Research Interests:
- Development Economics
- Contracts and Organizations
- Public Policy
- Labour Economics
- Can entrepreneurship programs transform the lives of the poor?
- Culture and incentives
Current Research Projects:
Selected Publications:
- The Distinctive Values of Bankers, with Nava Ashraf and Alexia Delfino, American Economic Review P&P (2020)
- Losing Prosociality in the Quest for Talent?, with Nava Ashraf, Ed Davenport and Scott Lee, American Economic Review (2020)
- Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labour Market Experiment in Uganda, with Livia Alfonsi, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali, Econometrica (2020)
- Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa, with Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and
Munshi Sulaiman, AEJ: Applied (2019)
- CEO Behavior and Firm Performance, with Stephen Hansen, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun, Journal of Political Economy (2019)
- Managing the family firm: evidence from CEOs at work, with Renata Lemos, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun, Review of Financial Studies (2018 Editor's Choice)
- Social incentives, with Nava Ashraf, American Economic Review P&P (2018)
- Nation-building through compulsory schooling during the age of mass migration, with Imran Rasul, Myra Mohnen and Martina Viarengo, Economic Journal (2018)
STICERD/CASE Publications:
- Development Policy through the Lens of Social Structure
Oriana Bandiera,
Robin Burgess,
Erika Deserranno,
Ricardo Morel,
Imran Rasul,
Munshi Sulaiman,
May 2020
Paper No' EOPP 69:
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- Why Do People Stay Poor?
Clare Balboni,
Oriana Bandiera,
Robin Burgess,
Maitreesh Ghatak,
Anton Heil,
March 2020
Paper No' EOPP 067:
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- CEO Behavior and Firm Performance
Oriana Bandiera,
Stephen Hansen,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
July 2019
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- Nation-building through compulsory schooling during the age of mass migration
Oriana Bandiera,
Myra Mohnen,
Imran Rasul,
Martina Viarengo,
April 2019
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- Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labour Market Experiment in Uganda
Livia Alfonsi,
Oriana Bandiera,
Vittorio Bassi,
Robin Burgess,
Imran Rasul,
Munshi Sulaiman,
Anna Vitali,
December 2017
Paper No' EOPP 064:
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- Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies
Oriana Bandiera,
Robin Burgess,
Narayan Das,
Selim Gulesci,
Imran Rasul,
Munshi Sulaiman,
August 2015
Paper No' EOPP 058:
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- Family business: management effort and firm performance
Oriana Bandiera,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
July 2015
Paper No' CEPCP450:
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- Nation-Building Through Compulsory Schooling During the Age of Mass Migration
Oriana Bandiera,
Myra Mohnen,
Imran Rasul,
Martina Viarengo,
April 2015
Paper No' EOPP 057:
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- Losing Prosociality in the Quest for Talent? Sorting, Selection, and Productivity in the Delivery of Public Services
Nava Ashraf,
Oriana Bandiera,
Scott Lee,
July 2014
Paper No' EOPP 065:
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- Women’s Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa
Oriana Bandiera,
Niklas Buehren,
Robin Burgess,
Markus Goldstein,
Selim Gulesci,
Imran Rasul,
Munshi Sulaiman,
March 2014
Paper No' EOPP 050:
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- Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work
Oriana Bandiera,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
December 2013
Paper No' EOPP 049:
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- Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work
Oriana Bandiera,
Renata Lemos,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
December 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1250:
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- Awards Unbundled: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Nava Ashraf,
Oriana Bandiera,
Scott Lee,
July 2013
Paper No' EOPP 046:
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- Can Basic Entrepreneurship Transform the Economic Lives of the Poor?
Oriana Bandiera,
Robin Burgess,
Narayan Das,
Selim Gulesci,
Imran Rasul,
Munshi Sulaiman,
April 2013
Paper No' EOPP 043:
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- What Do CEOs Do?
Oriana Bandiera,
Luigi Guiso,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
May 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1145:
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- Matching Firms, Managers, and Incentives
Oriana Bandiera,
Luigi Guiso,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
May 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1144:
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- Span of Control and Span of Activity
Oriana Bandiera,
Andrea Prat,
Raffaella Sadun,
Julie Wulf,
April 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1139:
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- No Margin, no Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for public service delivery
Nava Ashraf,
Oriana Bandiera,
Kelsey Jack,
January 2012
Paper No' EOPP 035:
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- Team Incentives: Evidence From A Firm Level Experiment
Oriana Bandiera,
Iwan Baranky,
Imran Rasul,
December 2011
Paper No' EOPP 033:
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- Field Experiments with Firms
Oriana Bandiera,
Iwan Baranky,
Imran Rasul,
July 2011
Paper No' EOPP 028:
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- Diversity and the Power of the Elites in Democratic Societies: A Model and a Test.
Oriana Bandiera,
Gilat Levy,
August 2010
Paper No' EOPP 018:
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- Community Networks and Poverty Reduction Programmes: Evidence from Bangladesh
Oriana Bandiera,
Robin Burgess,
Selim Gulesci,
Imran Rasul,
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December 2009
Paper No' EOPP 015:
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- Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique
Oriana Bandiera,
Imran Rasul,
June 2002
Paper No' DEDPS 35:
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- Land Distribution, Incentives and the Choice of Production Techniques in Nicaragua
Oriana Bandiera,
April 2002
Paper No' DEDPS 34:
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- On the Structure of Tenancy contracts: Theory and Evidence fron 19th Century Rural Sicily
Oriana Bandiera,
January 2000
Paper No' DEDPS 19:
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Other Professional Activities:
Honours and Titles:
- Carlo Alberto Medal (2011)
- British Academy Research Development Award (2008-2010)
- IZA Young Labor Economist Award (2007)
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