Nathan Fiala
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1413032 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nathan Fiala |
| PRENOMES | Nathan |
| SOBRENOME | Fiala |
| ASSINATURA | FIALA N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Connecticut |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Community monitoring and social accountability in development projects
Does stronger community monitoring increase the effectiveness of local development projects? We conduct a randomized experiment with a large-scale social accountability program covering the northern half of Uganda to analyze whether training in community monitoring and information on project performance improve outcomes. We find that community monitoring training only induces small improvements in project output, such as the number of animals del…
Timing matters
We investigate the long-run impacts of a one-time randomized entrepreneurial cash grant in Uganda during COVID-19 lockdowns, twelve years after the intervention. Previous research documented considerable positive effects after four years, which vanished for income after nine years, while some structural changes persisted. For the 12-year follow-up, we find positive effects on employment and income, but for men only, and no effects on food securit…
Wheels of Change
Motivated by the persistent barriers to girls’ education-such as long travel distances and safety concerns-we evaluate the impact of a bicycle distribution program targeting school-going girls living more than 3 kilometres from their schools in rural Zambia. In this randomized controlled trial, we compare outcomes for girls who received bicycles against a control group. One year after the intervention, we find a 34% reduction in commute time, a 6…
Whom to ask? Testing respondent effects in household surveys
Household questionnaires typically survey the most knowledgeable household member, but this can lead to inaccurate data if they have limited information. Using data from survey experiments with 4,100 households in Paraguay and Uganda, we investigate whether there are discrepancies in intra-household reporting when multiple household members are interviewed. We randomly vary who responds to a survey on household income and food consumption using c…
The supply chain for seed in Uganda
What do we know about the impact of microfinance? The problems of statistical power and precision
Social Accountability and Service Delivery
Corruption and mismanagement of public resources can affect the quality of government services and undermine growth. Can citizens in poor communities be empowered to demand better-quality public investments? We look at whether providing social accountability training and information on project performance can lead to improvements in local development projects. The program we study is unique in its size and integration in a national program. We fi…
Do Anti-Poverty Programs Sway Voters? Experimental Evidence from Uganda
High-impact policies may not lead to support for the political party that introduces them. In 2008, Uganda’s government encouraged groups of youth to submit proposals to start enterprises. Of 535 eligible groups, a random 265 received grants of nearly $400 per person. Prior work showed that after four years, the Youth Opportunities Program raised employment by 17% and earnings by 38%. Here we show that recipients were no more likely to support th…
Returns to microcredit, cash grants and training for male and female microentrepreneurs in Uganda
Trusting Former Rebels
The stability of many post-conflict societies rests on the successful reintegration of former soldiers. We use a set of behavioural experiments to study the effects of forced military service for a rebel group (the Lord's Resistance Army) on trust and trustworthiness in Northern Uganda. We present evidence that soldiers did not self-select nor were systematically screened by rebels. We find that the experience of soldiering increases individual t…
Financial Education and Savings Behavior
Financial literacy programs are popular, despite limited evidence that they lead to significant changes in savings behavior. We experimentally test the impact of financial literacy training on clients of a branchless banking program that offers doorstep access to banking to low-income households. The intervention had significant impacts: total savings in the treatment group increased by 49% ($39) within a period of 1 year. The increase in savings…
Economic Consequences of Forced Displacement
Over 42 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their communities, though little is known about the impact of this movement on livelihoods. I use a panel data set and exploit a geographic discontinuity to explore the effects of displacement in Uganda. I find that displaced households experience a significant initial decrease in consumption. Two years after households returned home, displaced households still lag behind. However…
Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries
We study a government program in Uganda designed to help the poor and unemployed become self-employed artisans, increase incomes, and thus promote social stability. Young adults in Uganda’s conflict-affected north were invited to form groups and submit grant proposals for vocational training and business start-up. Funding was randomly assigned among screened and eligible groups. Treatment groups received unsupervised grants of $382 per member. Gr…
Trusting Former Rebels
Meeting the demand
Measuring sustainability
Trusting Former Rebels
The stability of many post-conflict societies rests on the successful reintegration of former soldiers. We use a set of behavioural experiments to study the effects of forced military service for a rebel group (the Lord's Resistance Army) on trust and trustworthiness in Northern Uganda. We present evidence that soldiers did not self-select nor were systematically screened by rebels. We find that the experience of soldiering increases individual t…
Returns to microcredit, cash grants and training for male and female microentrepreneurs in Uganda
The supply chain for seed in Uganda
What do we know about the impact of microfinance? The problems of statistical power and precision
Whom to ask? Testing respondent effects in household surveys
