Next, Yannick Markhof presents on measurement error in list experiments and randomized response techniques. While the levels increase relative to direct questions, accuracy does not! Do we have to rethink the use of these methods? #OxCSAE2025

Very excited to be at the @oxfordcsae.bsky.social conference! Come see @tyentzen.bsky.social present our paper on 7th-Day Adventists in Africa, at 11 am! #oxcsae2025

I will present joint work w. @anselmhager.bsky.social, Elnura Kazakbaeva, and Damir Esenaliev. A field experiment in Kyrgyzstan on the importance of higher-order beliefs for the effectiveness of social norms intervention. You can find the working paper here: docs.iza.org/dp17748.pdf. #OxCASE2025

My session start at 11am and has three more interesting papers by @tyentzen.bsky.social, Eze Osuagwu, and Yannick Markhof. Come and join us if you’re at #OxCSAE2025.

Economic costs affect religious choices; When prices of prohibited crops rise, Sub-Saharan African churches see lower membership but adapt by building schools and hospitals, from Eduardo Montero, Dean Yang, and Triana Yentzen https://www.nber.org/papers/w33482

My new @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post on "Religion and Development", building off a recent handbook chapter with @essobecker.bsky.social, @ammapanin.bsky.social, & Steve Pfaff www.broadstreet.blog/p/religion-a...

Tobacco farmers face an opportunity cost to join a religion that prohibits that work. How does that influence choices, and how do institutions adapt, in Sub-Saharan Africa? A new @nber.org paper by @eduardomontero.bsky.social @tyentzen.bsky.social @deanyang.bsky.social: www.nber.org/system/files...

How does international migrant income affect development of migrant-origin areas? Emir Murathanoglu presents our paper (w/ @econgaurav.bsky.social, Caroline Theoharides) at #ASSA2025 migration session! Today 2:30pm VoxDev summary: voxdev.org/topic/migrat... #EconSky www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

New Paper! Can temporary war mobilization reshape an economy in the long run? 📜 In a paper with @aneeshap.bsky.social, we study how World War II economic mobilization transformed India. Link: www.nber.org/papers/w33246