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Workplace:	Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Department of Economics, Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Matching and network effects
   Working Papers. Serie AD, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie)
   Also in Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics (2006)
2. Testing unilateral and bilateral link formation
   PSE Working Papers, PSE (Ecole normale supérieure)

2008

3. Determinants of choice of migration destination
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. Isolation and subjective welfare: evidence from South Asia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
   See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2009)

2007

5. Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   See also Journal Article in Agricultural Economics (2008)

2006

6. Child Labor, Urban Proximity and Household Composition
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2004) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2006)
7. Insecurity and Welfare
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
8. Isolation and Subjective Welfare
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2004)
9. Matching in Rural Producer Organizations
   Working Papers, CERDI
10. Scientific Networks and Co-authorship
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
11. Subjective Welfare, Isolation and Relative Consumption
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2008)
12. Wage Gaps and Job Sorting in African Manufacturing
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

2005

13. The Formation of Risk Sharing Networks
    Working Papers, DIAL (Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2007)

2004

14. A Client-Community Assessment of the NGO Sector in Uganda
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2006)
15. Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2000)
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2004) View citations
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2005)
16. Contingent Loan Repayment in the Philippines
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, DIAL (Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme) (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2007)
17. Crime and Poverty: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
18. Crime, Isolation, and Law Enforcement
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2003)
19. Employment Concentration Across US Counties
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2006)
20. Ethnicity and Networks in African Trade
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy (2003)
21. Increasing Returns and Market Efficiency in Agricultural Trade
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
    Also in MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2005)
22. Land Lease Markets and Agricultural Efficiency: Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    Also in EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations
    2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2002)
23. Learning to Export: Evidence from Moroccan Manufacturing
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations
    International Trade, EconWPA (2004)
24. Marriage and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
25. Public Service Provision, User Fees, and Political Turmoil
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2007)
26. Social Capital
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (2004) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    See also Chapter (2005)
27. Social Capital and Development
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
28. The Resources and Governance of Non-Governmental Organizations in Uganda
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
29. The Transmission of International Commodity Prices to Domestic Producers
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
30. Wages and Labor Management in African Manufacturing
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations

2003

31. Cities and Specialization: Evidence from South Asia
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2005)
32. Empirical studies of social capital: a critical survey
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems View citations
33. Inequality and Risk
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2002) View citations
34. Risk Sharing in Labour Markets
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2003)
35. Spontaneous Market Emergence
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Topics in Theoretical Economics (2002)
36. THEFT AND RURAL POVERTY: RESULTS OF A NATURAL EXPERIMENT
    2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa, International Association of Agricultural Economists
37. What are Falling Transport Costs doing to Spatial Concentration Across US Counties?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

2002

38. The spatial division of labor in Nepal
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2000) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2003)

2001

39. Agricultural markets in Benin and Malawi: the operation and performance of traders
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
40. Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2002)

2000

41. Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2003)
42. Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
43. Insurance Market Efficiency and Crop Choices in Pakistan
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (1998)
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2002)
44. Returns to Social Network Capital among Traders
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d\'Agliano, University of Milano
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2002)
45. Risk-Sharing Networks in Rural Philippines
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2003)
46. Social Roles, Human Capital, and the Intrahousehold Division of Labour: Evidence from Pakistan
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2003)
47. The Changing Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity Across U.S. Counties
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

1999

48. Constitution, Institutions, and the Political Economy of Farm Policies. What Empirical Content?
    Staff General Research Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations
49. Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
50. Inventories and Risk in African Manufacturing
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2000)
51. Networks, Communities, and Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Firm Growth and Investment
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
52. Property Rights in a Flea Market Economy
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
    Also in MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2001)
53. Social roles, human capital, and the intrahousehold division of labor
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations

1998

54. Contract Flexibility and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from African Manufacturing
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
55. Efficiency in intrahousehold resource allocation
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations
56. Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
57. Marketing policy reform and competitiveness
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
58. Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's manufacturing Sector
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
59. Relationships and traders in Madagascar
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations

1994

60. The challenge of ruling over diversity: an extension of Pinhas Zusman's modeling of social power
    CUDARE Working Paper Series, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy

Undated

61. Drought and Saving in West Africa: Are Livestock a Buffer Stock?
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1998)
62. Ethnicity and Markets: Supplier Manufacturing in African Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics
63. Inventories, Liquidity, and Contractual Risk in African Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
64. Market Emergence, Trust and Reputation
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
65. Precautionary Saving Credit Constraints and Investment: Theory and Evidence from Semi-Arid India
    Computing in Economics and Finance 1997, Society for Computational Economics
66. Precautionary Savings, Credit Constraints, and Irreversible Investment: Evidence from Semi-Arid India
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics
67. Sovereign Debt, Structural Adjustment and Conditionality
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1996)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Insecurity and Welfare: Evidence from County Data
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (6), 831-863
2. Intrahousehold Welfare in Rural Ethiopia
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 71, (4), 567-599
3. Isolation and Subjective Welfare: Evidence from South Asia
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57, (4), 641-683
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

4. Learning to Export: Evidence from Moroccan Manufacturing†
   Journal of African Economies, 2008, 17, (2), 305-355
5. Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, 729-766 View citations
6. Quality control in nonstaple food markets: evidence from India
   Agricultural Economics, 2008, 38, (3), 251-266
   See also Working Paper (2007)
7. Subjective welfare, isolation, and relative consumption
   Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 86, (1), 43-60 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

