Kathryn N. Vasilaky

California Polytechnic State U

Assistant Professor

1 Grand Ave, SLO, CA 93407, 3-

535 West 116th Street, MC 4327

San Luis Obispo, CA California 93407

United States

Columbia University, Earth Institute

314 Low Library

535 West 116th Street, MC 4327

New York, NY 10027

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

9

DOWNLOADS

903

TOTAL CITATIONS

6

Scholarly Papers (9)

1.

Farm Labor Productivity and the Effect of Mechanization

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Dec 2020
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo - Economics and California Polytechnic State U
Downloads 246 (267,651)
Citation 4

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farmworkers, labor shortage, mechanization, peer effects, productivity

2.

Improving Smallholder Agriculture via Video-Based Group Extension

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2024
University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, California Polytechnic State U and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 210 (311,879)

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water, field experiment, agriculture, system rice intensification, video-based training, group extension, information

3.

Women's Empowerment, Sibling Rivalry, and Competitiveness: Evidence from a Lab Experiment and a Randomized Control Trial in Uganda

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7699
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Jul 2016
World Bank, World Bank, California Polytechnic State U, University of Maryland, World Bank and Columbia University
Downloads 130 (472,327)

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Anthropology, Gender and Development, Gender and Social Development, Gender and Law, Adolescent Health

4.

Power(ful) Guidelines for Experimental Economists

Journal of the Economic Science Association
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2020
Kathryn N. Vasilaky and J. Michelle Brock
California Polytechnic State U and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Downloads 105 (555,719)

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Power, Experiments, Design, Significance

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For Whom the Counter Tolls: Signaling in the Economy Daily Deals

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 Oct 2012
Kathryn N. Vasilaky
California Polytechnic State U
Downloads 74 (690,735)
Citation 1

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contagion, daily deals

6.

What Works for Water Conservation? Evidence from a Field Experiment in India

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Nov 2021
California Polytechnic State U, McGill University, University of South Florida and Natural Resources Defense Council
Downloads 60 (772,346)
Citation 1

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water use, training, meters, social comparisons, double/debiased machine learning

7.

Improving Smallholder Agriculture Via Video-Based Group Extension

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Jan 2023
Tushi Baul, Dean Karlan, Kentaro Toyama and Kathryn N. Vasilaky
University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and California Polytechnic State U
Downloads 46 (876,863)

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Agriculture, system rice intensification, video-based training, group extension, information

8.

Realized and Elicited Cooperation Under Water Scarcity: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Tanzania

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Feb 2024
McGill University, McGill University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, World Bank and California Polytechnic State U
Downloads 32 (1,011,515)

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cooperation, irrigation, public goods game, external validity, uncertainty

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As a Team or by a Tournament? Incentives for Information Learning Among Female Farmers in Rural Uganda

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2020
Kathryn N. Vasilaky
California Polytechnic State U

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Tournaments, social networks, development, effort