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Working Papers

2012

1. Land fragmentation, cropland abandonment, and land market operation in Albania
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Moving off the farm: Land institutions to facilitate structural transformation and agricultural productivity growth in China
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2011

3. Can diaries help improve agricultural production statistics ? Evidence from Uganda
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
4. Can political reservations affect political equilibria in the long-term? Evidence from local elections in rural India
   Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2011, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics
5. Complete the Incompleteness of Land Reform: Household Level Evidence from West Bengal
   2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
6. Does female reservation affect long-term political outcomes ? Evidence from rural India
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
7. Environmental and gender impacts of land tenure regularization in Africa: pilot evidence from Rwanda
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Long-term Effects of Land Reform on Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from West Bengal
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
9. Productivity effects of land rental markets in Ethiopia: Evidence from a matched tenant-landlord sample
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
10. The rise of large farms in land abundant countries: do they have a future ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
11. What Drives the Global Land Rush?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (2)
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2011)

2010

12. Determinants of microcredit repayment in federations of Indian self-help groups
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
13. Does Land Fragmentation Reduce Efficiency: Micro Evidence from India
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
14. Going Digital: Computerized Land Registration and Credit Access in India
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
15. Going digital: credit effects of land registry computerization in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
16. Inheritance law reform and women's access to capital: evidence from India's Hindu succession act
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
17. Political Reservation and Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Local Governments in Rural India
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
18. Poverty Impacts of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
19. Promises and realities of community-based agricultural extension
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2009

20. Determinants of repayment performance in Indian micro-credit groups
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
21. Economic and social impacts of self-help groups in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    Also in 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2008)
22. Gender, Low-cost Land Certification, and Land Rental Market Participation
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
23. How Important are Peer Effects in Group Lending? Estimating a Static Game of Incomplete Information
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
    Also in 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2009)
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009)
24. Impact of Land Reforms on Human Capital Formation: Household Level Evidence from West Bengal
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
25. Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Markets: Evidence from Ethiopia
    Discussion Papers, Resources For the Future View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008)
26. Longer-term economic impacts of self-help groups in india
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2008

27. Impact of Land Reform on Productivity, Land Value and Human Capital Investment: Household Level Evidence from West Bengal
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2007

28. Assessing the functioning of land rental markets in Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2008)
29. Determinants and Consequences of Land Sales Market Participation: Panel Evidence from India
    2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon TN, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2009)
30. Do overlapping property rights reduce agricultural investment ? evidence from Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
31. Efficiency and equity impacts of rural land rental restrictions: evidence from India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2008)
32. Impact of Land Certification on Land Rental Market Participation in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
33. Land Market Development and Agricultural Production Efficiency in Albania
    104th Seminar, September 5-8, 2007, Budapest, Hungary, European Association of Agricultural Economists
34. Land Rental Markets in the Process of Rural Structural Transformation: Productivity and Equity Impacts from China
    2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon TN, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2009)
35. Land Rental in Ethiopia: Marshallian Inefficiency or Factor Market Imperfections and Tenure Insecurity as Binding Constraints?
    2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon TN, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
36. Land reforms, poverty reduction, and economic growth: evidence from India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2009)
37. Land rental markets in the process of rural structural transformation: productivity and equity impacts in China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
38. Rural land certification in Ethiopia: process, initial impact, and implications for other African countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2008)
39. Securing property rights in transition: lessons from implementation of China's rural land contracting law
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    Also in 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2009)

2006

40. Equity and efficiency impacts of rural land rental restrictions: Evidence from India
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)
41. Fostering growth of the rural non-farm sector in Africa: The Case of Tanzania
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
42. Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (7)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (6)
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2006) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Land Economics (2008)

2005

43. Do new delivery systems improve extension access? Evidence from rural Uganda
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
44. EMPOWERING POOR RURAL WOMEN IN INDIA: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
45. Foodgrain Subsidies in India: Are they Reaching the Poor?
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
46. Land Sales and Rental Markets in Transition: Evidence from Rural Vietnam
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2008)
47. Sri Lanka's Rural Non-farm Economy: Removing Constraints to Pro-poor Growth
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2007)

