Working Papers

When NGOs Disappear: Evidence from the Forced Closure of NGOs in Pakistan, with Attique Ur Rehman. (Job Market Paper)
Winner of the Weiss Distinguished Paper Award, NEUDC 2024 | World Bank Development Impact blog

Understanding Barriers to Network Formation Among Self-Employed Women: Evidence from Pakistan. (draft available on request)
Supported by JPAL Gender and Economic Agency (GEA) Initiative and PEDL Research Grant | AEA registry

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Selected Work in Progress

Evaluating the Impact of AI-Driven Training on Small Firms in Pakistan, with Rabia Saeed and Attique Ur Rehman - fieldwork ongoing
Supported by the International Growth Center (IGC) and Survey CTO | AEA registry

Do Wedding Vendors Discriminate? Experimental Evidence from the Wedding Industry in Pakistan, with Sher Afghan Asad and Rebecca Wu - pilot ongoing

Marching Through Time: The Long-Run Effects of British Military Settlements in Pakistan and India, with Vikrant Kamble and Attique Ur Rehman - analysis ongoing

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Publications

Government Trust and Covid-19 Vaccination: The Role of Supply Disruptions and Political Allegiances in Sierra Leone with Anbar Aizenman, Fatu E. Conteh, Rachel Glennerster, Samantha Horn, Desmond M. Kangbai and Anne Karing. American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 113: 647-52, 2023.

What Predicts the Growth of Small Firms? Evidence from Tanzanian Commercial Loan Data with Mia Ellis, Margaret McMillan, and Cynthia Kinnan. Journal of Globalization and Development, 14(2), 2023. (Ungated version)