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Marcel Fafchamps

Stanford University

367 Panama St

Stanford, CA 94305

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

21

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747

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5

Scholarly Papers (21)

Diffusion in Social Networks: Experimental Evidence on Information Sharing vs Persuasion

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17555
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Marcel Fafchamps, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi and Denni Tommasi
Stanford University, Monash University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and University of Bologna
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diffusion, social networks, savings, financial inclusion, information, persuasion

Diffusion in Social Networks Experimental Evidence on Information Sharing vs Persuasion

Number of pages: 93 Posted: 16 Jul 2025
Marcel Fafchamps, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi and Denni Tommasi
Stanford University, Monash University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and University of Bologna
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O16, D14, G21

Diffusion in Social Networks: Experimental Evidence on Information Sharing vs Persuasion

NBER Working Paper No. w33285
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Marcel Fafchamps, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi and Denni Tommasi
Stanford University, Monash University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and University of Bologna
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Diffusion in Social Networks Experimental Evidence on Information Sharing vs Persuasion

Number of pages: 93 Posted: 16 Jul 2025
Marcel Fafchamps, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi and Denni Tommasi
Stanford University, Monash University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and University of Bologna
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O16, D14, G21

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Diffusion in Social Networks: Experimental Evidence on Information Sharing vs Peer Pressure

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Feb 2023
Marcel Fafchamps, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi and Denni Tommasi
Stanford University, Monash University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and University of Bologna
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microfinance, social learning, peer pressure, women's empowerment

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

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Oct 2023
Elwyn Davies and Marcel Fafchamps
World Bank and Stanford University
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work incentives, labor contracts, intrinsic motivation, Conditional Cooperation, cross-country comparisons

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

NBER Working Paper No. w30372
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2023
Elwyn Davies and Marcel Fafchamps
World Bank and Stanford University
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Material Incentives and Effort Choice Evidence from an Online Experiment Across Countries

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 28 Sep 2022
Marcel Fafchamps and Elwyn Davies
Stanford University and World Bank
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work incentives, labor contracts, Intrinsic motivation, conditional cooperation, cross-country comparisons

Experimental Evidence on Covert Bargaining Markets

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 13 Jan 2023
Margherita Comola and Marcel Fafchamps
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Stanford University
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Experimental Evidence on Covert Bargaining Markets

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Mar 2024
Margherita Comola and Marcel Fafchamps
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Stanford University
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decentralized market, bargaining, private information, Experiment

Learning Management Through Matching: A Field Experiment Using Mechanism Design

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12572
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
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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propensity score, field experiments, management practices, self-employment, causal inference

Learning Management through Matching: A Field Experiment Using Mechanism Design

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14284
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
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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causal inference, field experiments, Management Practices, Propensity score, Self-employment

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Keep it Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing Among Strangers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14780
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Catia Batista, Marcel Fafchamps and Pedro C. Vicente
Nova School of Business and Economics, Stanford University and Nova School of Business and Economics
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SMS information campaign, nudging, mobile money, anonymity, empathy, shared identity

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Learning Management Through Matching: A Field Experiment Using Mechanism Design

NBER Working Paper No. w26035
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2022
Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), Stanford University, University of Oxford and University of Oxford
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Microequity and Mutuality: Experimental Evidence on Credit with Performance-Contingent Repayment

NBER Working Paper No. w30411
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Economics of Mutuality Solutions, Stanford University, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Oxford - Department of International Development, University of Oxford and University College London
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Social Observability and Demand for Transfers: Experimental Evidence from a Low Income Population

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Jul 2025
Marcel Fafchamps and Fadela Sadou Zouleya
Stanford University and Stanford University
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D12, I38, Z13, D64, C91, O12

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Women's Empowerment and the Intrinsic Demand for Agency: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria

NBER Working Paper No. w30789
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 26 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
International Food Policy Research Institute, Stanford University, Independent, University of Maryland and World Bank
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Risk Pooling and Precautionary Saving in Village Economies

NBER Working Paper No. w30128
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Marcel Fafchamps and Aditya Shrinivas
Stanford University and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Agency, Gender, and Endowments Effects in the Efficiency and Equity of Team Allocation Decisions

NBER Working Paper No. w30349
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2022
Marcel Fafchamps and Bereket Kebede
Stanford University and University of East Anglia - School of International Development and CBESS
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Competition and Management Upgrading: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

NBER Working Paper No. w33886
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 10 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2025
World Bank - International Finance Corporation (IFC), University of Warwick, Princeton University, Stanford University and Policy Studies Institute
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Aggregating Partial Rankings from Neighbors: Methodology and Empirical Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w29911
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 04 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Pascaline Dupas, Marcel Fafchamps and Deivy Houeix
Stanford University, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Experimental Evidence on Semi-structured Bargaining with Private Information

NBER Working Paper No. w29265
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2022
Margherita Comola and Marcel Fafchamps
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Stanford University
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Keeping Up Appearances: An Experimental Investigation of Socioeconomic Status Signaling to Avoid Discrimination

NBER Working Paper No. w32491
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 28 May 2024
Pascaline Dupas, Marcel Fafchamps and Laura Hernandez-Nunez
Princeton University, Stanford University and Columbia University
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Altruism and the Topology of Transfer Networks

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16561
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Sep 2021
Marcel Fafchamps and Simon Heß
Stanford University and Goethe University Frankfurt
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altruism, indirect inference, private transfers, Social Networks

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Measuring Relative Poverty Through Peer Rankings: Evidence from Cã´Te D'Ivoire

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17157
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 27 May 2022
Pascaline Dupas, Marcel Fafchamps and Deivy Houeix
Stanford University, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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network analysis, peer rankings, relative poverty, West Africa

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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
Elwyn Davies and Marcel Fafchamps
University of Oxford and Stanford University
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conditional cooperation, Cross-country comparisons, intrinsic motivation, Labor contracts, work incentives

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Exclusion Bias and the Estimation of Peer Effects

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14386
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 11 Feb 2020
Bet Caeyers and Marcel Fafchamps
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Stanford University
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Autoregressive Models, Exclusion bias, Linear-in-means, peer effects, Random peer assignment, Reflection bias, Social interactions

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Fostering Strategic Sophistication through Teamwork and Information about Opponents

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 16 Jun 2026
Marcel Fafchamps, Paolo Falco and Martin Chegere
Stanford University, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of Dar es Salaam
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strategic thinking, perspective taking, level-k thinking, two-person guessing game