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  1. Tackling youth unemployment
    evidence from a labor market experiment in Uganda
    Author: Alfonsi, Livia; Bandiera, Oriana; Bassi, Vittorio; Burgess, Robin; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Vitali, Anna
    Published: [2017]
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    Series: Development discussion paper ; no' EOPP 64
    Subjects: Junge Arbeitskräfte; Jugendarbeitslosigkeit; Berufsbildung; Betriebliche Ausbildung; Beschäftigungseffekt; Experiment; Uganda
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  2. Cash-plus
    variants and components of transfer-based anti-poverty programming
    Author: Sedlmayr, Richard; Shah, Anuj; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: 26 September 2017
    Publisher:  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford

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    Series: CSAE working paper ; WPS/2017, 15
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  3. Can agricultural extension and input support be discontinued?
    evidence from a randomized phaseout in Uganda
    Author: Fishman, Ram; Smith, Stephen C.; Bobić, Vida; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: July 2019
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    A society that believes wealth to be determined by random "luck", rather than by merit, demands more redistribution. We present evidence of this behavior by exploiting a natural experiment provided by the L'Aquila earthquake in 2009, which hit a... more

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    A society that believes wealth to be determined by random "luck", rather than by merit, demands more redistribution. We present evidence of this behavior by exploiting a natural experiment provided by the L'Aquila earthquake in 2009, which hit a large area of Central Italy through a series of destructive shakes over eight days. Matching detailed information on the ground acceleration registered during each shock with survey data about individual opinions on redistribution we show that the average intensity of the shakes is associated with subsequent stronger beliefs that, for a society to be fair, income inequalities should be levelled by redistribution. The shocks, however, are not all alike. We find that only the last three shakes - occurred on the fourth and the eighth day of the earthquake - have a statistically significant impact. Overall, we find that the timing and repetition of the shocks play a role in informing redistributive preferences.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 12476
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  4. A Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions
    Author: Gulesci, Selim; Jindani, Sam; La Ferrara, Eliana; Smerdon, David; Sulaiman, Munshi; Young, H. Peyton
    Published: [2023]
    Publisher:  SSRN, [S.l.]

    We propose a model to study when an intermediate action can serve as a stepping stone that enables the elimination of a harmful norm. While the intermediate action may facilitate the first “step”, it may also become a new norm. We derive intuitive... more

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    We propose a model to study when an intermediate action can serve as a stepping stone that enables the elimination of a harmful norm. While the intermediate action may facilitate the first “step”, it may also become a new norm. We derive intuitive conditions for stepping stones, which depend on the relative size of social penalties and intrinsic utility benefits. We propose an econometric approach to testing whether an intermediate action is a stepping stone, and apply it to original data on female genital cutting in Somalia. The analysis shows that the intermediate action may become the new norm

     
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    Series: HKS Working Paper ; No. RWP23-013
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (47 p)
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  5. The search for good jobs
    evidence from a six-year field experiment in uganda
    Author: Bandiera, Oriana; Bassi, Vittorio; Burgess, Robin; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Vitali, Anna
    Published: 09 August 2023
    Publisher:  Centre for Economic Policy Research, London

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    Series: Array ; DP18360
    Subjects: Job search; Vocational training; Expectations; Field experiment; Uganda
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  6. Incentive and crowding out effects of food assistance
    evidence from randomized evaluation of food-for-training project in Southern Sudan
    Author: Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  STICERD, LSE, London

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    Series: Economic organisation and public policy papers ; 2010,19
    Subjects: Nahrungsmittelhilfe; Anreiz; Verdrängungseffekt; Entwicklungsprojekt; Sudan
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  7. Women’s economic empowerment in action
    evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa
    Author: Bandiera, Oriana; Buehren, Niklas; Burgess, Robin; Goldstein, Markus P.; Gulesci, Selim; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: 2015
    Publisher:  International Labour Office, Employment Policy Department, Employment and Labour Market Policies Branch, Geneva

