Ted’s main research focus is African economic development, including work on the economic causes and consequences of violence; the impact of ethnic divisions on local collective action; interactions between health, education, environment, and productivity for the poor; and methods for transparent social science research. He has conducted field work in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and India. Many of the datasets used in his research are posted online, either on the relevant article page (on this website) or on Dataverse.
Should the WHO withdraw support for mass deworming?
Kevin Croke, Joan Hamory Hicks, Eric Hsu, Michael Kremer, and Edward Miguel
2017
Published Paper
African DevelopmentHealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
In April 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) department and Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD) department convened a Guidelines Dev
Reevaluating Agricultural Productivity Gaps with Longitudinal Microdata
Joan Hamory Hicks, Marieke Kleemans, Nicholas Y. Li, and Edward Miguel
2020
Published Paper
African DevelopmentHealthEducation and Human CapitalOther
Recent research has pointed to large gaps in labor productivity between the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors in low-income countries, as well as between workers in rural and urban areas. Mo
Commentary: Assessing long-run deworming impacts on education and economic outcomes: a comment on Jullien, Sinclair and Garner (2016)
Sarah Baird, Joan Hamory Hicks, Michael Kremer and Edward Miguel
2017
Published Paper
African DevelopmentHealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
Jullien, Sinclair and Garner (2016) (henceforth JSG) state that they seek to ‘appraise the methods’ of three recent papers that estimate long-run impacts of mass deworming on educational
Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Credibility of Economics Research
Garret S. Christensen, Edward Miguel
2018
Published Paper
OtherResearch Methodology
There is growing interest in enhancing research transparency and reproducibility in economics and other scientific fields. We survey existing work on these topics within economics, and discuss the e
Does Mass Deworming Affect Child Nutrition? Meta-analysis, Cost-effectiveness, and Statistical Power
Croke, Kevin, Joan Hamory Hicks, Eric Hsu, Michael Kremer, and Edward Miguel
2016
Working Paper
HealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
The WHO has recently debated whether to reaffirm its long-standing recommendation of mass drug administration (MDA) in areas with more than 20% prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, wh
Can War Foster Cooperation?
Michael Bauer, Christopher Blattman, Julie Chytilova, Joseph Henrich, Edward Miguel, and Tamar Mitts
2016
Published Paper
African DevelopmentPolitical Economy and Conflict
In the past decade, nearly 20 studies have found a strong, persistent pattern in surveys and behavioral experiments from over 40 countries: individual exposure to war violence tends to increase soci
Appliance Ownership and Aspirations among Electric Grid and Home Solar Households in Rural Kenya
Kenneth Lee, Edward Miguel, and Catherine Wolfram
2016
Published Paper
African DevelopmentEnvironment and Climate
In this paper, we summarize the results of a recent household appliance survey conducted in Western Kenya to provide descriptive evidence on how rural households with and without 
Experimental Evidence on the Economics of Rural Electrification
Kenneth Lee, Edward Miguel, and Catherine Wolfram
2020
Published Paper
African DevelopmentEnvironment and ClimateResearch Methodology
We present results from an experiment that randomized the expansion of electric grid infrastructure in rural Kenya. Electricity distribution is a canonical example of a natural monopoly. Experimenta
Impacts and Determinants of Health Levels in Low-Income Countries
Pascaline Dupas, Edward Miguel
2017
Published Paper
African DevelopmentHealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
Improved health in low-income countries could considerably improve wellbeing and possibly promote economic growth. The last decade has seen a surge in field experiments designed to understand the ba
Analysis of statistical power reconciles drought-conflict results in Africa
Solomon M. Hsiang, Marshall Burke, Edward Miguel, Kyle C. Meng, Mark A. Cane
2016
Working Paper
African DevelopmentEnvironment and ClimateResearch Methodology
Whether changes in climate substantially shape human conflict is a question of considerable recent interest to both academics and policymakers. Despite a substantial body of evidence for a stro
Methodologies to Evaluate Early Childhood Development Programs
Jere Behrman, Paul Glewwe and Edward Miguel
2007
Published Paper
HealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
This chapter is devoted to discussions of how assessments of early childhood development (ECD) interventions in developing countries can be improved and extended. There are estimates
Willingness to pay for cleaner water in less developed countries: systematic review of experimental evidence
Clair Null, Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel, Jorge Garcia Hombrados, Robyn Meeks, and Alix Petersen Zwane
2012
Published Paper
Environment and ClimateHealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
Diarrheal diseases kill two million children every year despite the availability of effective and inexpensive technologies to improve water quality and limit the spread of pathogens. There