Gautam Rao

Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

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Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards

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Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8064
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 18 May 2017 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2018
Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz and Gautam Rao
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - UC San Diego, World Bank and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Primary Metals, Inequality, Private Sector Economics, Marketing, Private Sector Development Law, Economic Growth, Industrial Economics, Economic Theory & Research

Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards

NBER Working Paper No. w23414
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 24 May 2017 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2022
Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz and Gautam Rao
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - UC San Diego, World Bank and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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The Economic Consequences of Increasing Sleep Among the Urban Poor

NBER Working Paper No. w26746
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 11 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022
Pedro Bessone, Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach, Heather Schofield and Mattie Toma
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA), Harvard University and University of Warwick
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Poverty, Depression, and Anxiety: Causal Evidence and Mechanisms

NBER Working Paper No. w27157
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 May 2020 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2023
Matthew Ridley, Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach and Vikram Patel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA), Harvard University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA) and Public Health Foundation of India - Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries
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Estimating Social Preferences and Gift Exchange at Work

NBER Working Paper No. w22043
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 01 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2023
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier and Gautam Rao
University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health: Evidence from Hypertension in India

NBER Working Paper No. w23727
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 28 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Liang Bai, Benjamin Handel, Edward Miguel and Gautam Rao
University of Edinburgh, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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The Endowment Effect and Collateralized Loans

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The Endowment Effect and Collateralized Loans

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2022-70
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Jun 2022
Kevin Carney, Michael Kremer, Xinyue Lin and Gautam Rao
Harvard University, University of Chicago, Harvard University and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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The Endowment Effect and Collateralized Loans

NBER Working Paper No. w30073
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Kevin Carney, Michael Kremer, Xinyue Lin and Gautam Rao
Harvard University, University of Chicago, Harvard University and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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How Research Affects Policy: Experimental Evidence from 2,150 Brazilian Municipalities

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How Research Affects Policy: Experimental Evidence from 2,150 Brazilian Municipalities

NBER Working Paper No. w25941
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 20 May 2023
Jonas Hjort, Diana Moreira, Gautam Rao and Juan Francisco Santini
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Innovations for Poverty Action
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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
Jonas Hjort, Diana Moreira, Gautam Rao and Juan Francisco Santini
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Innovations for Poverty Action
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Learning in the Household

NBER Working Paper No. w28844
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 25 May 2021 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2023
John J. Conlon, Malavika Mani, Gautam Rao, Matthew Ridley and Frank Schilbach
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Columbia University, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA)
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Not Learning from Others

NBER Working Paper No. w30378
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2022
John J. Conlon, Malavika Mani, Gautam Rao, Matthew Ridley and Frank Schilbach
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Columbia University, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA)
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The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Economic Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w30011
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 09 May 2022 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Bhargav Bhat, Jonathan de Quidt, Johannes Haushofer, Vikram Patel, Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach and Pierre-Luc Vautrey
Independent, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University, Public Health Foundation of India - Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Economic Outcomes

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17309
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 27 May 2022
Bhargav Bhat, Jonathan de Quidt, Johannes Haushofer, Vikram Patel, Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach and Pierre-Luc Vautrey
Sangath, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Public Health Foundation of India - Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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beliefs, mental health, preferences, therapy

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Estimating Social Preferences and Gift Exchange with a Piece-Rate Design

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14931
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 29 Jun 2020
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier and Gautam Rao
University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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