Spectral Models of Security
The rapid proliferation of mobile phones and other digital devices can created an unparalleled opportunity to observe and understand the rapidly changing... Read More →
Mobile-izing Savings in Afghanistan
Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan We report on an experiment examining why default options impact behavior. By randomly... Read More →
How Do Labor Markets Equilibrate? Estimating the Effect of Local Labor Demand Shocks on Internal Migration and Local Wages
A central question in the study of migration concerns the role that migrants play in bringing an economy towards a more efficient use of its resources...
Violence and Financial Decisions: Evidence from Mobile Money in Afghanistan
We examine the relationship between violence and financial decisions in Afghanistan. Using three separate data sources, we find that individuals experiencing violence... Read More →
Probabilistic Inference of Unknown Locations: Exploiting Collective Behavior when Individual Data is Scarce
New sources of large-scale geospatial data can inform policy decisions ranging from disease monitoring and city planning to disaster management and humanitarian... Read More →
Promises and Pitfalls of Mobile Money in Afghanistan: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial
Promises and Pitfalls of Mobile Money in Afghanistan: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial We present the results of a field experiment... Read More →