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Research Interests
Centered on three themes: the role of social networks in the labor market, agricultural technology adoption, and women's mobility.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Yale University
… → 2007
Economics, MPhil, Yale University
… → 2005
Economics, MA, Yale University
… → 2004
Economics, BA, Northwestern University
… → 1999
Research interests keywords
- Development economics
- Labor economics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Worker Absenteeism in Developing Countries
Beaman, L. A. (PD/PI)
10/1/24 → 10/1/26
Project: Research project
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Provision of employer-employee informal loans and its impact on workers and firm
Beaman, L. A. (PD/PI)
7/1/24 → 9/1/25
Project: Research project
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CAREER: Social Networks, Labor Markets and Agricultural Technology Adoption in Developing Countries
Beaman, L. A. (PD/PI)
3/1/13 → 2/28/18
Project: Research project
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Selection Into Credit Markets: Evidence From Agriculture in Mali
Beaman, L., Karlan, D., Thuysbaert, B. & Udry, C. R., Sep 2023, In: Econometrica. 91, 5, p. 1595-1627 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access15 Scopus citations -
When do refugees return home? Evidence from Syrian displacement in Mashreq
Beaman, L., Onder, H. & Onder, S., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Development Economics. 155, 102802.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations -
Can network theory-based targeting increase technology adoption?
Beaman, L., BenYishay, A., Magruder, J. & Mobarak, A. M., Jun 2021, In: American Economic Review. 111, 6, p. 1918-1943 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access123 Scopus citations -
Stay in the game: A randomized controlled trial of a sports and life skills program for vulnerable youth in liberia
Beaman, L., Herskowitz, S., Keleher, N. & Magruder, J., Oct 2021, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 70, 1, p. 129-158 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Diffusion of agricultural information within social networks: Evidence on gender inequalities from Mali
Beaman, L. A. & Dillon, A., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Development Economics. 133, p. 147-161 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access101 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Data and Code for: Urban Networks and Targeting: Evidence from Liberia
Beaman, L. (Creator), Keleher, N. (Creator), Magruder, J. (Creator) & Trachtman, C. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2021
DOI: 10.3886/e138962v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/138962/version/V1/view
Dataset
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Data and Code for: Can Network Theory-based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption?
Beaman, L. (Creator), BenYishay, A. (Creator), Magruder, J. (Creator) & Mobarak, A. M. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2021
DOI: 10.3886/e130605v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/130605/version/V1/view
Dataset
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Powerful women and aspirations in India
Beaman, L. (Creator), Chattopadhyay, R. (Creator), Duflo, E. (Creator), Pande, R. (Creator) & Topalova, P. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2017
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/pxv79w, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/PXV79W
Dataset
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Powerful women and aspirations in India
Beaman, L. (Creator), Chattopadhyay, R. (Creator), Duflo, E. (Creator), Pande, R. (Creator) & Topalova, P. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2012
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/o3ukfo, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/O3UKFO
Dataset
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Replication Data for: Stay in the Game: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Sports and Life Skills Program for Vulnerable Youth in Liberia
Herskowitz, S. (Creator), Keleher, N. (Creator), Beaman, L. (Creator) & Magruder, J. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/ersl7g, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/ERSL7G
Dataset