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Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry Sep 6, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther, 2007, "Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QUL81Y, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:3:wHfqr1S603xqycOiA9iPCQ== [fileUNF] This paper examines evidence of the role that reputation plays in determining contractual outcomes. We conduct an empirical analysis of the Indian customized software industry, using a data set we collected containing detailed information on 230 projects carried out by 125 software firms. We propose a model ofthe industry where reputation determine...
Persistent Effects of Discrimination and the Role of Social Identity Sep 6, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Hoff, Karla; Pandey, Priyanka, 2007, "Persistent Effects of Discrimination and the Role of Social Identity", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CKNIRS, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:3:NNe7Tn/a+/s2rMqo8Bjwrg== [fileUNF] We experimentally investigated the effect on behavior of publicly revealing individuals_ membership in a traditionally discriminated against group. In village India, 168 low-caste and 168 high-caste junior high school boys solved mazes under piece rate incentives. In mixed-caste groups, the high-caste subjects solved 7 percent more mazes than the l...
Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India, 1998-2002 Sep 6, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra; Duflo, Esther, 2007, "Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India, 1998-2002", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/2ENLN4, Harvard Dataverse, V4, UNF:5:E5H0+0GuNP6GkJhtFGxmtA== [fileUNF] This data set uses political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women's leadership on policy decisions. Using a dataset we collected on 265 village councils in West Bengal and Rajasthan, we compare the type of public goods provided in reserved and unreserved village's councils. Data sets based upon information provided by GP Pra...
Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco Apr 2, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Devoto, Florencia; Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Pariente, William; Pons, Vincent, 2012, "Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/V2C9TL, Harvard Dataverse, V1 Connecting private dwellings to the water main is expensive and typically cannot be publicly financed. We show that households’ willingness to pay for a private connection is high when it can be purchased on credit, not because a connection improves health but because it increases the time available for leisure and reduces inter- and intra-househol...
Dams, Poverty, Public Goods and Malaria Incidence in India Jan 4, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini, 2007, "Dams, Poverty, Public Goods and Malaria Incidence in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MNIBOL, Harvard Dataverse, V4, UNF:5:obNHHq1gtV400a4T+Xrp9g== [fileUNF] The data contains 5 different files, classified by topic. The file india_pov_c81_revise.dta contains variables on the number of dams in each district as well as information about the neighbouring districts. The data set also includes data on local poverty, such as a povertygap measure, the gini coefficient, mean per capita expenditure. The file ind...
Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya Sep 25, 2011 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Kremer, Michael, 2011, "Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LWFH9U, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:5:LIcjw/R9R2mWHATBJhAiow== [fileUNF] This data sets contain data that were collected for a randomized evaluation in Kenya. In 2005, 140 primary schools in western Kenya received funds to hire an extra grade one teacher. Of these schools, 121 had a single first-grade class and split their first-grade class into two sections, with one section taught by the new teacher. In 60 randomly se...
Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia Dec 7, 2009 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Olken, Benjamin, 2009, "Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/I6B536, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:yASrEl2XGCJc1dfyrHW9zQ== [fileUNF] This is the raw data that is used for "Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia." The data contains a household survey, key informant survey, meeting surveys, and an engineering road survey.
Pratham Information Project -- Read India Jul 26, 2009 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse Duflo, Esther; Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti, 2009, "Pratham Information Project -- Read India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CHDLPN, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:RK07Hp+zY5XucSj7aPvfKw== [fileUNF] This data is the basis for the article: Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Banerji, Rukmini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; and Khemani, Stuti: "Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India" in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Aug 31, 2007Datahub for Field Experiments in Economics and Public Policy The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of affiliated professors from over forty universities. Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training across six regional offices worldwide.

Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry

Sep 6, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther, 2007, "Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QUL81Y, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:3:wHfqr1S603xqycOiA9iPCQ== [fileUNF]

This paper examines evidence of the role that reputation plays in determining contractual outcomes. We conduct an empirical analysis of the Indian customized software industry, using a data set we collected containing detailed information on 230 projects carried out by 125 software firms. We propose a model ofthe industry where reputation determine...

Persistent Effects of Discrimination and the Role of Social Identity

Sep 6, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Hoff, Karla; Pandey, Priyanka, 2007, "Persistent Effects of Discrimination and the Role of Social Identity", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CKNIRS, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:3:NNe7Tn/a+/s2rMqo8Bjwrg== [fileUNF]

We experimentally investigated the effect on behavior of publicly revealing individuals_ membership in a traditionally discriminated against group. In village India, 168 low-caste and 168 high-caste junior high school boys solved mazes under piece rate incentives. In mixed-caste groups, the high-caste subjects solved 7 percent more mazes than the l...

Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India, 1998-2002

Sep 6, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra; Duflo, Esther, 2007, "Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India, 1998-2002", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/2ENLN4, Harvard Dataverse, V4, UNF:5:E5H0+0GuNP6GkJhtFGxmtA== [fileUNF]

This data set uses political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women's leadership on policy decisions. Using a dataset we collected on 265 village councils in West Bengal and Rajasthan, we compare the type of public goods provided in reserved and unreserved village's councils. Data sets based upon information provided by GP Pra...

Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco

Apr 2, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Devoto, Florencia; Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Pariente, William; Pons, Vincent, 2012, "Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/V2C9TL, Harvard Dataverse, V1

Connecting private dwellings to the water main is expensive and typically cannot be publicly financed. We show that households’ willingness to pay for a private connection is high when it can be purchased on credit, not because a connection improves health but because it increases the time available for leisure and reduces inter- and intra-househol...

Dams, Poverty, Public Goods and Malaria Incidence in India

Jan 4, 2012 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini, 2007, "Dams, Poverty, Public Goods and Malaria Incidence in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MNIBOL, Harvard Dataverse, V4, UNF:5:obNHHq1gtV400a4T+Xrp9g== [fileUNF]

The data contains 5 different files, classified by topic. The file india_pov_c81_revise.dta contains variables on the number of dams in each district as well as information about the neighbouring districts. The data set also includes data on local poverty, such as a povertygap measure, the gini coefficient, mean per capita expenditure. The file ind...

Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya

Sep 25, 2011 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Kremer, Michael, 2011, "Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LWFH9U, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:5:LIcjw/R9R2mWHATBJhAiow== [fileUNF]

This data sets contain data that were collected for a randomized evaluation in Kenya. In 2005, 140 primary schools in western Kenya received funds to hire an extra grade one teacher. Of these schools, 121 had a single first-grade class and split their first-grade class into two sections, with one section taught by the new teacher. In 60 randomly se...

Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia

Dec 7, 2009 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Olken, Benjamin, 2009, "Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/I6B536, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:yASrEl2XGCJc1dfyrHW9zQ== [fileUNF]

This is the raw data that is used for "Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia." The data contains a household survey, key informant survey, meeting surveys, and an engineering road survey.

Pratham Information Project -- Read India

Jul 26, 2009 - The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Duflo, Esther; Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti, 2009, "Pratham Information Project -- Read India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CHDLPN, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:RK07Hp+zY5XucSj7aPvfKw== [fileUNF]

This data is the basis for the article: Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Banerji, Rukmini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; and Khemani, Stuti: "Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India" in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Aug 31, 2007Datahub for Field Experiments in Economics and Public Policy

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of affiliated professors from over forty universities. Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training across six regional offices worldwide.

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