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Working Papers

2022

1. Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
2. Has Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation of Education in Rural India Fallen over Time? A Comparison of 1995 and 2017
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Inequality in Internet Access in India: Implications for Learning during COVID
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2021

4. Class Size and Learning: Has India Spent Too Much on Reducing Class Size?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2021) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Class Size and Learning: Has India Spent Too Much on Reducing Class Size?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2023) (2023)
5. Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation of Education in India: Has it fallen over time?
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (8)
6. Teacher Shortage in India: Myth or Reality? The Fiscal Cost of Surplus Teachers, Fake Enrolment and Absences
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
7. The Myth of Teacher Shortage in India
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London

2017

8. The Private Schooling Phenomenon in India: A Review
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
   Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2017) View citations (13)
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2017) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article The Private Schooling Phenomenon in India: A Review, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (21) (2020)

2016

9. Are Girls the Fairer Sex in India? Revisiting Intra-Household Allocation of Education Expenditure
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2011) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (3)
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2011) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Are Girls the Fairer Sex in India? Revisiting Intra-Household Allocation of Education Expenditure, World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (63) (2013)
10. Can Private School Growth Foster Universal Literacy? Panel Evidence from Indian Districts
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (7)

2015

11. Government per pupil expenditure in Uttar Pradesh: Implications for the reimbursement of private schools under the RTE Act
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (3)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2015) View citations (3)

2014

12. Assessing Teacher Quality in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Assessing teacher quality in India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (24) (2015)

2012

13. Heterogeneous returns to education in the labor market
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

2010

14. Akin to my teacher: Does caste, religious or gender distance between student and teacher matter? Some evidence from India
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (34)
15. Health, Nutrition and Academic Achievement: New Evidence from India
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (6)
16. Parental Education and Child Health - Understanding the Pathways of Impact in Pakistan
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Parental Education and Child Health—Understanding the Pathways of Impact in Pakistan, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (38) (2012)
17. The relative effectiveness and costs of contract and regular teachers in India
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (23)
18. The relative effectiveness of private and government schools in Rural India: Evidence from ASER data
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (39)

2009

19. New Evidence on Class Size Effects: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2009) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article New Evidence on Class Size Effects: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2012) View citations (29) (2012)

2008

20. Gender patterns in household health expenditure allocation: A study of South Africa
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
21. Teacher Unions, Teacher Pay and Student Performance in India: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Teacher unions, teacher pay and student performance in India: A pupil fixed effects approach, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (37) (2010)

2007

22. Tackling low educational achievement
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (15)
23. The progress of school education in India
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (99)
    See also Journal Article The progress of school education in India, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2007) View citations (99) (2007)
24. Understanding low achievement in English schools
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    Also in CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE (2007) View citations (1)
25. What can Teachers do to Raise Pupil Achievement?
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article What can teachers do to raise pupil achievement?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2011) View citations (41) (2011)

2006

26. Do returns to education matter to schooling participation?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (6)
27. Teacher characteristics and student performance in India: A pupil fixed effects approach
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (20)

2005

28. Community, Comparisons and Subjective Well-being in a Divided Society
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (1)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (27)
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2007) View citations (218) (2007)
29. Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (7)
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2007) View citations (26) (2007)
30. Gender and Household Education Expenditure in Pakistan
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Gender and household education expenditure in Pakistan, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (60) (2008)
31. How Flexible are Wages in Response to Local Unemployment in South Africa?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article How Flexible are Wages in Response to Local Unemployment in South Africa?, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2006) View citations (34) (2006)
32. Labor Market Flexibility, Wages and Incomes in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Labour Market Flexibility, Wages and Incomes in Sub‐Saharan Africa in the 1990s, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2006) View citations (25) (2006)
33. Subjective Well-being Poverty versus Income Poverty and Capabilities Poverty?
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (2)
34. Unemployment in South Africa, 1995-2003: Causes, Problems and Policies
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment in South Africa, 1995--2003: Causes, Problems and Policies, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2007) View citations (40) (2007)

2004

35. Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (42)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2001)
    See also Journal Article Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (43) (2004)
36. Unemployment in South Africa: the nature of the beast
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (113)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2001) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment in South Africa: The Nature of the Beast, World Development, Elsevier (2004) View citations (110) (2004)
37. Well-being poverty versus income poverty and capabilities poverty?
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (19)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (29)
38. Where has all the bias gone? Detecting gender-bias in the household allocation of educational expenditure
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (5)

2000

39. Are searching and non-searching unemployment distinct states when unemployment is high? The case of South Africa
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (45)

1999

40. School Participation in Rural India
    STICERD - Development Economics Papers - From 2008 this series has been superseded by Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (15)
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (1999) View citations (12)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1999) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article School Participation in Rural India, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2001) View citations (147) (2001)
41. Unemployment and wages in South Africa: A spatial approach
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (15)

1997

42. Does the Labour Market Explain Lower Female Schooling in India?
    STICERD - Development Economics Papers - From 2008 this series has been superseded by Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (33)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1997) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Does the labour market explain lower female schooling in India?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (1998) View citations (113) (1998)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Class Size and Learning: Has India Spent Too Much on Reducing Class Size?
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (1), 24-48
   See also Working Paper Class Size and Learning: Has India Spent Too Much on Reducing Class Size?, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2020

2. The Private Schooling Phenomenon in India: A Review
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (10), 1795-1817 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper The Private Schooling Phenomenon in India: A Review, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (12) (2017)