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    Series: Employment working paper ; no. 187
    Subjects: Frauenpolitik; Weibliche Arbeitskräfte; Jugendarbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Uganda
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  8. How sustainable are benefits from extension for smallholder farmers?
    evidence from a randomized phase-out of the BRAC program in Uganda
    Author: Fishman, Ram; Smith, Stephen C.; Bobić, Vida; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: March 2017
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn, Germany

    Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel randomized phase-out research... more

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    Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel randomized phase-out research method, we provide experimental tests of the effects of program phase-out in the context of a large-scale agricultural input subsidy and extension program operated by the NGO BRAC to increase the use of improved seed varieties and basic farming practices among women smallholders in Uganda. We find that while supply of improved seeds through local, BRAC trained women declined, demand does not diminish, and farmers shift purchases from BRAC to market sources, indicating a persistent learning effect. We also find no evidence of declines in the practice of improved and less costly cultivation techniques taught by the program. These results have implications for both efficient program design and for models of technology adoption.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper / IZA ; no. 10641
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  9. Agricultural extension and technology adoption for food security
    evidence from Uganda
    Author: Pan, Yao; Smith, Stephen C.; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: 2015
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn

    This paper evaluates causal impacts of a large-scale agricultural extension program for smallholder women farmers on food security in Uganda through a regression discontinuity design that exploits an arbitrary distance-to-branch threshold for village... more

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    This paper evaluates causal impacts of a large-scale agricultural extension program for smallholder women farmers on food security in Uganda through a regression discontinuity design that exploits an arbitrary distance-to-branch threshold for village program eligibility. We find eligible farmers experienced significant increases in agricultural production, savings and wage income, which lead to improved food security. Given minimal changes in the adoption of relatively expensive inputs including HYV seeds, these gains are mainly attributed to increased usage of improved cultivation methods that are relatively costless. These results highlight the role of improved basic methods in boosting agricultural productivity among poor farmers.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 9206
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  10. Evaluation of an adolescent development program for girls in Tanzania
    Author: Buehren, Niklas; Goldstein, Markus P.; Gulesci, Selim; Sulaiman, Munshi; Yam, Venus
    Published: February 2017
    Publisher:  Word Bank Group, Africa Region, Office of the Chief Economist & Gender Cross Cutting Solution Area, Washington, D.C.

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    Series: Policy research working paper ; 7961
    Subjects: Mädchen; Jugendliche; Selbsthilfe; Jugendpolitik; Tansania
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  11. Microfinance and diversification
    Author: Bandiera, Oriana; Burgess, Robin; Deserranno, Erika; Morel, Ricardo; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Thiemel, Jack
    Published: 03 March 2022
    Publisher:  Centre for Economic Policy Research, London

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    Series: Array ; DP17081
    Subjects: Mikrofinanzierung; Weibliche Arbeitskräfte; Haushaltseinkommen; Armutsbekämpfung; Entwicklung; Uganda; Entwicklungsländer
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  12. Development policy through the lens of social structure
    Author: Bandiera, Oriana; Burgess, Robin; Deserranno, Erika; Morel, Ricardo; Rasulk, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  [STICERD, London School of Economics and Political Science], [London]

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    Series: [Development discussion paper] ; paper number EOPP 69
    Subjects: social structure; development policy; social ties; agriculture extension
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  13. Multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh after Rana Plaza: global norms and workers' perspectives
    Author: Kabeer, Naila; Haq, Lopita; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: January 2019
    Publisher:  Department of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

    The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh in April, 2013 resulting in the death and injury of more than 2000 workers from the country's export garment industry was one of the worst industrial disasters in recorded history. The tragedy... more

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    The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh in April, 2013 resulting in the death and injury of more than 2000 workers from the country's export garment industry was one of the worst industrial disasters in recorded history. The tragedy galvanized a range of stakeholders to take action to prevent future disasters. Prominent in these efforts were two multi-stakeholder agreements which brought together lead buyers, trade unions and NGOs in a concerted effort to improve health and safety conditions in the industry. These initiatives represent a move away from the buyer-driven compliance-based model that continues to dominate CSR to what is being described as a 'cooperation-based' model which brings together multiple stakeholders who affect, and are affected, by the business operations of lead MNCs in global value chains. This paper is concerned with the experiences and perceptions of workers with regard to these new initiatives. It examines competing interpretations of stakeholder analysis within the CSR literature and uses these to frame its key research question: does the shift from compliance to co-operation as the basis of CSR offer a promising way forward or merely a shift in rhetoric? We use a survey of garment workers to explore the extent to which these initiatives have brought about improvements in wages and working conditions in the garment industry, where progress has been slowest and why.

