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Postal address:	Professor of Economics Founding Dean Emeritus, School of Public Policy University of California, Riverside 900 University Avenue, SPROUL 4120 Riverside, CA 92521, United States
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Riverside, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2014

1. Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (13)
   See also Book Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities, World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group (2014) View citations (15) (2014)

2010

2. Who are the Middle Class and What Values do They Hold? Evidence from the World Values Survey
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (3)

2009

3. PUBLIC GOODS ACCESS AND JUVENILE SEX RATIOS IN RURAL INDIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1991 AND 2001 VILLAGE CENSUS DATA
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2008

4. The Determinants of Child Weight and Height in Sri Lanka: A Quantile Regression Approach
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (23)

2007

5. Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges
   ASARC Working Papers, The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre View citations (3)
   See also Chapter Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2008) (2008)
6. India's Health Initiative: Financing Issues and Options
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future

2006

7. An Impact Analysis of Tribal Government Gaming in California
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics

2002

8. Conceptual Issues in the Role of Education Decentralization
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank
9. Poverty Reduction and the Role of Institutions in Developing Asia
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank
10. Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Thailand
    ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Thailand, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
11. Promoting Effective Schooling through Education Decentralization in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Philippines
    ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank

2000

12. Socioeconomic Determinants of Disease Transmission in Cambodia
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (1)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2000) View citations (1)

1997

13. Competiveness and Human Resource Development
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
14. Increasing School Quantity versus Quality in a Less-Developed Country: Impact on Children form Low- and High-Income Households
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1997)
15. The Demand for Health Services in a Developing Country: The Role of Prices, Service Quality, and Reporting of Illnesses
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1997) View citations (1)

1995

16. Social Impact of Agricultural Policy Reform: Evidence from Rural Households in Southern Malawi
    Working Papers, Harvard - Institute for International Development

1994

17. Household Earnings Endowments, Child Quality and Child Quality: Estimates for Indonesia
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1994)

1993

18. Does the Impact of Government Health Spending on the Utilisation of Health Services by Children and On Child Health Outcomes Differ by Household Expenditures? The Case of Indonesia
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1993)
19. The Demand for Health Service in Indonesia: The Role of Prices, Service Quality, and Reporting Illnesses
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1993)
20. What Determines Female Participation in Rural Public Works? The Case of India's Employment Guarantee Scheme
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (2)
21. gender Differences in the Returns to School Enrollment rates in Indonesia
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (26)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (65)

1991

22. Human Resources Development, Chapter 6; The Third Process report on World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (WCARRD) Follow-up
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1991)
23. Marriage Market, Labor Market and Unobserved Human Capital: An Empirical Exploration for South-Central India
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1991) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1991) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Marriage Markets, Labor Markets, and Unobserved Human Capital: An Empirical Exploration for South-Central India, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (1995) View citations (20) (1995)

1990

24. ARE HOUSEHOLDS AVERSE TO INEQUALITY OF MARKET LABOR SUPPLY AMONG THEIR MEMBERS? ECONOMMETRIC ESTIMATES FOR RURAL SOUTH INDIA
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990)
25. ARE THERE DIFFERENTIAL RETURNS TO SCHOOLING BY GENDER? THE CASE OF INDONESIAN LABOR MARKET
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1990) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Are There Differential Returns to Schooling by Gender? The Case of Indonesian Labour Markets, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (1995) View citations (35) (1995)
26. Gender Discrimination in the Intrahousehold Allocation of Health Inputs and Distribution of Health Outcomes Among Children Under 5: Results from Indonesia, 1987
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990) View citations (2)
27. Rural Services and Public Works in Developing Countries: The Role of Access to Credit, Primary Health Services, and Public Works in Poverty Alleviation
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1990)
28. School Repetition, Dropouts and the Returns to School: the Case of Indonesia
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990)
29. THE DEMAND FOR BRIDE CHARACTERISTICS AND DOWRY IN MARIAGE: EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES FOR RURAL SOUTH INDIA
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990) View citations (9)
30. THE IMPACT OF BEQUESTS ON LIFETIME WEALTH ACCUMULATION: AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF TWO GENERATIONS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN INDIA
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article THE IMPACT OF BEQUESTS ON LIFETIME WEALTH ACCUMULATION: AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF TWO GENERATIONS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN INDIA, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (1990) View citations (2) (1990)
31. THE IMPACT OF MACROECONOMICS ADJUSTMENT ON THE POOR AND ON THE SOCIAL SECTROR: THE ANALYTICAL BASIS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, AND A CASE COMPARISON
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1990)
32. Unobserved Household and Community Heterogeneity and the Labor Market Impact of Schooling: A Case of Indonesia
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1990)

