Papers & Research Designs
Climate Governance
Please read the below ahead of time and prepare to share your feedback during the session:
Friday May 15, 2026
Session 1a: “Reforestation led by Women’s Groups: A Randomized Field Experiment in Himchal Pradesh,” Eric Coleman, Florida State University.
Session 2a: “Tropical Forest Conservation and Labour Markets Evidence from Sierra Leone,” Maarten Voors, Wageningen University.
Session 3a: “Political Incentives and Environmental Regulation,” Gemma Dipoppa, Columbia University.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Session 4a: “Targeting Payment for Ecosystem Services in Liberia (TIES),” Darin Christensen, University of California Los Angeles, Alexandra Hartman, University College London & Cyrus Samii, New York University.
Session 5a: “Deliberation, Electoral Incentives, and Climate-Resilient Development in Malawi,” Amanda Lea Robinson, Ohio State University.
Session 6a: “Chatbot-Facilitated Participation, Government Responsiveness, and Green Regulatory Compliance in Vietnam,” Edmund Malesky, Duke University.
Open
Please read the below ahead of time and prepare to share your feedback during the session:
Friday May 15, 2026
Session 1b: “The Fiscal Contract up Close: Experimental Evidence from Mexico City,” Francisco Garfias, Duke University.
Session 2b: “Decentralization with Guardrails: Field Experimental Reforms to the Zambian Constituency Development Fund,” Jeremy Bowles, University College London.
Session 3b: “Between enforcement and forbearance: sustaining compliance through deferred debt enforcement,” Santiago López-Cariboni, Universidad de la República.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Session 4b: “A Method for Measuring Anticipated Harms and Benefits from Experimental Treatments,” Tara Slough, New York University.
Session 5b: “Evaluating the Effects of Domestic Election Observation in the United States,” Susan Hyde, University of California Berkeley.
Session 6b: “Evaluating Poll Worker Drafts to Strengthen Elections, Civic Engagement, and Trust,” Lauren Prather, University of California San Diego.