Readings
Required
- Dunning, Thad (2012), Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences: A Design-Based Approach, Cambridge University Press, Ch. 1, 2 & 7
- De La O, Ana (2013), Do Conditional Cash Transfers Affect Electoral Behavior? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mexico, American Journal of Political Science, 57:1
- Sekhon, Jasjeet S. and Titiunik, Rocio (2012), “When Natural Experiments are Neither Natural nor Experiments”, American Political Science Review 106:1
- Posner, Daniel N. (2004), “The Political Salience of Cultural Difference: Why Chewas and Tumbukas are Allies in Zambia and Adversaries in Malawi”, American Political Science Review 98:4
Additional Readings
- Miguel, Edward (2004), “Tribe or Nation? Nation Building and Public Goods in Kenya versus Tanzania”, World Politics 56
- Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra and Esther Duflo (2004), “Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India”, Econometrica, 72:5
- Ferraz, and Finan (2008), “Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes”, Quarterly Journal of Economics