     
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    Series: Working paper series / International Development, LSE ; no. 193 (19)
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  14. Tackling youth unemployment
    evidence from a labor market experiment in Uganda
    Author: Alfonsi, Livia; Bandiera, Oriana; Bassi, Vittorio; Burgess, Robin; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Vitali, Anna
    Published: 30 June 2020
    Publisher:  Centre for Economic Policy Research, London

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    Series: Array ; DP14973
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  15. Credit constraints and demand for remedial education: Evidence from Tanzania
    Author: Burchardi, Konrad; De Quidt, Jonathan; Gulesci, Selim; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  The University of Warwick, Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, Department of Economics, Coventry, United Kingdom

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    Series: Working paper series / Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy ; no. 545 (March 2021)
    Subjects: Bildungsinvestition; Bildungspolitik; Kreditrationierung; Bildungschancen; Tansania
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  16. Sooner rather than later: social networks and technology adoption
    Author: Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; Satish, Varun; Sulaiman, Munshi; Sun, Yi
    Published: April 2021
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    Using data from a randomised experiment in Kenya, we estimate the causal effect of social networks on technology adoption. In this experiment, farmers were invited to information sessions about the use of Tissue Culture Banana (TCB), an in vitro... more

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    Using data from a randomised experiment in Kenya, we estimate the causal effect of social networks on technology adoption. In this experiment, farmers were invited to information sessions about the use of Tissue Culture Banana (TCB), an in vitro banana cultivation technology. We find that an additional social connection with a treated farmer causes an untreated farmer to be 2.25 pp more likely to adopt TCB 6-18 months post-intervention, but not in the longer term. We provide evidence that the adoption of TCB by those social connections is the mechanism driving the effect; therefore, treated connections are significant because treated farmers are more likely to adopt. We also find that indirect social network effects, proxied for by eigenvector centrality, influence adoption at both the village level and the farmer level.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 14307
    Subjects: networks; social connections; agricultural technology adoption; Kenya
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  17. The Search for Good Jobs
    Evidence from a Six-year Field Experiment in Uganda
    Author: Bandiera, Oriana; Bassi, Vittorio; Burgess, Robin; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Vitali, Anna
    Published: August 2023
    Publisher:  National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass

    There are 420 million young people in Africa today. Understanding how youth search for jobs and what affects their ability to find good jobs is of paramount importance. We do so using a field experiment tracking young job seekers for six years in... more

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    There are 420 million young people in Africa today. Understanding how youth search for jobs and what affects their ability to find good jobs is of paramount importance. We do so using a field experiment tracking young job seekers for six years in Uganda's main cities. We examine how two standard labor market interventions impact their search for good jobs: vocational training, vocational training combined with matching youth to firms, and matching only. Training is offered in sectors with high quality firms. The matching intervention assigns workers for interviews with such firms. At baseline, unskilled youth are optimistic about their job prospects, especially over the job offer arrival rate from high quality firms. Those offered vocational training become even more optimistic, search more intensively and direct their search towards high quality firms. However, youth additionally offered matching become discouraged because call back rates from firm owners are far lower than their prior. As a result, they search less intensively and direct their search towards lower quality firms. These divergent expectations and search behaviors have persistent impacts: vocational trainees without match offers achieve greater labor market success, largely because they end up employed at higher quality firms than youth additionally offered matching. Our analysis highlights the foundational but separate roles of skills and expectations in job search, how interventions cause youth to become optimistic or discouraged, and how this matters for long run sorting and individual labor market outcomes

     
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    Series: NBER working paper series ; no. w31570
    Subjects: Junge Arbeitskräfte; Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsuche; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Experiment; Berufsbildung; Matching; Erwerbsverlauf; Uganda; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search; Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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