Selected Bibliography for Michael Kremer
University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019
Published Works
"Experimentation, Innovation, and Economics." Michael Kremer; American Economic Review, 2020, 110(7), pp. 1974-94.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.110.7.1974
"Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience." Michael Kremer, Jonathan Levin and Christopher M. Snyder; AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, pp. 269-73.
https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20201017
"Preventives Versus Treatments Redux: Tighter Bounds on Distortions in Innovation Incentives with an Application to the Global Demand for Hiv Pharmaceuticals." Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder; Review of Industrial Organization, 2018, 53(1), pp. 235-73.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-018-9621-4
"Worms at Work: Long-Run Impacts of a Child Health Investment." Sarah Baird, Joan Hamory Hicks, Michael Kremer and Edward Miguel; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131(4), pp. 1637-80.
https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjw022
"The New Role for the World Bank." Michael A. Clemens and Michael Kremer; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30(1), pp. 53-76.
https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.30.1.53
"Guns, Latrines, and Land Reform: Dynamic Pigouvian Taxation." Michael Kremer and Jack Willis; American Economic Review, 2016, 106(5), pp. 83-88.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20161096
"Education as Liberation?" Willa Friedman, Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel and Rebecca Thornton; Economica, 2016, 83(329), pp. 1-30.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12168
"When Should Governments Subsidize Health? The Case of Mass Deworming." Amrita Ahuja, Sarah Baird, Joan Hamory Hicks, Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel and Shawn Powers; World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29, pp. S9-24.
https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhv008
"Self-Control at Work." Supreet Kaur, Michael Kremer and Sendhil Mullainathan; Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 123(6), pp. 1227-77.
https://doi.org/10.1086/683822
"School Governance, Teacher Incentives, and Pupil-Teacher Ratios: Experimental Evidence from Kenyan Primary Schools." Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas and Michael Kremer; Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 123, pp. 92-110.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.11.008
"Preventives Versus Treatments." Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130(3), pp. 1167-239.
https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjv012
"Education, Hiv, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya." Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas and Michael Kremer; American Economic Review, 2015, 105(9), pp. 2757-97.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20121607
"Behavioral Biases and Firm Behavior: Evidence from Kenyan Retail Shops." Michael Kremer, Jean Lee, Jonathan Robinson and Olga Rostapshova; American Economic Review, 2013, 103(3), pp. 362-68.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.103.3.362
"The Economics of International Refugee Law." Ryan Bubb, Michael Kremer and David I. Levine; Journal of Legal Studies, 2011, 40(2), pp. 367-404.
https://doi.org/10.1086/661185
"Spring Cleaning: Rural Water Impacts, Valuation, and Property Rights Institutions." Michael Kremer, Jessica Leino, Edward Miguel and Alix Peterson Zwane; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126(1), pp. 145-205.
https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjq010
"Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya." Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas and Michael Kremer; American Economic Review, 2011, 101(5), pp. 1739-74.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.5.1739
"Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya." Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Jonathan Robinson; American Economic Review, 2011, 101(6), pp. 2350-90.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.6.2350
"Teacher Incentives." Paul Glewwe, Nauman Ilias and Michael Kremer; American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2(3), pp. 205-27.
https://doi.org/10.1257/app.2.3.205
"Self-Control and the Development of Work Arrangements." Supreet Kaur, Michael Kremer and Sendhil Mullainathan; American Economic Review, 2010, 100(2), pp. 624-28.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.100.2.624
"Providing Safe Water: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations." Amrita Ahuja, Michael Kremer and Alix Peterson Zwane; Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2010, 2(1), pp. 237-56.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.resource.012809.103919
"Incentivizing Innovation: Adding to the Tool Kit," Michael Kremer, in H. Williams, J. Lerner and S. Stern: Innovation Policy and the Economy. Volume 10. Chicago University of Chicago Press, 2010, pp. 1-17
"Early-Life Malaria Exposure and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Malaria Eradication in India." David Cutler, Winnie Fung, Michael Kremer, Monica Singhal and Tom Vogl; American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2(2), pp. 72-94.
https://doi.org/10.1257/app.2.2.72
"Are Educational Vouchers Only Redistributive?" Eric Bettinger, Michael Kremer and Juan E. Saavedra; Economic Journal, 2010, 120(546), pp. F204-28.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02374.x
"Public-Private Schools in Rural India," Karthik Muralidharan and Michael Kremer, in R. Chakrabarti and P. E. Peterson: School Choice International: Exploring Public-Private Partnerships. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2009, pp. 91-109
"Many Children Left Behind? Textbooks and Test Scores in Kenya." Paul Glewwe, Michael Kremer and Sylvie Moulin; American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1(1), pp. 112-35.
