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American Economic Association Committee on Statistics (AEAStat)
Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, January 5, 2017
Job Openings for Economists
Committee on Economic Education
Report of the Search Committee for the Editor of the American Economic Review
Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting, Chicago, IL, January 6, 2017
American Economic Association Universal Academic Questionnaire Summary Statistics
American Economic Association Universal Academic Questionnaire Summary Statistics by Charles E. Scott and John J. Siegfried. Published in volume 107, issue 5, pages 678-80 of American Economic Review, May 2017
Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP)
Report: Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP) by Cecilia Rouse and Gary A. Hoover. Published in volume 107, issue 5, pages 777-91 of American Economic Review, May 2017
Precommitment, Cash Transfers, and Timely Arrival for Birth: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nairobi Kenya
Maternal and neonatal mortality rates in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya are among the highest in the world. Mounting evidence suggests that delivering in a facility is not enough to ensure mortality reductions: women must deliver in high-quality facilities and arrive early enough for appropriate care if complications arise. We designed an RCT combining labeled cash transfers and pre-commitment incentives to encourage earlier and more effective delivery facility choice and to promote earlier facility arrival. We find that the intervention improves planning, increases delivery at the desired facility, and encourages more timely arrival at delivery facilities.