2004

48. Comparing land reform and land markets in colombia: impacts on equity and efficiency
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
49. Does greater accountability improve the quality of delivery of public services? Evidence from Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
50. Economic and Welfare Effects of the Abolition of Health User Fees: Evidence from Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
51. Incidence and impact of land conflict in Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2006)
52. Towards Sustainable Return Policies for the Displaced Population: Why Are Some Displaced Households More Willing to Return than Others?
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (10)

2003

53. Causes and consequences of civil strife - micro-level evidence from Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)
54. LAND MARKETS IN UGANDA: INCIDENCE, IMPACT AND EVOLUTION OVER TIME
    2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa, International Association of Agricultural Economists
55. Market and non-market transfers of land in Ethiopia - implications for efficiency, equity, and non-farm development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
56. Tenure security and land-related investment - evidence from Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2006)

2002

57. Investment and income effects of land regularization: the case of Nicaragua
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
58. Land rental markets as an alternative to government reallocation? equity and efficiency considerations in the Chinese land tenure system
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
59. Long-term welfare and investment impact of AIDS-related changes in family composition: evidence from Uganda
    Social Protection Discussion Papers, The World Bank
60. The impact of property rights on households'investment, risk coping, and policy preferences: evidence from China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2003)

2001

61. MEXICO'S EJIDO REFORMS: THEIR IMPACT ON THE FUNCTIONING OF FACTOR MARKETS AND LAND ACCESS
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

2000

62. Asset distribution, inequality, and growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (76)
63. Can there be growth with equity: an initial assessment of land reform in South Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
64. Why liberalization alone has not improved agricultural productivity in Zambia: the role of asset ownership and working capital constraints
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)

1999

65. Making negotiated land reform work: initial experience from Brazil, Colombia, and South Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

1998

66. ASSET OWNERSHIP AND WORKING CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS IN A POST-REFORM ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR SECOND GENERATION REFORMS IN ZAMBIA
    1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
67. Land institutions and land markets
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
    See also Chapter (2001)

1997

68. Explaining agricultural and agrarian policies in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (1997)

1996

69. A New Data Set Measuring Income Inequality
    CEMA Working Papers, China Economics and Management Academy, Central University of Finance and Economics View citations (277)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (1996)
70. Measuring Income Inequality: A New Data-Base
    Working Papers, Harvard - Institute for International Development View citations (78)

1993

71. Power, distortions, revolt, and reform in agricultural land relations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
    See also Chapter (1995)

Journal Articles

Forthcoming

1. AJAE Appendix: Do Overlapping Land Rights Reduce Agricultural Investment? Evidence from Uganda
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics Appendices, Forthcoming

2011

2. Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Market Participation: Evidence from Ethiopia
   Land Economics, 2011, 87, (2) View citations (2)
3. Tenure Insecurity, Gender, Low-cost Land Certification and Land Rental Market Participation in Ethiopia
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (1), 31-47 View citations (3)

2009

4. Determinants and Consequences of Land Sales Market Participation: Panel Evidence from India
   World Development, 2009, 37, (2), 410-421 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
5. Key Constraints for Rural Non-Farm Activity in Tanzania: Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys
   Journal of African Economies, 2009, 18, (2), 319-361 View citations (3)
6. Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth: Evidence from India
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (4), 496-521 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
7. Land rental markets in the process of rural structural transformation: Productivity and equity impacts from China
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (4), 629-646 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
8. Securing property rights in transition: Lessons from implementation of China's rural land contracting law
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 70, (1-2), 22-38 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

9. Assessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 57, (1), 67-100 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
10. Do Overlapping Land Rights Reduce Agricultural Investment? Evidence from Uganda
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90, (4), 869-882 View citations (2)
11. Efficiency and equity impacts of rural land rental restrictions: Evidence from India
    European Economic Review, 2008, 52, (5), 892-918 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
12. Land Sales and Rental Markets in Transition: Evidence from Rural Vietnam
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 70, (1), 67-101 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
13. Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
    Land Economics, 2008, 84, (4), 593-619 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
14. Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
    World Development, 2008, 36, (10), 1786-1812 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

15. Risk coping and starvation in rural China
    Applied Economics, 2007, 39, (11), 1341-1352
16. Sri Lanka's Rural Non-Farm Economy: Removing Constraints to Pro-Poor Growth
    World Development, 2007, 35, (12), 2056-2078 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

17. Incidence and impact of land conflict in Uganda
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2006, 60, (3), 321-345 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
18. Tenure security and land-related investment: Evidence from Ethiopia
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (5), 1245-1277 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

