Research Summary
by Nava Ashraf
Professor Ashraf's research in intra-household decision making examines how households make financial and health decisions, particularly in the presence of asymmetric information or benefits."Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines." American Economic Review 99, no. 4, September 2009.
"Female Empowerment: Further Evidence From a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." (with Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin) April 2009, World Development 38, Issue 3, March 2010
"Remittances and the Problem of Control: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador." (with Diego Aycinena, Claudia Martinez A., and Dean Yang).
"Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility: An Experimental Study in Zambia." (with Erica Field and Jean Lee)."Understanding Male Fertility Preferences in Zambia." (on-going, with Erica Field and Alessandra Voena).
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