2016

3. Impact of private secondary schooling on cognitive skills: evidence from India
   Education Economics, 2016, 24, (5), 465-480 View citations (22)

2015

4. Assessing teacher quality in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 117, (C), 74-83 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Assessing Teacher Quality in India, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2013

5. Are Girls the Fairer Sex in India? Revisiting Intra-Household Allocation of Education Expenditure
   World Development, 2013, 42, (C), 143-164 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Are Girls the Fairer Sex in India? Revisiting Intra-Household Allocation of Education Expenditure, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
6. The School Governance Environment in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implications for Teacher Accountability and Effort
   Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (2), 251-269 View citations (3)

2012

7. New Evidence on Class Size Effects: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 74, (2), 203-234 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper New Evidence on Class Size Effects: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach, Working Papers (2009) (2009)
8. Parental Education and Child Health—Understanding the Pathways of Impact in Pakistan
   World Development, 2012, 40, (10), 2014-2032 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Parental Education and Child Health - Understanding the Pathways of Impact in Pakistan, CSAE Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
9. Returns to schooling, ability and cognitive skills in Pakistan
   Education Economics, 2012, 20, (2), 139-173 View citations (10)

2011

10. What can teachers do to raise pupil achievement?
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 559-574 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper What can Teachers do to Raise Pupil Achievement?, CSAE Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (14) (2007)

2010

11. Teacher unions, teacher pay and student performance in India: A pupil fixed effects approach
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91, (2), 278-288 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Unions, Teacher Pay and Student Performance in India: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach, CESifo Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2009

12. A Political Economy of Education in India: The Case of Uttar Pradesh
    Oxford Development Studies, 2009, 37, (2), 123-144 View citations (13)
13. Public-private sector segmentation in the Pakistani labour market
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2009, 20, (1), 34-49 View citations (15)
14. Special Issue on Quality Education for All in South Asia
    Education Economics, 2009, 17, (3), 287-289

2008

15. Do returns to education matter to schooling participation? Evidence from India
    Education Economics, 2008, 16, (4), 329-350 View citations (25)
16. Gender and household education expenditure in Pakistan
    Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (20), 2573-2591 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Gender and Household Education Expenditure in Pakistan, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2007

17. Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 64, (1), 69-90 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Community, Comparisons and Subjective Well-being in a Divided Society, Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
18. Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India
    Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (4), 473-486 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) (2005)
19. South African Economic Policy Under Democracy
    Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (5), 661-667 View citations (11)
20. The progress of school education in India
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2007, 23, (2), 168-195 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper The progress of school education in India, Economics Series Working Papers (2007) View citations (99) (2007)
21. Unemployment in South Africa, 1995--2003: Causes, Problems and Policies
    Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (5), 813-848 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment in South Africa, 1995-2003: Causes, Problems and Policies, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) View citations (14) (2005)

2006

22. How Flexible are Wages in Response to Local Unemployment in South Africa?
    ILR Review, 2006, 59, (3), 471-495 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper How Flexible are Wages in Response to Local Unemployment in South Africa?, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
23. Labour Market Flexibility, Wages and Incomes in Sub‐Saharan Africa in the 1990s
    African Development Review, 2006, 18, (3), 392-427 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Labor Market Flexibility, Wages and Incomes in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) View citations (18) (2005)
24. Subjective well-being poverty vs. Income poverty and capabilities poverty?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (7), 1199-1224 View citations (118)
25. The measurement of unemployment when unemployment is high
    Labour Economics, 2006, 13, (3), 291-315 View citations (38)

2005

26. Where Has All the Bias Gone? Detecting Gender Bias in the Intrahousehold Allocation of Educational Expenditure
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (2), 409-51 View citations (129)

2004

27. Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa
    Review of Development Economics, 2004, 8, (2), 198-222 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (42) (2004)
28. Unemployment in South Africa: The Nature of the Beast
    World Development, 2004, 32, (3), 391-408 View citations (110)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment in South Africa: the nature of the beast, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (113) (2004)

2003

29. The costs and financing of education: trends and policy implications: Mark Bray (Ed.), Hong Kong: Asian Development Bank and Comparative Education Research Centre, University of Hong Kong, 2002. pp. viii + 77, Price: $12.00 (paper)
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (6), 649-649

2002

30. The Gender Gap in Educational Attainment in India: How Much Can Be Explained?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 39, (2), 25-53 View citations (55)

2001

31. Education and Women's Labour Market Outcomes in India
    Education Economics, 2001, 9, (2), 173-195 View citations (88)
32. School Participation in Rural India
    Review of Development Economics, 2001, 5, (1), 1-24 View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper School Participation in Rural India, STICERD - Development Economics Papers - From 2008 this series has been superseded by Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (15) (1999)

1998

33. Does the labour market explain lower female schooling in India?
    Journal of Development Studies, 1998, 35, (1), 39-65 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper Does the Labour Market Explain Lower Female Schooling in India?, STICERD - Development Economics Papers - From 2008 this series has been superseded by Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (33) (1997)

1997

34. Book reviews
    Journal of Development Studies, 1997, 34, (1), 149-167

1996

35. The Quality and Efficiency of Private and Public Education: A Case-Study of Urban India
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (1), 57-82 View citations (98)

Edited books

2009

1. South African Economic Policy under Democracy
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (16)

Chapters

2019

1. Trends in Private and Public Schooling
   Springer