Shah, Maria Laura Alzua, Lisa A. Cameron, Sebastian Martinez and Sumeet Patil
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, UCLA, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness and University of California, Berkeley
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Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 Jul 2021
Aidan Coville, Sebastian Galiani, Paul J. Gertler, Susumu Yoshida and Susumu Yoshida
World Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World BankNational Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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Water and Sanitation, Informal settlements, Enforcement, Financial sustainability.

58.

Effect of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention on Labor Market Outcomes at Age 31

NBER Working Paper No. w29292
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2022
Paul J. Gertler, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto, Susan Chang, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Christel Vermeersch, Susan Walker and Amika Wright
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, University of the West Indies (Mona), University College London, World Bank, University of the West Indies (Mona) and University of the West Indies (Mona) - Caribbean Institute for Health Research
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Making Entrepreneurs: Returns to Training Youth in Hard Versus Soft Business Skills

NBER Working Paper No. w28845
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 May 2021 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2022
Laura Chioda, David Contreras-Loya, Paul J. Gertler and Dana Rose Carney
World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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How Spillovers from Appointment Reminders Improve Health Clinic Efficiency

NBER Working Paper No. w28166
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2022
Claire Boone, Pablo A. Celhay, Paul J. Gertler, Tadeja Gracner and Josefina Rodriguez
University of California, Berkeley, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, RAND Corporation and Ministry of Finance, Chile
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Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w28040
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2022
Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Paul J. Gertler, Nozomi Nakajima and Harry A. Patrinos
Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education and World Bank
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Willingness to Accept Conditional Economic Incentives to Reduce HIV Risks: Evidence from Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mexico City

Posted: 07 Jul 2011
Omar Galárraga Ph.D., Sandra Sosa-Rubi, Cesar Infante, Paul J. Gertler and Stefano M. Bertozzi
Brown University, National Institute of Public Health, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Independent

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accept, cash, conditional, HIV/STI, prevention, to, transfers, Willingness

63.

Sex Work and Infection: What's Law Enforcement Got to Do With It?

Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 54, November 2011
Posted: 31 Dec 2010
Paul J. Gertler and Manisha Shah
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and UCLA

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regulation, health, sex markets

64.

Risky Business: The Market for Unprotected Commercial Sex

Posted: 12 May 2005
Paul J. Gertler, Manisha Shah and Stefano M. Bertozzi
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, UCLA and Independent

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65.

Empowerment and Efficiency: Tenancy Reform in West Bengal

Posted: 25 Aug 2002
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Paul J. Gertler and Maitreesh Ghatak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Empowerment and Efficiency: The Economics of Agrarian Reform

Posted: 23 Jan 1999
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Paul J. Gertler and Maitreesh Ghatak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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