8. Contingent Loan Repayment in the Philippines
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55, 633-667
   See also Working Paper (2004)
9. Public Service Provision, User Fees and Political Turmoil
   Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (3), 485-518
   See also Working Paper (2004)
10. Risk Sharing and Network Formation
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 75-79 View citations
11. The formation of risk sharing networks
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (2), 326-350 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

12. A client-community assessment of the NGO sector in Uganda
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (4), 611-639 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
13. Child labor, urban proximity, and household composition
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 374-397 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)
14. Crime, Transitory Poverty, and Isolation: Evidence from Madagascar
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (3), 579-603 View citations
15. Employment concentration across U.S. counties
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36, (4), 482-509 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
16. Land Lease Markets and Agricultural Efficiency in Ethiopia
    Journal of African Economies, 2006, 15, (2), 251-284 View citations

2005

17. Adjustment Costs and Irreversibility as Determinants of Investment: Evidence from African Manufacturing
    Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 4, (1), 1228-1228 View citations
18. Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 77, (1), 1-25 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
19. Changes in the spatial concentration of employment across US counties: a sectoral analysis 1972--2000
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2005, 5, (3), 261-284 View citations
20. Cities and Specialisation: Evidence from South Asia
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (503), 477-504 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
21. Increasing returns and market efficiency in agricultural trade
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 78, (2), 406-442 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
22. Marriage, Bequest, and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (2), 347-80 View citations
23. Selling at the Farmgate or Traveling to Market
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 87, (3), 717-734 View citations
24. The governance of non-governmental organizations in Uganda
    World Development, 2005, 33, (4), 657-679 View citations

2004

25. Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2004, 40, (3), 115-141 View citations

2003

26. Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (1), 104-125 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
27. Crime, Isolation and Law Enforcement
    Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (4), 625-671 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
28. Ethnicity and Networks in African Trade
    Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, 2, (1), 1227-1227 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
29. Risk Sharing in Labor Markets
    World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (3), 349-366 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
30. Risk-sharing networks in rural Philippines
    Journal of Development Economics, 2003, 71, (2), 261-287 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
31. Social roles, human capital, and the intrahousehold division of labor: evidence from Pakistan
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2003, 55, (1), 36-80 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
32. The spatial division of labour in Nepal
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 39, (6), 23-66 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

33. Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 38, (6), 47-82 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
34. Feature: Taking Africa Seriously: Introduction
    Journal of African Economies, 2002, 11, (2), 279-281
35. Insurance market efficiency and crop choices in Pakistan
    Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 67, (2), 419-453 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
36. Returns to social network capital among traders
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2002, 54, (2), 173-206 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
37. Spontaneous Market Emergence
    Topics in Theoretical Economics, 2002, 2, (1), 1045-1045 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2001

38. Property Rights in a Flea Market Economy
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 49, (2), 229-67 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
39. Social Capital and Agricultural Trade
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 83, (3), 680-85 View citations

2000

40. Ethnicity and credit in African manufacturing
    Journal of Development Economics, 2000, 61, (1), 205-235 View citations
41. Inventories and Risk in African Manufacturing
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (466), 861-93 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

42. Social Heterogeneity and Wasteful Lobbying
    Public Choice, 1999, 98, (1-2), 5-27 View citations

1998

43. Drought and saving in West Africa: are livestock a buffer stock?
    Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (2), 273-305 View citations
    See also Working Paper
44. The Tragedy of the Commons, Livestock Cycles and Sustainability
    Journal of African Economies, 1998, 7, (3), 384-423 View citations

1997

45. Introduction: Markets in sub-saharan Africa
    World Development, 1997, 25, (5), 733-734 View citations
46. Mobile Capital, Local Externalities, and Industrialization
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1997, 25, (3), 345-365
47. Precautionary Saving, Credit Constraints, and Irreversible Investment: Theory and Evidence from Semiarid India
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1997, 15, (2), 180-94 View citations
48. The Determinants of Livestock Prices in Niger
    Journal of African Economies, 1997, 6, (2), 255-95 View citations
49. Trade credit in Zimbabwean manufacturing
    World Development, 1997, 25, (5), 795-815 View citations

1996

50. Local demand, investment multipliers, and industrialization: Theory and application to the Guatemalan highlands
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (1), 61-92 View citations
51. Sovereign debt, structural adjustment, and conditionality
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 50, (2), 313-335 View citations
    See also Working Paper
52. The Spatial Integration of Livestock Markets in Niger
    Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (3), 366-405 View citations
53. The enforcement of commercial contracts in Ghana
    World Development, 1996, 24, (3), 427-448 View citations

1993

54. Sequential Labor Decisions under Uncertainty: An Estimable Household Model of West-African Farmers
    Econometrica, 1993, 61, (5), 1173-97 View citations

1992

55. Solidarity Networks in Preindustrial Societies: Rational Peasants with a Moral Economy
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1992, 41, (1), 147-74 View citations

1991

56. Evaluating biological productivity in intercropping systems with production possibility curves
    Agricultural Systems, 1991, 36, (2), 137-157
57. Peasant Household Behaviour with Missing Markets: Some Paradoxes Explained
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (409), 1400-417 View citations

Books

2004

1. Market Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Theory and Evidence, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2008

1. Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary Directions
   Elsevier View citations
2. Household Formation and Marriage Markets in Rural Areas
   Elsevier

2005

3. Social Capital
   Chapter 26 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1639-1699 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

Editor

1. Journal of African Economies
   Oxford University Press