Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics

Is cash really king? In an RCT with 2,000 Ugandan families, Michelle Layvant finds 69% of parents choose a school-fee voucher over equal or more cash. The voucher more than doubles fee payments and cuts dropout in half. Cash does much less. #EconJobMarket michellelayvant.com

Housing shortage? Look at who reviews permits. In LA, Suvy Qin finds a 1-SD faster bureaucrat issues permits 46 days sooner with no measurable quality loss, suggesting plan checker capacity is a cost-effective lever to speed up housing suvyqin.com

When some workers arrive late, the whole production line waits. In an RCT with 92 Indian factories, Shreya Chandra shows on-time incentives raised output 24%, even among workers already on time, and firms have 40% fewer delayed orders. 🏭 #EconJobMarket shreyachandra.com

Berkeley ARE is proud to present this year's job market candidates over the next few days!