Benjamin Olken

Working Papers

Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia
with Nur Cahyadi, Rema Hanna, Rizal Adi Prima, Elan Satriawan, and Ekki Syamsulhakim.
NBER Working Paper #24670. May 2018.

The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java
with Melissa Dell. April 2018. Appendices here. NBER Working Paper #24009.

Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
with Adnan Khan and Asim Khwaja. February 2018. Appendix here. NBER Working Paper #24383.
Revise and resubmit requested, American Economic Review.

The Power of the State: National Borders and the Deforestation of the Amazon
with Robin Burgess and Francisco Costa. February 2017.

Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia
with Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Ririn Purnamasari, and Matthew Wai-Poi.
January 2013. Appendix tables here. NBER Working Paper #18798.