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Working Papers

2013

1. The Effects of the State Sector on Wage Inequality in Urban China: 1988–2007
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2012

2. Understanding Urban Wage Inequality in China 1988-2008: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2008

3. Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008)
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2010)
4. Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (18)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2008)
5. Social Protection and Migration in China: What Can Protect Migrants from Economic Uncertainty?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (4)
6. The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China’s Transition
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2009)

2003

7. Regional or National Poverty Lines? The Case of Uganda in the 1990s
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2003)

2002

8. Reducing child undernutrition
   FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)
   Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2002) View citations (7)
9. Working Paper 39 - Human Capital and Economic Development
   Working Paper Series, African Development Bank View citations (4)

2000

10. Education and Health at the Household Level in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Working Papers, Chicago - Graduate School of Business View citations (3)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2000) View citations (13)

1999

11. Changes in poverty in Uganda, 1992-1997
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
12. Educational expansion and economic decline: returns to education in Kenya, 1978-1995
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)

1998

13. Changes in poverty in Uganda, 1992-1996
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)

1997

14. User Fees, Expenditure Restructuring and Voucher Systems in Education
    Research Paper, World Institute for Development Economics Research

1996

15. Education and agricultural productivity: evidence from Uganda
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Development (1996)
16. The gender wage gap in three African countries
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (1999)

1995

17. "The rich are just like us, only richer." Poverty functions or consumption functions? Evidence from Uganda
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
18. Problems of measuring changes in poverty over time: the case of Uganda 1989-1992
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
19. Socio-economic factors, fertility and its proximate determinants in Côte d'Ivoire
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
20. The impact of public services on health care and morbidity: evidence from Kenya
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
21. Woman-headed households and poverty: an empirical deconstruction for Kenya
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford

1991

22. Agriculture and the macroeconomy: consequences of negative external shocks in Ghana and the cote d'ivoire; 1979-87
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization

Undated

23. Food Price Changes and Consumer Welfare in Ghana in the 1990s
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (2)
24. International School Test Scores and Economic Growth
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (3)
25. Who Gains from Trade Protection in Ghana? A Household-Level Analysis
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT

Journal Articles

2011

1. Growth regressions and data revisions in Penn World Tables
   Journal of Economic Studies, 2011, 38, (3), 301-312

2010

2. Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988-2002
   World Development, 2010, 38, (5), 665-678
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

3. The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China's Transition
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (2), 256-275 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

4. Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
   World Development, 2008, 36, (11), 2325-2340 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

5. Child Health in Uganda: Policy Determinants and Measurement
   European Journal of Development Research, 2007, 19, (2), 210-233

2006

6. Should teachers stay at home? The impact of international teacher mobility
   Journal of International Development, 2006, 18, (6), 771-786
7. Why Do Girls in Rural China Have Lower School Enrollment?
   World Development, 2006, 34, (9), 1639-1653 View citations (10)

2005

8. Has China crossed the river? The evolution of wage structure in urban China during reform and retrenchment
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2005, 33, (4), 644-663 View citations (31)

2004

9. Contrasting paradigms: segmentation and competitiveness in the formation of the chinese labour market
   Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2004, 2, (3), 185-205 View citations (16)

2003

10. Reducing Child Malnutrition: How Far Does Income Growth Take Us?
    World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (1), 107-131 View citations (39)
11. Regional or National Poverty Lines? The Case of Uganda in the 1990s
    Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (4), 598-624 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

12. Causes et conséquences des réductions d'effectifs dans les entreprises publiques en Chine
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2002, 16, (3), 159-189 View citations (1)
13. Labor retrenchment in China: Determinants and consequences
    China Economic Review, 2002, 13, (2-3), 252-275 View citations (51)
14. Trade shocks in developing countries. Volume 1: Africa; Volume 2: Asia and Latin America, edited by Paul Collier and Jan Gunning (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, Volume 1 pp. 491, £60 h|b; Volume 2, pp. 360, £50 h|b)
    Journal of International Development, 2002, 14, (2), 298-299

1999

15. The Gender Wage Gap in Three African Countries
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (2), 289-312 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1998

16. The Impact of Public Services on Health Care and Illness: A Treatment Effects Model with Sample Selectivity
    Journal of African Economies, 1998, 7, (1), 1-33 View citations (4)

1996

17. Education and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Uganda
    Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (3), 415-444 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
18. Education and health in sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (3), 307-339 View citations (25)
19. How Does Female Education Affect Fertility? A Structural Model for the Cote D'Ivoire
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (1), 139-66 View citations (2)
20. Primary Education as an Input into Post-primary Education: A Neglected Benefit
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (1), 211-19 View citations (14)
21. Women-headed households and household welfare: An empirical deconstruction for Uganda
    World Development, 1996, 24, (12), 1811-1827 View citations (12)

1995

22. The Interaction between Poverty and Gender in Human Capital Accumulation: The Case of the Primary Leaving Examination in Cote d'Ivoire
    Journal of African Economies, 1995, 4, (2), 192-224 View citations (2)