Berk Ozler

World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)

Economist

1818 H Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20433

United States

http://econ.worldbank.org/staff/bozler

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1.

Not Separate, Not Equal: Poverty and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Feb 2005
Berk Ozler and J. G. M. (Hans) Hoogeveen
World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Research Department
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Poverty, Inequality, South Africa

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Designing Experiments to Measure Spillover Effects

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Designing Experiments to Measure Spillover Effects

PIER Working Paper No. 14-006
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Mar 2014
Sarah Baird, J. Aislinn Bohren, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Experimental Design, Networks, Cash Transfers

Designing Experiments to Measure Spillover Effects

PIER Working Paper No. 14-032
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 04 Oct 2014
Sarah Baird, J. Aislinn Bohren, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Experimental Design, Networks, Cash Transfers

Designing Experiments to Measure Spillover Effects

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6824
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, J. Aislinn Bohren, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Disease Control & Prevention, Science Education, Scientific Research & Science Parks, Technology Industry, Labor Policies

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Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5259
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Education For All, Population Policies, Primary Education, Tertiary Education, Teaching and Learning

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Conditional Cash Transfers and the Equity-Efficiency Debate

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jishnu Das, Quy-Toan Do and Berk Ozler
Georgetown University, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Crime and Local Inequality in South Africa

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gabriel Demombynes and Berk Ozler
University of California, Berkeley and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Designing Cost-Effective Cash Transfer Programs to Boost Schooling Among Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5090
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Education For All, Tertiary Education, Primary Education, Poverty Monitoring & Analysis, Population Policies

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The Short-Term Impacts of a Schooling Conditional Cash Transfer Program on the Sexual Behavior of Young Women

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5089
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, Ephraim W. Chirwa, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Malawi, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Population Policies, Adolescent Health, Education For All, Primary Education, Disease Control & Prevention

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Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis

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Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8243
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Jun 2014
Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Christoph Lakner, Maria Ana Lugo and Berk Ozler
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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inequality, inequality of opportunity, economic growth

Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6915
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jan 2017
Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Christoph Lakner, Maria Ana Lugo and Berk Ozler
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Inequality, Equity and Development, Poverty Impact Evaluation, Services & Transfers to Poor, Achieving Shared Growth

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Designing Experiments to Measure Spillover Effects, Second Version

PIER Working Paper No. 15-021
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 19 Jun 2015
Sarah Baird, J. Aislinn Bohren, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Experimental Design, Networks, Cash Transfers

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Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9133
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2020
Erhan Artuc, Robert Cull, Susmita Dasgupta, Roberto Fattal, Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer, Xavier Giné, Hanan G. Jacoby, Dean Jolliffe, Hiau Looi Kee, Leora Klapper, Aart Kraay, Norman Loayza, David J. McKenzie, Berk Ozler, Vijayendra Rao, Bob Rijkers, Sergio L. Schmukler, Michael Toman, Adam Wagstaff and Michael Woolcock
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Health Care Services Industry, International Trade and Trade Rules, Economic Assistance, Disability, Services & Transfers to Poor, Access of Poor to Social Services, Climate Change and Environment, Climate Change and Health, Science of Climate Change, Inequality

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The Impact of Economics Blogs

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The Impact of Economics Blogs

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5783
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David J. McKenzie and Berk Ozler
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Tertiary Education, E-Business, Economic Theory & Research, Information Security & Privacy, Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems

The Impact of Economics Blogs

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8558
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Sep 2011
David J. McKenzie and Berk Ozler
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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blog, dissemination, impact evaluation, influence

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Optimal Design of Experiments in the Presence of Interference

PIER Working Paper No. 16-025
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2017
Sarah Baird, J. Aislinn Bohren, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Experimental Design, Causal Inference

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Re-Interpreting Sub-Group Inequality Decompositions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3687
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Aug 2005
Chris Elbers, Peter F. Lanjouw, Johan A. Mistiaen and Berk Ozler
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), The World Bank and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Poverty Alleviation Through Geographic Targeting: How Much Does Disaggregation Help?

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Chris Elbers, Tomoki Fujii, Peter F. Lanjouw, Berk Ozler and Wesley Yin
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics, Singapore Management University - School of Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) and University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy
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Targeting, Poverty, Poverty Maps

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When the Money Runs Out: Do Cash Transfers Have Sustained Effects on Human Capital Accumulation?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7901
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 02 Dec 2016
Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Social Protections & Assistance, Educational Sciences

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Local Inequality and Project Choice: Theory and Evidence from Ecuador

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3997
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
M. Caridad Araujo, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Peter F. Lanjouw and Berk Ozler
World Bank, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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elite capture, social funds, inequality, poverty

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Income Shocks and Adolescent Mental Health

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5644
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, Jacobus de Hoop and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Rome Tor Vergata and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Disease Control & Prevention, Health Systems Development & Reform, Mental Health, Population Policies

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Combining Preschool Teacher Training with Parenting Education: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7817
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 07 Oct 2016
Berk Ozler, Lia C. H. Fernald, Patricia Karol Kariger, Christin Mcconnell, Michelle J. Neuman and Eduardo Fraga
World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG), University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health, World Bank, University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education and Yale University - Department of Economics
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Educational Sciences

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On the Unequal Inequality of Poor Communities

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On the Unequal Inequality of Poor Communities

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Chris Elbers, Peter F. Lanjouw, Johan A. Mistiaen, Berk Ozler and Kenneth Simler
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), The World Bank, World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) and CGIAR - Food Consumption and Nutrition Division
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On the Unequal Inequality of Poor Communities

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 401-421, 2004
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Chris Elbers, r F. Lanjouw, n A. Mistiaen, Berk Ozler and Ken Simler
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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The Effects of Cash Transfers on Adult Labor Market Outcomes

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8404
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Apr 2018
Sarah Baird, David J. McKenzie and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Economic Assistance, Disability, Services & Transfers to Poor, Access of Poor to Social Services, Employment and Unemployment, Labor Markets, Rural Labor Markets, Health Care Services Industry

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The Regressive Demands of Demand-Driven Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5883
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Rural Poverty Reduction, Housing & Human Habitats, Poverty Monitoring & Analysis, Services & Transfers to Poor, Regional Economic Development

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Girl Power: Cash Transfers and Adolescent Welfare. Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Experiment in Malawi

NBER Working Paper No. w19479
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2022
Sarah Baird, Ephraim W. Chirwa, Jacobus de Hoop and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), University of Malawi, University of Rome Tor Vergata and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Combining Mentoring Programs with Cash Transfers for Adolescent Girls in Liberia:Baseline Report

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7797
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 09 Sep 2016
Kelly Hallman, Elizabeth Kelvin, Berk Ozler, Juliette Seban, Erica Kuhlik, Cooper Alton, Joseph Kamara and Sarah Goodman
Population Council, United States, City University of New York (CUNY) - CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG), International Rescue Committee, Innovations for Poverty Action, Innovations for Poverty Action, Innovations for Poverty Action and Population Council, United States
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Gender and Health, Nutrition

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The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6823
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sarah Baird, Erick Gong, Craig McIntosh and Berk Ozler
George Washington University - School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), Middlebury College, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)
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Disease Control & Prevention, Population Policies, HIV AIDS, Gender and Health, HIV AIDS and Business