1989

33. INVENTIVE ACTIVITY AND FIRM PERFORMANCES: LATENT VARIABLE, FIXED-EFFECTS ESTIMATES FOR INDIAN MANUFACTURING
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1989)
34. NUTRITION, HEALTH, AND MORTALITY IN INDIA: INCIDENCE, DETERMINANTS AND POLICY RESPONSE
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1989) View citations (1)
35. PERMANENT, EXPECTED AND INNATE POVERTY: ESTIMATES FOR SEMI-ARID SOUTH INDIA, 1975-84
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1989)
36. REQUEST BEHAVIOR IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: ESTIMATES OF PARENTAL AVERSION TO INEQUALITY AMONG CHILDREN
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1989)

1988

37. TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY PURCHASE IN INDIAN INDUSTRY: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Technology Production and Technology Purchase in Indian Industry: An Econometric Analysis, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1989) View citations (50) (1989)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Beyond the biological prime: Deciphering the link between child survival and maternal age in India
   Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 55, (C)

2022

2. Generational persistence in schooling in China over a half century: Implications for schooling inequality
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, 89, (C)

2013

3. Does a legal ban on sex-selective abortions improve child sex ratios? Evidence from a policy change in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 216-228 View citations (12)

2005

4. Poverty and Child Malnutrition in Bangladesh
   Journal of Developing Societies, 2005, 21, (1-2), 55-90 View citations (3)
5. Preface to the Special Issue
   Journal of Developing Societies, 2005, 21, (1-2), 3-6

2004

6. Economies of scale and scope in Vietnamese hospitals
   Social Science & Medicine, 2004, 59, (1), 199-208 View citations (15)
7. Health insurance and treatment seeking behaviour: evidence from a low‐income country
   Health Economics, 2004, 13, (9), 845-857 View citations (41)
8. Tobacco initiation, cessation, and change: evidence from Vietnam
   Health Economics, 2004, 13, (12), 1191-1201 View citations (15)

2003

9. The Role of Decentralization in Promoting Effective Schooling in Developing Asia
   Asian Development Review (ADR), 2003, 20, (01), 57-99

1999

10. Gender and savings in rural India
    Journal of Population Economics, 1998, 11, (4), 453-470

1998

11. Increasing school quantity versus quality in kenya: impact on children from low-and high-income households
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 1998, 2, (3), 223-246 View citations (3)

1997

12. Competitiveness and Human Resource Development in Asia
    Asian Development Review (ADR), 1997, 15, (02), 131-163

1996

13. Child nutritional status and child growth in Kenya: Socioeconomic determinants
    Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (3), 375-393 View citations (12)

1995

14. Are There Differential Returns to Schooling by Gender? The Case of Indonesian Labour Markets
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 57, (1), 97-117 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper ARE THERE DIFFERENTIAL RETURNS TO SCHOOLING BY GENDER? THE CASE OF INDONESIAN LABOR MARKET, Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)
15. Marriage Markets, Labor Markets, and Unobserved Human Capital: An Empirical Exploration for South-Central India
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1995, 43, (3), 585-601 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Marriage Market, Labor Market and Unobserved Human Capital: An Empirical Exploration for South-Central India, Center for Development Economics (1991) (1991)
16. Special Employment Programs and Poverty Alleviation
    Asian Development Review (ADR), 1995, 13, (02), 50-73 View citations (1)

