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Health – Fertility

Papers
  • "The Impact of a Change in Abortion Regime on Socio-Economic Outcomes of Children: Evidence from Romania" (Journal of Political Economy 114(4), 2006)
    Research featured in Freakonomics and The Economist

  • "The Supply of Birth Control Methods, Education and Fertility: Evidence from Romania"
    (forthcoming at the Journal of Human Resources)
    Research featured in Freakonomics

  • "Abortion and Child Cognitive Outcomes"

    Work in Progress
  • "Lifetime Fertility and Socio-Economic Outcomes during Old Age" joint with Marcos Rangel
  • "Education, Fertility and Contraceptive Technology" joint with Ofer Malamud

    Health – HIV/AIDS

    Papers
  • "Health Worker Absence, HIV Testing and Behavioral Change," joint with Markus Goldstein, Josh Graff Zivin, Harsha Thirumurthy and James Habyarimana

  • "The Impact of HIV/AIDS and ARV Treatment on Worker Absenteeism: Implications for African Firms," joint with Bekezela Mbakile and James Habyarimana (forthcoming at the Journal of Human Resources)

  • "AIDS Treatment Programs and Sexual Behavior," joint with Markus Goldstein, Josh Graff Zivin, James Habyarimana and Harsha Thirumurthy

    Work in Progress
  • "Transport Support to Improve ARV Treatment Outcomes"
  • "Adherence to ARV Treatment"
  • "The Effects of Home Based HIV Counseling and Testing"
  • "HIV Testing and Utilization of Antenatal Care"

    Education

    Papers
  • "General Education versus Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition," joint with Ofer Malamud (forthcoming at the Review of Economics and Statistics)

  • "The Effect of Computer Use on Child Outcomes," joint with Ofer Malamud
    Research featured in Slate , the New York Times and Gandul

  • "School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups," joint with Ofer Malamud

  • "The Consequences of Going to a Better School," joint with Miguel Urquiola (NSF-supported project)

    Work in Progress
  • "The Relative Importance of Parental Effort and School Quality in the Determination of Students’ Outcomes," joint with Miguel Urquiola (NSF-supported project)
  • "The Effects of Vocational Education on College Attendance," joint with Ofer Malamud and Miguel Urquiola

    Other topics

    Papers
  • "Judicial Checks and Balances," joint with Rafael La Porta, Florencio López-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer
    (Journal of Political Economy 112(2), 2004)

  • "Electronic Filing, Tax Preparers, and Participation in the Earned Income Tax Credit," joint with Wojciech Kopczuk (Journal of Public Economics 91(7-8), 2007)

  • "Government Spending and Pocketbook Voting: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Romania," joint with Grigore Pop-Eleches

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