Research
I predominantly work at the intersection of Development, Labor, Education, and Gender economics.
Publications
Long-term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia
with Richard Akresh and Marieke Kleemans (The Economic Journal) [NBER working paper, Ungated World Bank PRWP]
Featured on VoxDev, VoxEU, GlobalDev (in Spanish and French), Development Impact
Preschool Availability and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Indonesia
with Hillary C. Johnson and Elizaveta Perova (Economic Development and Cultural Change) [Ungated Accepted Manuscript, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper version]
Featured on EAPGIL policy brief, CGDev
Gender Differences in Responses to Nudges: Evidence from a Randomized Trial of Prospective Economics Majors
with Elizabeth Powers, Rebecca Thornton (AEA Papers and Proceedings) [Ungated World Bank working paper]
Treatment packages
Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries: Policies & Impact
with Elizaveta Perova and Sarah Reynolds (World Bank Research Observer) [Ungated World Bank working paper).
Not All That It Seems : Narrowing of Gender Gaps in Employment during the Onset of COVID-19 in Indonesia
with Sean Hambali and Ririn Purnamasari (conditionally accepted at Asian Development Review) [Ungated World Bank working paper).
Working Papers
Why Do People Move? A Data-driven Approach to Identifying and Predicting Gender-specific Aspirations to Migrate (with Suneha Seetahul) [World Bank working paper]
Gendered Impacts of Climate Change : Evidence from Weather Shocks (with Anna Fruttero, Chiara Broccolini, Bernardo Coelho, Horace Gninafon, and Noël Muller) [World Bank working paper]
Minimum Wage and School Enrollment: Evidence from Indonesia (draft available upon request)
Work-in-progress
Supporting Safe Migration of Prospective Migrants in Indonesia
with Aneesh Mannava, Elizaveta Perova, Ririn Salwa Purnamasari, and Ganesh Seshan
Baseline data collected (see EAPGIL Policy Brief)