# Publications ## expand\_more [On-Demand Assistance: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20250324&&from=f) with Benjamin Olken, Sudarno Sumarto, Achmad Maulana, Vivi Alatas, and Elan Satriawan, December 2025. *American Economic Journal: Economic Policy*, forthcoming. [The Marginal Disutility from Corruption in Social Programs: Evidence from Program Administrators and Beneficiaries ](/file_url/269)with Arya Gaduh and Benjamin Olken, *American Economic Review: Insights*, March 2024. [Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia](https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/2023-02/2023_Electronic_Food_Vouchers_aer.20210461.pdf) with Abhijit Banerjee, Benjamin Olken, Elan Satriawan, and Sudarno Sumarto, **American Economic Review**, February 2023. [Appendix](https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Online%20Appendix.pdf) [Tax Administration vs. Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20201237), with M. Chatib Basri, Mayara Felix, and Benjamin Olken, **American Economic Review**, December 2021. [The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance](https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/2022-08/The%20Challenges%20of%20Universal%20Health%20Insurance%20in%20De.pdf), with Abhijit Banerjee, Amy Finkelstein, Benjamin Olken, Arianna Ornaghi, and Sudarno Sumarto, **American Economic Review**, September 2021. [Using Administrative Data to Improve Social Protection in Indonesia](https://admindatahandbook.mit.edu/book/latest/indonesia.html), with Vivi Alatas, Farah Amalia, Abhijit Banerjee, Benjamin A. Olken, Rema Hanna, Sudarno Sumarto, and Putu Poppy Widyasari, **The Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-based Policy**, 2020. [The (lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666551420300012), with Abhijit Banerjee, Benjamin Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto, **Journal of Public Economics Plus**, 2020. [Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190245), with Nur Cahyadi, Benjamin Olken, Rizal Adi Prima, Elan Satriawan, and Ekki Syamsulhakim, **American Economic Journal: Economic Policy**, November 2020. [Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia](/file_url/265) (joint with Alatas, Vivi; Banerjee, Abhijit ; Hanna, Olken, Benjamin ; Purnamasari, Ririn ; Wai-Poi, Matthew), **AEA Papers and Proceedings**, May 2019 (expanded version: NBER WP w18798). [Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/700734)[ ](https://economics.mit.edu/files/13677)(joint with Abhijit Banerjee, Jordan Kyle, Benjamin A. Olken and Sudarno Sumarto), **Journal of Political Economy**, January 2019. [Universal Basic Incomes vs Targeted Tranfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries](https://www.nber.org/papers/w24939) (joint with Benjamin A.with Benjamin Olken), **Journal of Economic Perspectives**, October 2018. [Tangible Information and Citizen Empowerment: Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/696226) (joint with Abhijit Banerjee, Jordan Kyle, Benjamin A. Olken and Sudarno Sumarto), **Journal of Political Economy**, April 2018 [Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs Worldwide](https://academic.oup.com/wbro/article/32/2/155/4098285?login=true) (joint with Abhijit Banerjee, Gabriel Kreindler, and Benjamin A. Olken), **World Bank Research Observer,** August 2017. [Dishonesty and Selection into Public Service in India](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20150029) (joint with Shing-Yi Wang), **American Economic Journal: Economic Policy,** August 2017. [Citywide Effects of High-Occuprancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of 3-in-1 in Jakarta](http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6346/89) (joint with Ben Olken and Gabriel Kreindler, **Science**, July 2017. [Designing Social Protection Programs: Using Theory and Experimentation to Understand how to Help Combat Poverty](https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/publications/HannaKarlan_revision_v7.pdf) with Dean Karlan, the **Handbook of Field Experiments,** the *Handbook of Field Experiments*, March 2017. [The Devil is in the Details: Experimental Evidence on Bureaucratic Reform in India](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387816300669) (joint with with Iqbal Dhaliwal), **Journal of Development Economics,** January 2017. [Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia](/file_url/223) (joint with with Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun Chandraskhar, and Ben Olken), **American Economic Review**, July 2016. [Self-Targeting: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia](/file_url/166) (joint with Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Benjamin A. Olken, Ririn Purnamasari and Matthew Wai-Poi), **Journal of Political Economy**, April 2016. [Appendix.](/file_url/167) [Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves](/file_url/186) (joint with Esther Duflo and Michael Greenstone), **American Economic Journal: Economic Policy**, February 2016. [Implications of Climate Change for Children in Developing Countries](/file_url/222) (joint with Paulina Oliva), forthcoming in the **Future of Children** Issue on Climate Change, Princeton-Brookings, Spring 2016. [Does the Effect of Pollution on Infant Mortality Differ Between Developing and Developed Countries? Evidence from Mexico City](/file_url/139) (joint with Eva Arceo and Paulina Olivia), **Economic Journal**, January 2016. [Moving Up the Energy Ladder: The Effect of a Permanent Increase in Assets on Fuel Consumption Choices in India](/file_url/204) (joint with Paulina Oliva), forthcoming in the **American Economic Review** **Papers and Proceedings**, May 2015. [Appendix.](/file_url/205) [The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in Mexico City](/file_url/168) (joint with Paulina Oliva), Journal of Public Economics, February 2015. [Appendix 1](/file_url/169). [Appendix 2.](/file_url/170) [Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India](/file_url/172) (joint with Michael Greenstone), **American Economic Review*****,*** October 2014. [Appendix.](/file_url/173) [Learning by Noticing: Theory and Evidence through a Field Experiment](/file_url/171) (joint with Sendhil Mullainathan and Josh Schwartstein), **Quarterly Journal of Economics*****,*** June 2014. [Corruption](/file_url/174) (joint with Abhijit Banerjee and Sendhil Mullainathan). ***Handbook of Organizational Economics,*** Princeton University Press, 2013. [Discrimination in Grading](/file_url/175) (joint with Leigh Linden). **American Economic Journal: Economic Policy*****,*** November 2012. [Appendix.](/file_url/176) [Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School](/file_url/177) (joint with Esther Duflo and Stephen Ryan). **American Economic Review*****,*** June 2012. [Appendix.](/file_url/178) [Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia](/file_url/179) (joint with Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Julia Tobias, and Ben Olken). **American Economic Review*****,*** June 2012. [Appendix.](/file_url/180) [U.S. Environmental Regulation and FDI: Evidence from a Panel of US-Based Multinational Firms.](/file_url/181) **American Economic Journal: Applied Economics*****, Vol. 2(3),*** pp. 158-89, July 2010. [The Impact of Inspections on Plant-Level Air Emissions](/file_url/182) (joint with Paulina Oliva). **Berkeley Electronic Press Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Contributions)*****,*** Vol. 10(1), Article 19, March 2010. [Affirmative Action in Education: Evidence from Engineering College Admissions in India](/file_url/183) (joint with Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan). **Journal of Public Economics*****,*** Vol. 94 (1-2), pp. 16-29, February 2010. [Obtaining a Driving License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption](/file_url/184) (joint with Marianne Bertrand, Simeon Djankov and Sendhil Mullainathan). **Quarterly Journal of Economics*****,*** Vol. 122(4), pp. 1639-76, November 2007.