1993

17. Gender Differences in the Returns to Schooling and in School Enrollment Rates in Indonesia
    Journal of Human Resources, 1993, 28, (4), 899-932 View citations (66)
18. Persistent, Expected and Innate Poverty: Estimates for Semi-arid Rural South India, 1975-1984
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1993, 17, (4), 409-21 View citations (52)
19. Population Growth and Economic Development Revisited with Reference to Asia
    Asian Development Review (ADR), 1993, 11, (02), 1-46
20. The Demand for Inputs and the Supply of Output in Pakistan: Estimating a Fixed-effects, Distributed-lag Model for Wheat Farmers
    The Pakistan Development Review, 1993, 32, (4), 751-769
21. The Intrahousehold Distribution of Market Labour Supply in Rural South India
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 55, (4), 409-20 View citations (9)
22. Unobserved Household and Community Heterogeneity and the Labor Market Impact of Schooling: A Case Study for Indonesia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1993, 41, (3), 461-88 View citations (14)

1991

23. School Repetition, Dropouts, and the Rates of Return to Schooling: The Case of Indonesia
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 53, (4), 467-80 View citations (24)
24. The Poor and the Social Sectors during a Period of Macroeconomic Adjustment: Empirical Evidence for Jamaica
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (2), 291-313 View citations (10)

1990

25. THE IMPACT OF BEQUESTS ON LIFETIME WEALTH ACCUMULATION: AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF TWO GENERATIONS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN INDIA
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1990, 36, (4), 353-364 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper THE IMPACT OF BEQUESTS ON LIFETIME WEALTH ACCUMULATION: AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF TWO GENERATIONS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN INDIA, Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington (1990) View citations (1) (1990)
26. The Intrahousehold Demand for Nutrients in Rural South India: Individual Estimates, Fixed Effects, and Permanent Income
    Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (4), 665-696 View citations (106)

1989

27. ... Of the Fittest? Duration of Survival of Manufacturing Establishments in a Developing Country
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1989, 38, (2), 215-26 View citations (13)
28. Is Variety the Spice of Life? Implications for Calorie Intake
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 71, (4), 666-72 View citations (59)
29. Migration, human capital and development: Oded Stark, ed., Volume 4 in Research in Human Capital and Development (JAI Press, Greenwich, CT, 1986), pp. xiv + 177
    Journal of Development Economics, 1989, 31, (1), 199-202 View citations (1)
30. Patenting by Manufacturing Firms in India: Its Production and Impact
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1989, 37, (3), 303-14 View citations (15)
31. Technology Production and Technology Purchase in Indian Industry: An Econometric Analysis
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 71, (4), 689-92 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY PURCHASE IN INDIAN INDUSTRY: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, Working Papers (1988) View citations (17) (1988)

1988

32. Nutrients: Impacts and Determinants
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1988, 2, (3), 299-320 View citations (29)
33. Nutrition and Labor Productivity in Agriculture: Estimates for Rural South India
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1988, 70, (3), 406-13 View citations (142)

1987

34. A Test of Heterogeneity of Family and Hired Labour in Asian Agriculture
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 49, (3), 291-305 View citations (35)
35. Will Developing Country Nutrition Improve with Income? A Case Study for Rural South India
    Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 95, (3), 492-507 View citations (253)

1981

36. The Inverse Relationship between Productivity and Farm Size: A Test Using Regional Data from India
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1981, 63, (2), 275-279 View citations (49)

Books

2014

1. Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities, Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014) View citations (13) (2014)

Edited books

2023

1. Flattening the Curve:COVID-19 & Grand Challenges for Global Health, Innovation, and Economy
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

2014

2. Handbook on Food
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (20)

2003

3. Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (16)

Chapters

2014

1. Overview: Handbook on Food: Demand, Supply, Sustainability and Security
   Chapter 1 in Handbook on Food, 2014, pp 1-21 View citations (1)

2008

2. Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges, The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2006

3. What Really Happened to Thai Wage Rates During the East Asian Financial Crisis?
   Chapter 7 in Recent Financial Crises, 2006

2005

4. The Millennium Development Goals for India: How Attainable?
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)

2003

5. Introduction
   Palgrave Macmillan
6. Poverty Reduction: Approaches and the Role of Political Institutions
   Palgrave Macmillan
7. Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Thailand
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Thailand, Asian Development Bank (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

1988

8. Health and nutrition
   Chapter 14 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1988, vol. 1, pp 631-711 View citations (414)