Household questionnaires typically survey the most knowledgeable household member, but this can lead to inaccurate data if they have limited information. Using data from survey experiments with 4,100 households in Paraguay and Uganda, we investigate whether there are discrepancies in intra-household reporting when multiple household members are interviewed. We randomly vary who responds to a survey on household income and food consumption using c…
Financial Education and Savings Behavior
Financial literacy programs are popular, despite limited evidence that they lead to significant changes in savings behavior. We experimentally test the impact of financial literacy training on clients of a branchless banking program that offers doorstep access to banking to low-income households. The intervention had significant impacts: total savings in the treatment group increased by 49% ($39) within a period of 1 year. The increase in savings…
Meeting the demand
Measuring sustainability
Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries
We study a government program in Uganda designed to help the poor and unemployed become self-employed artisans, increase incomes, and thus promote social stability. Young adults in Uganda’s conflict-affected north were invited to form groups and submit grant proposals for vocational training and business start-up. Funding was randomly assigned among screened and eligible groups. Treatment groups received unsupervised grants of $382 per member. Gr…
Trusting Former Rebels
Economic Consequences of Forced Displacement
Over 42 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their communities, though little is known about the impact of this movement on livelihoods. I use a panel data set and exploit a geographic discontinuity to explore the effects of displacement in Uganda. I find that displaced households experience a significant initial decrease in consumption. Two years after households returned home, displaced households still lag behind. However…
Social Accountability and Service Delivery
Corruption and mismanagement of public resources can affect the quality of government services and undermine growth. Can citizens in poor communities be empowered to demand better-quality public investments? We look at whether providing social accountability training and information on project performance can lead to improvements in local development projects. The program we study is unique in its size and integration in a national program. We fi…
Do Anti-Poverty Programs Sway Voters? Experimental Evidence from Uganda
High-impact policies may not lead to support for the political party that introduces them. In 2008, Uganda’s government encouraged groups of youth to submit proposals to start enterprises. Of 535 eligible groups, a random 265 received grants of nearly $400 per person. Prior work showed that after four years, the Youth Opportunities Program raised employment by 17% and earnings by 38%. Here we show that recipients were no more likely to support th…
Returns to microcredit, cash grants and training for male and female microentrepreneurs in Uganda
Trusting Former Rebels
The stability of many post-conflict societies rests on the successful reintegration of former soldiers. We use a set of behavioural experiments to study the effects of forced military service for a rebel group (the Lord's Resistance Army) on trust and trustworthiness in Northern Uganda. We present evidence that soldiers did not self-select nor were systematically screened by rebels. We find that the experience of soldiering increases individual t…
Financial Education and Savings Behavior
Financial literacy programs are popular, despite limited evidence that they lead to significant changes in savings behavior. We experimentally test the impact of financial literacy training on clients of a branchless banking program that offers doorstep access to banking to low-income households. The intervention had significant impacts: total savings in the treatment group increased by 49% ($39) within a period of 1 year. The increase in savings…
What do we know about the impact of microfinance? The problems of statistical power and precision
The supply chain for seed in Uganda
Whom to ask? Testing respondent effects in household surveys
Household questionnaires typically survey the most knowledgeable household member, but this can lead to inaccurate data if they have limited information. Using data from survey experiments with 4,100 households in Paraguay and Uganda, we investigate whether there are discrepancies in intra-household reporting when multiple household members are interviewed. We randomly vary who responds to a survey on household income and food consumption using c…
Community monitoring and social accountability in development projects
Does stronger community monitoring increase the effectiveness of local development projects? We conduct a randomized experiment with a large-scale social accountability program covering the northern half of Uganda to analyze whether training in community monitoring and information on project performance improve outcomes. We find that community monitoring training only induces small improvements in project output, such as the number of animals del…
Timing matters
We investigate the long-run impacts of a one-time randomized entrepreneurial cash grant in Uganda during COVID-19 lockdowns, twelve years after the intervention. Previous research documented considerable positive effects after four years, which vanished for income after nine years, while some structural changes persisted. For the 12-year follow-up, we find positive effects on employment and income, but for men only, and no effects on food securit…
Wheels of Change
Motivated by the persistent barriers to girls’ education-such as long travel distances and safety concerns-we evaluate the impact of a bicycle distribution program targeting school-going girls living more than 3 kilometres from their schools in rural Zambia. In this randomized controlled trial, we compare outcomes for girls who received bicycles against a control group. One year after the intervention, we find a 34% reduction in commute time, a 6…
Economics (14 obras) · Business (9 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 obras) · Demographic economics (5 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Finance (4 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (4 obras)