19. Does Greater Accountability Improve the Quality of Public Service Delivery? Evidence from Uganda
    World Development, 2005, 33, (1), 171-191 View citations (15)
20. Economic and Welfare Impact of the Abolition of Health User Fees: Evidence from Uganda
    Journal of African Economies, 2005, 14, (1), 55-91 View citations (2)
21. Impact of AIDS on Family Composition, Welfare, and Investment: Evidence from Uganda *
    Review of Development Economics, 2005, 9, (3), 303-324
22. The potential of land rental markets in the process of economic development: Evidence from China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 78, (1), 241-270 View citations (28)

2004

23. Economic Benefits and Costs of Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe in the Early 1980s
    World Development, 2004, 32, (10), 1697-1709 View citations (4)
24. Investment and equity effects of land regularisation: the case of Nicaragua
    Agricultural Economics, 2004, 30, (2), 101-116 View citations (1)

2003

25. AIDS-Induced Orphanhood as a Systemic Shock: Magnitude, Impact, and Program Interventions in Africa
    World Development, 2003, 31, (7), 1201-1220 View citations (4)
26. Causes and consequences of civil strife: micro-level evidence from Uganda
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2003, 55, (4), 579-606 View citations (1)
27. Determinants and Impacts of Rural Land Market Activity: Evidence from Nicaragua
    World Development, 2003, 31, (8), 1385-1404 View citations (20)
28. Does cost of schooling affect enrollment by the poor? Universal primary education in Uganda
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (3), 291-305 View citations (12)
29. Growth and Poverty Reduction in Uganda, 1999-2000: Panel Data Evidence
    Development Policy Review, 2003, 21, 481-509 View citations (6)
30. Land Markets in Developing and Transition Economies: Impact of Liberalization and Implications for Future Reform
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2003, 85, (5), 1217-1222 View citations (7)
31. The Impact of Property Rights on Households' Investment, Risk Coping, and Policy Preferences: Evidence from China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2003, 51, (4), 851-82 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

32. Agrarian reforms in Eastern European countries: lessons from international experience
    Journal of International Development, 2002, 14, (7), 987-1003 View citations (4)
33. Determinants of Deforestation and the Economics of Protection: An Application to Mexico
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (4), 943-960 View citations (19)

2001

34. Rural Nonfarm Employment and Income Diversification in Colombia
    World Development, 2001, 29, (3), 455-465 View citations (17)
35. Towards greater food security for India's poor: balancing government intervention and private competition
    Agricultural Economics, 2001, 25, (2-3), 321-335 View citations (6)

1999

36. Making Negotiated Land Reform Work: Initial Experience from Colombia, Brazil and South Africa
    World Development, 1999, 27, (4), 651-672 View citations (15)
37. Poverty, Policies, and Deforestation: The Case of Mexico
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (2), 313-44 View citations (19)
38. The Evolution of the World Bank's Land Policy: Principles, Experience, and Future Challenges
    World Bank Research Observer, 1999, 14, (2), 247-76 View citations (10)

1998

39. Does Economic Analysis Improve the Quality of Foreign Assistance?
    World Bank Economic Review, 1998, 12, (3), 385-418 View citations (4)
40. New ways of looking at old issues: inequality and growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 57, (2), 259-287 View citations (361)

1997

41. Explaining Agricultural and Agrarian Policies in Developing Countries
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1997, 35, (4), 1958-2005 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

42. A New Data Set Measuring Income Inequality
    World Bank Economic Review, 1996, 10, (3), 565-91 View citations (509)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1995

43. Collective agricultural production: A solution for transition economies?
    World Development, 1995, 23, (8), 1317-1334 View citations (15)
44. Rent Seeking and the Development of Large-Scale Agriculture in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1995, 43, (3), 493-522 View citations (3)

1993

45. South African land policy: The legacy of history and current options
    World Development, 1993, 21, (9), 1451-1475 View citations (12)

Chapters

2001

1. Land institutions and land markets
   Chapter 06 in Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 2001, vol. 1, Part 1, pp 288-331 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (1998)

1995

2. Power, distortions, revolt and reform in agricultural land relations
   Chapter 42 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1995, vol. 3, Part 2, pp 2659-2772 View citations (106)
   See also Working Paper (1993)