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View article: Ethical oversight in impact evaluations: External advisory committees to assess programming risks
Ethical oversight in impact evaluations: External advisory committees to assess programming risks Open
Social scientists not only conduct impact evaluations but also participate in the design and implementation of the programs being evaluated. While Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) oversee research activities, they do not assess risks pos…
View article: Interest-Based Negotiation over Natural Resources: Experimental Evidence from Liberia
Interest-Based Negotiation over Natural Resources: Experimental Evidence from Liberia Open
We experimentally evaluate whether an interest-based negotiation training for community leaders in Liberia improves their ability to strike beneficial deals related to their land and forests. We use environmental assessments, lab-in-the-fi…
View article: Replication Data for: Concession Stands: How Mining Investments Incite Protest in Africa
Replication Data for: Concession Stands: How Mining Investments Incite Protest in Africa Open
Foreign investment in Africa's mineral resources has increased dramatically. This paper addresses three questions raised by this trend: do commercial mining investments increase the likelihood of social or armed conflict? If so, when are t…
View article: Adoption of community monitoring improves common pool resource management across contexts
Adoption of community monitoring improves common pool resource management across contexts Open
Pervasive overuse and degradation of common pool resources (CPRs) is a global concern. To sustainably manage CPRs, effective governance institutions are essential. A large literature has developed to describe the institutional design featu…
View article: Citizen monitoring promotes informed and inclusive forest governance in Liberia
Citizen monitoring promotes informed and inclusive forest governance in Liberia Open
Significance Global forest conservation depends on decisions made in the rural, often poor communities that live next to the Earth’s remaining forests. These decisions often result in rapid deforestation. Coordinated with randomized experi…
View article: Replication Data for: Legibility and External Investment: An Institutional Natural Experiment in Liberia
Replication Data for: Legibility and External Investment: An Institutional Natural Experiment in Liberia Open
We address a debate over the eects of private versus customary property rights on external investment. Despite political economists’ claims that external investors favor private property rights, other experts argue that customary systems e…
View article: Legibility and External Investment: An Institutional Natural Experiment in Liberia
Legibility and External Investment: An Institutional Natural Experiment in Liberia Open
We address a debate over the effects of private versus customary property rights on external investment. Despite political economists’ claims that external investors favor private property rights, other experts argue that customary systems…
View article: Replication Data for: How does armed conflict shape investment? Evidence from the mining sector
Replication Data for: How does armed conflict shape investment? Evidence from the mining sector Open
How does conflict affect firms’ investment decisions? Past results are mixed: a third of studies we reviewed report null or mixed correlations; some suggest conflict increases investment. We rationalize these results, arguing that armed co…
View article: Replication Data for: 'Building Resilient Health Systems: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak'
Replication Data for: 'Building Resilient Health Systems: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak' Open
The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Building Resilient Health Systems: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak", by Christensen, Dube, Haushofer, Siddiqi, and Voors. Please see the _README f…
View article: Replication Data for: Do Commodity Price Shocks Cause Armed Conflict? A Meta-Analysis of Natural Experiments
Replication Data for: Do Commodity Price Shocks Cause Armed Conflict? A Meta-Analysis of Natural Experiments Open
Scholars of the resource curse argue that reliance on primary commodities destabilizes governments: price fluctuations generate windfalls or periods of austerity that provoke or intensify civil conflict. Over 350 quantitative studies test …
View article: Replication Data for: "The Politics of Property Taxation: Fiscal Infrastructure and Electoral Incentives in Brazil"
Replication Data for: "The Politics of Property Taxation: Fiscal Infrastructure and Electoral Incentives in Brazil" Open
Replication data for "The Politics of Property Taxation: Fiscal Infrastructure and Electoral Incentives in Brazil"
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_JOP_Replication.rar Open
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View article: Strategic Violence during Democratization rep files.zip
Strategic Violence during Democratization rep files.zip Open
This archive contains a README that explains how to use the replication archive, as well as all associated files for the replication, using R.
View article: Do Elections Improve Constituency Responsiveness? Evidence from US Cities
Do Elections Improve Constituency Responsiveness? Evidence from US Cities Open
Do elections motivate incumbent politicians to serve their voters? In this paper, we use millions of service requests placed by residents in US cities to measure constituency responsiveness. We then test whether an unusual policy change in…
View article: Replication Data for: "Strategic Violence during Democratization"
Replication Data for: "Strategic Violence during Democratization" Open
Replication materials for the tables and figures in the article, as well as appendix materials.
View article: Concession Stands: How Mining Investments Incite Protest in Africa
Concession Stands: How Mining Investments Incite Protest in Africa Open
Foreign investment in Africa's mineral resources has increased dramatically. This paper addresses three questions raised by this trend: do commercial mining investments increase the likelihood of social or armed conflict? If so, when are t…
View article: Replication Data for: Do Elections Improve Constituency Responsiveness? Evidence from U.S. Cities
Replication Data for: Do Elections Improve Constituency Responsiveness? Evidence from U.S. Cities Open
Do elections motivate incumbent politicians to serve their voters? In this paper we use millions of service requests placed by residents in U.S. cities to measure constituency responsiveness. We then test whether an unusual policy change i…