Individuals might experience negative utility from not consuming a popular product. With
such externalities to non-users, standard consumer surplus measures, which take aggregate …

We study an energy efficient charcoal cookstove in an experiment with 1,000 households in
Nairobi. We estimate a 39 percent reduction in charcoal spending, which matches …

While psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in treating depression, take-up remains
low. In a sample of 1843 depressed individuals, we document that effectiveness concerns …

This paper tests whether mothers and fathers differ in their spending on daughters relative to
sons by comparing their willingness to pay (WTP) for specific goods for their children. This …

This paper tests whether mothers and fathers differ in their spending on their daughters
relative to their sons. We compare mothers' and fathers' willingness to pay (WTP) for specific …

Throughout history, people with mental illness have been discriminated against and
stigmatized. Our experiment provides a new measure of perceived depression stigma and …

Research in economics and psychology shows that individuals are sensitive to cues about
economic conditions in ways that affect attitudes, beliefs, and behavior. We provide causal …

We implemented a clustered randomized control trial with experimental auctions among
1,098 rural households in Malawi to evaluate whether providing training about food safety …

Organic inputs can be effective in reversing soil degradation and improving crop yields, but
are often underused in a develo** country context. This study seeks to determine whether …

The Becker DeGroot Marshak method is widely used to elicit the valuation that an individual
assigns to an object. Theoretically, the second-price structure of the method gives …