https://doi.org/10.1257/app.1.1.112
"Incentives to Learn." Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel and Rebecca Thornton; Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91(3), pp. 437-56.
https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.91.3.437
"Improving Education in the Developing World: What Have We Learned from Randomized Evaluations?" Michael Kremer and Alaka Holla; Annual Review of Economics, 2009, 1(1), pp. 513-42.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.economics.050708.143323
"Estimating the Impact of the Hajj: Religion and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering." David Clingingsmith, Asim Ijaz Khwaja and Michael Kremer; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124(3), pp. 1133-70.
https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.2009.124.3.1133
"Education Vouchers in Colombia," Eric Bettinger, Michael Kremer and Juan E. Saavedra, in F. Barrera-Osorio, H. A. Patrinos and Q. Wodon: Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and Faith-Based Providers in Education: Case Studies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2009, pp. 71-78
"Economic Transformation, Population Growth and the Long-Run World Income Distribution." Marcos Chamon and Michael Kremer; Journal of International Economics, 2009, 79(1), pp. 20-30.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.04.008
"A Biological Model of Unions." Michael Kremer and Benjamin A. Olken; American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1(2), pp. 150-75.
https://doi.org/10.1257/app.1.2.150
"Peer Effects and Alcohol Use among College Students." Michael Kremer and Dan Levy; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22(3), pp. 189-206.
https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.22.3.189
"Incentives in Markets, Firms, and Governments." Daron Acemoglu, Michael Kremer and Atif Mian; Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2008, 24(2), pp. 273-306.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewm055
"How High Are Rates of Return to Fertilizer? Evidence from Field Experiments in Kenya." Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Jonathan Robinson; American Economic Review, 2008, 98(2), pp. 482-88.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.98.2.482
"What Works in Fighting Diarrheal Diseases in Developing Countries? A Critical Review." Alix Peterson Zwane and Michael Kremer; World Bank Research Observer, 2007, 22(1), pp. 1-24.
https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lkm002
"The Illusion of Sustainability." Michael Kremer and Edward Miguel; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122(3), pp. 1007-65.
https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.122.3.1007
"Odious Debt." Seema Jayachandran and Michael Kremer; American Economic Review, 2006, 96(1), pp. 82-92.
https://doi.org/10.1257/000282806776157696
"Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries." Nazmul Chaudhury, Jeffrey Hammer, Michael Kremer, Karthik Muralidharan and F. Halsey Rogers; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20(1), pp. 91-116.
https://doi.org/10.1257/089533006776526058
"Long-Term Educational Consequences of Secondary School Vouchers: Evidence from Administrative Records in Colombia." Joshua Angrist, Eric Bettinger and Michael Kremer; American Economic Review, 2006, 96(3), pp. 847-62.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.96.3.847
"Empathy or Antipathy? The Impact of Diversity." Johanne Boisjoly, Greg J. Duncan, Michael Kremer, Dan M. Levy and Jacque Eccles; American Economic Review, 2006, 96(5), pp. 1890-905.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.96.5.1890
"Creating Incentives for Private Sector Involvement in Poverty Reduction: Purchase Commitments for Agricultural Innovation," Michael Kremer and Alix Peterson Zwane, in I. Kaul and P. Conceicao: The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges. Oxford: Oxford University Press Published for the United Nations Development Programme, 2006, pp. 564-84
"Asian Growth and African Development." Marcos de Carvalho Chamon and Michael R. Kremer; American Economic Review, 2006, 96(2), pp. 400-04.
https://doi.org/10.1257/000282806777211720
"Advance Market Commitments: A Policy to Stimulate Investment in Vaccines for Neglected Diseases." Owen Barder, Michael Kremer and Heidi Williams; Economists' Voice, 2006, 3(3), pp. 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.2202/1553-3832.1144
"Use of Randomization in the Evaluation of Development Effectiveness," Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, in G. K. Pitman, O. N. Feinstein and G. K. Ingram: Evaluating Development Effectiveness. New Brunswick, N.J. and London: Transaction, 2005, pp. 205-32
"Teacher Absence in India: A Snapshot." Michael Kremer, Nazmul Chaudhury, F. Halsey Rogers, Karthik Muralidharan and Jeffrey Hammer; Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3(2-3), pp. 658-67.
https://doi.org/10.1162/jeea.2005.3.2-3.658
"'Measuring Poverty': Discussion." Michael Kremer; Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87(1), pp. 23-25.
