Benjamin A. Olken

Benjamin A. Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

H-index: 45

North America-United States

About Benjamin A. Olken

Benjamin A. Olken, With an exceptional h-index of 45 and a recent h-index of 44 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializes in the field of development economics, political economy, public economics, poverty alleviation programs.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Social protection in the developing world

The Marginal Disutility from Corruption in Social Programs: Evidence from Program Administrators and Beneficiaries

Appendix for “The Economics of Tropical Deforestation”

The impact of large-scale social media advertising campaigns on COVID-19 vaccination: Evidence from two randomized controlled trials

Electronic food vouchers: Evidence from an at-scale experiment in Indonesia

The economics of tropical deforestation

Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter? A Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination in Indonesia

National Borders and the Conservation of Nature

Benjamin A. Olken Information

University

Position

Department of Economics

Citations(all)

23687

Citations(since 2020)

13084

Cited By

15475

hIndex(all)

45

hIndex(since 2020)

44

i10Index(all)

59

i10Index(since 2020)

55

Email

University Profile Page

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Benjamin A. Olken Skills & Research Interests

development economics

political economy

public economics

poverty alleviation programs

Top articles of Benjamin A. Olken

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Social protection in the developing world

Abhijit Banerjee

Rema Hanna

Benjamin A Olken

Diana Sverdlin-Lisker

2022/9

The Marginal Disutility from Corruption in Social Programs: Evidence from Program Administrators and Beneficiaries

American Economic Review: Insights

Arya Gaduh

Rema Hanna

Benjamin A Olken

2024/3/1

Appendix for “The Economics of Tropical Deforestation”

Clare Balboni

Aaron Berman

Robin Burgess

Benjamin A Olken

2023/5/31

The impact of large-scale social media advertising campaigns on COVID-19 vaccination: Evidence from two randomized controlled trials

AEA Papers and Proceedings

Lisa Ho

Emily Breza

Abhijit Banerjee

Arun G Chandrasekhar

Fatima C Stanford

...

2023/5/1

Electronic food vouchers: Evidence from an at-scale experiment in Indonesia

American Economic Review

Abhijit Banerjee

Rema Hanna

Benjamin A Olken

Elan Satriawan

Sudarno Sumarto

2023/2/1

The economics of tropical deforestation

Edward B Barbier

Joanne C Burgess

2001/7

Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter? A Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination in Indonesia

The Economic Journal

Vivi Alatas

Arun G Chandrasekhar

Markus Mobius

Benjamin A Olken

Cindy Paladines

2023

National Borders and the Conservation of Nature

Robin Burgess

Francisco Costa

Benjamin A Olken

2023/7/24

Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta

Gabriel Kreindler

Arya Gaduh

Tilman Graff

Rema Hanna

Benjamin A Olken

2023/6/19

End COVID-19 in low-and middle-income countries

Science

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Edward Miguel

Jason Abaluck

Amrita Ahuja

Marcella Alsan

...

2022/3/11

Rebuilding the social compact: Urban service delivery and property taxes in Pakistan

Adnan Q Khan

Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Benjamin A Olken

Mahvish Shaukat

2022/8

Comparison of knowledge and information-seeking behavior after general COVID-19 public health messages and messages tailored for Black and Latinx communities: a randomized …

Annals of internal medicine

Marcella Alsan

Fatima Cody Stanford

Abhijit Banerjee

Emily Breza

Arun G Chandrasekhar

...

2021/4

Tax administration versus tax rates: evidence from corporate taxation in Indonesia

American Economic Review

M Chatib Basri

Mayara Felix

Rema Hanna

Benjamin A Olken

2021/12/1

The origins and control of forest fires in the tropics

Clare Balboni

Robin Burgess

Benjamin A Olken

2021/3/19

Online Appendix (not intended for publication) for: The Origins and Control of Forest Fires in the Tropics

Clare Balboni

Robin Burgess

Benjamin A Olken

2021/10/8

General and Tailored COVID-19 Health Messaging to Minorities in the United States

Marcella Alsan

Fatima Cody Stanford

Abhijit Banerjee

Emily Breza

Arun G Chandrasekhar

...

2021

Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Nature medicine

Emily Breza

Fatima Cody Stanford

Marcella Alsan

Burak Alsan

Abhijit Banerjee

...

2021/9

The challenges of universal health insurance in developing countries: experimental evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance

American Economic Review

Abhijit Banerjee

Amy Finkelstein

Rema Hanna

Benjamin A Olken

Arianna Ornaghi

...

2021/9/1

Cycles of fire? Politics and forest burning in Indonesia

AEA Papers and Proceedings

Clare Balboni

Robin Burgess

Anton Heil

Jonathan Old

Benjamin A Olken

2021/5/1

Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer, and the rise of modern development economics

Benjamin A Olken

2020/7

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Co-Authors

H-index: 65
Amy Finkelstein

Amy Finkelstein

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

H-index: 48
Rohini Pande

Rohini Pande

Yale University

H-index: 38
Benjamin F Jones

Benjamin F Jones

Northwestern University

H-index: 36
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA

Harvard University

H-index: 32
Rema Hanna

Rema Hanna

Harvard University

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