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Nava Ashraf

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h-index: 30
Works: 112
Citations: 7,482

Most-cited papers

Tying odysseus to the mast: Evidence from a commitment savings product in the philippines
Nava Ashraf, D. Karlan, Wesley Yin
20061,685 citations Open access
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Decomposing trust and trustworthiness
Nava Ashraf, I. Bohnet, Nikita Piankov
2006633 citations Open access
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Spousal Control and Intra-household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines
Nava Ashraf
2009630 citations Open access
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Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
Nava Ashraf, D. Karlan, Wesley Yin
2010527 citations Open access
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No Margin, no Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for public service delivery
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, B. Jack
2014440 citations Open access
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Household bargaining and excess fertility: An experimental study in Zambia.
Nava Ashraf, Kim Sarnoff, Danielle Moore, R. Levenson +2 more
2014378 citations Open access
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Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist
Nava Ashraf, Colin Camerer, George Loewenstein
2005378 citations Open access
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Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
Nava Ashraf, X. Giné, D. Karlan
2008290 citations Open access
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Bride Price and Female Education
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Nathan Nunn, Alessandra Voena
2020Journal of Political Economy275 citations Open access
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE WELFARE EFFECTS OF NUDGES: A CASE STUDY OF ENERGY USE SOCIAL COMPARISONS
H. Allcott, J. Kessler, Nava Ashraf, Stefano Dellavigna +9 more
2015197 citations
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Awards Unbundled: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, Scott S. Lee
2014192 citations Open access
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Losing Prosociality in the Quest for Talent? Sorting, Selection, and Productivity in the Delivery of Public Services
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, E. Davenport, Scott S. Lee
2018The American Economic Review188 citations Open access
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Do-gooders and go-getters: career incentives, selection, and performance in public service delivery
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, Scott S. Lee, Elena Moroz +2 more
2014133 citations
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Negotiating a Better Future: How Interpersonal Skills Facilitate Intergenerational Investment*
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Corinne Low, Kathleen L. McGinn
2018Quarterly Journal of Economics132 citations Open access
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Savings in Transnational Households: A Field Experiment among Migrants from El Salvador
Nava Ashraf, Diego Aycinena, C. Martínez A., Dean Yang
2015Review of Economics and Statistics125 citations Open access
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Social Incentives in Organizations
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera
2018Annual Review of Economics120 citations Open access
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No margin, no mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Pro-Social Tasks
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, O. Bandiera, B. Jack +1 more
2012105 citations
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Information and Subsidies: Complements or Substitutes?
Nava Ashraf, B. Jack, Emir Kamenica
2013103 citations Open access
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Deposit Collectors
Nava Ashraf, D. Karlan, Wesley Yin
200689 citations
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Female Empowerment: Further Evidence From a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
Nava Ashraf, D. Karlan, Wesley Yin
201087 citations
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0 Remittances and the Problem of Control : A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador
Nava Ashraf, Diego Aycinena, Francisco Marroquín, C. Martinez +39 more
201167 citations
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Infrastructure, Incentives and Institutions
Nava Ashraf, E. Glaeser, Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto
201656 citations Open access
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Remittances and the Problem of Control : A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador
Nava Ashraf, Diego Aycinena, Claudia Martínez, Dean Yang +29 more
200847 citations
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Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative
Nava Ashraf, G. Fink, David N. Weil
201039 citations Open access
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Household Decision Making and Savings Impacts: Further Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
Nava Ashraf, D. Karlan, Wesley Yin
200635 citations Open access
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How education about maternal health risk can change the gender gap in the demand for family planning in Zambia
Nava Ashraf, Erica M. Field, Alessandra Voena, R. Ziparo
201931 citations
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Water, Health and Wealth
Nava Ashraf, E. Glaeser, Abraham Holland, B. Steinberg
201730 citations Open access
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My Policies or Yours: Does OECD Support for Agriculture Increase Poverty in Developing Countries?
M. Mcmillan, A. Zwane, Nava Ashraf
200530 citations Open access
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The Role of Incentives in the Distribution of Public Goods in Zambia
K. Jack, Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera
202029 citations
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Bride Price and the Returns to Education for Women
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Nathan Nunn, Alessandra Voena
201428 citations
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Do-gooders and Go-getters
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, Scott S. Lee
201424 citations
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Maternal Mortality Risk and Spousal Differences in the Demand for Children
Nava Ashraf, Erica M. Field, Alessandra Voena, R. Ziparo
2020Social Science Research Network20 citations Open access
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Traditional Beliefs and Learning about Maternal Risk in Zambia.
Nava Ashraf, Erica M. Field, Giuditta Rusconi, Alessandro Voena +1 more
2017The American Economic Review19 citations Open access
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Contraceptive Access and Fertility: The Impact of Supply-Side Interventions
Nava Ashraf, Erica M. Field, Jessica Leight
201416 citations
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Rule of Law and Female Entrepreneurship
Nava Ashraf, Alexia Delfino, E. Glaeser
201914 citations Open access
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Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility : An Experimental Study in Zambia
Nava Ashraf, Erica Field, Jean Lee, Christabel Chengo +24 more
201014 citations
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Rx: human nature.
Nava Ashraf
2013Harvard Business Review11 citations
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Gender Roles and the Misallocation of Labour Across Countries∗
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, Virginia Minni, Víctor Quintas-Martínez
202210 citations
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The Globe Rx : Human Nature how behavioral economics is promoting better health around the world
Nava Ashraf
201310 citations
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Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Kindred
201110 citations
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Water, Health and Wealth: The Impact of Piped Water Outages on Disease Prevalence and Financial Transactions in Zambia
Nava Ashraf, E. Glaeser, Abraham Holland, B. Steinberg
20219 citations
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The Distinctive Values of Bankers
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, Alexia Delfino
20208 citations
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Love in the Time of HIV: Theory and Evidence on Social Stigma and Health Seeking Behavior
Laura Derksen, A. Muula, M. Ghatak, Balázs Szentes +16 more
20157 citations
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CAN HIGHER PRICES STIMULATE PRODUCT USE? EVIDENCE FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT IN ZAMBIA
Nava Ashraf, James Berry, Jesse Shapiro, C. Robinson
20086 citations
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Learning to see the world’s opportunities: The impact of imagery on entrepreneurial success
Nava Ashraf, G. Bryan, A. Pople, E. Holmes +1 more
20225 citations
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Bride Price and the Returns to Education
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Nathan Nunn, Alessandra Voena
20145 citations
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Gendered Spheres of Learning and Household Decision-Making over Fertility
Nava Ashraf, M. Bakhtin, Erica Field, Alessandra Voena +1 more
2026The Review of Economic Studies4 citations Open access
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The Psycho-Social Benefits of Access to Contraception: Experimental Evidence from Zambia
Nava Ashraf, M. Buessing, Erica M. Field, Jessica Leight
20134 citations
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The Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Female Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Nava Ashraf, Alexia Delfino, E. Glaeser, Irene Solmone
2025Social Science Research Network2 citations Open access
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Commentary on “Promising careers? A critical analysis of a randomised control trial in community health worker recruitment in Zambia,” by James Wintrup
Nava Ashraf, O. Bandiera, Edward Davenport, Scott S. Lee
2021Social Science & Medicine (1967)2 citations Open access
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