https://doi.org/10.1162/0034653053327630
"Encouraging Private Sector Research for Tropical Agriculture." Michael Kremer and Alix Peterson Zwane; World Development, 2005, 33(1), pp. 87-105.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.07.006
"Worms: Identifying Impacts on Education and Health in the Presence of Treatment Externalities." Edward Miguel and Michael Kremer; Econometrica, 2004, 72(1), pp. 159-217.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0262.2004.00481.x
Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases; Michael Kremer and Rachel Glennerster; Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2004
"Evidence from a Study of Vouchers for Private Schooling in Colombia," Michael Kremer, in G. Kochendorfer-Lucius and B. Pleskovic: Service Provision for the Poor: Public and Private Sector Cooperation. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2004, pp. 51-58
"Comment on 'Ending Africa's Poverty Trap'." Michael Kremer; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2004, (1), pp. 217-22.
https://doi.org/10.1353/eca.2004.0016
"Randomized Evaluations of Educational Programs in Developing Countries: Some Lessons." Michael Kremer; American Economic Review, 2003, 93(2), pp. 102-06.
https://doi.org/10.1257/000282803321946886
"Elephants: Reply." Michael Kremer and Charles Morcom; American Economic Review, 2003, 93(4), pp. 1446-48.
https://doi.org/10.1257/000282803769206412
"Income Distribution Dynamics with Endogenous Fertility." Michael Kremer and Daniel L. Chen; Journal of Economic Growth, 2002, 7(3), pp. 227-58.
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020154031908
"Pharmaceuticals and the Developing World." Michael Kremer; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16(4), pp. 67-90.
https://doi.org/10.1257/089533002320950984
"Odious Debt." Michael Kremer and Seema Jayachandran; Finance and Development, 2002, 39(2), pp. 36-39.
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2002/06/kremer.htm
"Comment on 'Urban Sprawl: Lessons from Urban Economics'." Michael Kremer; Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, 2001, pp. 93-94.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25058783
"Searching for Prosperity." Michael Kremer, Alexei Onatski and James Stock; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 2001, 55, pp. 275-303.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2231(01)00060-4
"Does Favorable Tax-Treatment of Housing Reduce Non-Housing Investment?" Ben Broadbent and Michael Kremer; Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 81(3), pp. 369-91.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0047-2727(00)00125-0
"Creating Markets for New Vaccines: Part II: Design Issues," Michael Kremer, in A. B. Jaffe, J. Lerner and S. Stern: Innovation Policy and the Economy. Volume 1. Cambridge and London: MIT Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001, pp. 73-118
"Creating Markets for New Vaccines: Part I: Rationale," Michael Kremer, in A. B. Jaffe, J. Lerner and S. Stern: Innovation Policy and the Economy. Volume 1. Cambridge and London:: MIT Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001, pp. 35-72
"Improving School Quality in Developing Countries," Michael Kremer, in A. O. Krueger: Economic Policy Reform: The Second Stage. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000, pp. 341-56
"Elephants." Michael Kremer and Charles Morcom; American Economic Review, 2000, 90(1), pp. 212-34.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.90.1.212
"A Better Way to Spur Medical Research and Development." Rachel Glennerster and Michael Kremer; Regulation, 2000, 23(2), pp. 34-39.
https://www.cato.org/regulation/summer-2000/better-way-spur-medical-research-development
"Income-Distribution Dynamics with Endogenous Fertility." Michael Kremer and Daniel Chen; American Economic Review, 1999, 89(2), pp. 155-60.
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.89.2.155
"Why Isn't Convergence Instantaneous? Young Workers, Old Workers, and Gradual Adjustment." Michael Kremer and James Thomson; Journal of Economic Growth, 1998, 3(1), pp. 5-28.
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009797314078
"Patent Buyouts: A Mechanism for Encouraging Innovation." Michael Kremer; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113(4), pp. 1137-67.
https://doi.org/10.1162/003355398555865
"How Much Does Sorting Increase Inequality?" Michael Kremer; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112(1), pp. 115-39.
https://doi.org/10.1162/003355397555145
"Disorganization." Olivier Blanchard and Michael Kremer; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112(4), pp. 1091-126.
https://doi.org/10.1162/003355300555439
"Research on Schooling: What We Know and What We Don't: A Comment." Michael R. Kremer; World Bank Research Observer, 1995, 10(2), pp. 247-54.
https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/10.2.247
"Saving and Growth: A Reinterpretation: Paper by Carroll and Weil: A Comment." Michael Kremer; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1994, 40, pp. 193-97.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-2231(94)90007-8
"The O-Ring Theory of Economic Development." Michael Kremer; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108(3), pp. 551-75.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2118400
"Population Growth and Technological Change: One Million B.C. To 1990." Michael Kremer; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108(3), pp. 681-716.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2118405
Two Essays on Economic Growth; Michael Kremer; Ph.D Dissertation, Harvard University, 1992.