Details about Dilip Mookherjee

E-mail:
Homepage:	http://people.bu.edu/dilipm/
Phone:	(617)3534392
Postal address:	Department of Economics Boston University 270 Bay State Road Boston MA 02215
Workplace:	Institute for Economic Development, Department of Economics, Boston University, (more information at EDIRC)

Access statistics for papers by Dilip Mookherjee.

Last updated 2009-08-16. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pmo51

---

Jump to Journal Articles Edited books

Working Papers

2009

1. The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2008

2. A Dynamic Incentive-Based Argument for Conditional Transfers
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in The Economic Record (2008)
3. Aspirations, Segregation and Occupational Choice
   Working Papers, esocialsciences.com
4. Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
5. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, CLIENTELISM AND TARGETING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: Analysis of Survey Results from Rural West Bengal, India
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2007

6. LAND REFORM AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY IN WEST BENGAL
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2006

7. Bankruptcy law, bonded labor and inequality
   Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2006, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005)
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005)
8. Communication Constraints, Incentives and Decentralization in Organizations
   Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
9. MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH Forest Degradation in the Indian Mid-Himalayas
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2006)
10. OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSITY AND ENDOGENOUS INEQUALITY
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations

2005

11. Decentralization, Corruption And Government Accountability: An Overview
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations
12. Decentralization, Hierarchies and Incentives: A Mechanism Design Perspective
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2006)
13. New Directions in Development Economics: Theory or Empirics? - Is There Too Little Theory in Development Economics?
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
14. New Directions in Development Economics: Theory or Empirics? A Symposium in Economic and Political Weekly
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations

2004

15. Ownership Form and Contractual Enefficiency: Comparing Performance of Cooperatives and Private Factories in the Indian Sugar Industry
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2004)

2003

16. Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2006)
17. Tax Administration Reform and Taxpayer Compliance in India
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (2004)

2002

18. Is Equality Stable?
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2002)
19. Persistent Inequality
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2003)
20. Relative Capture of Local and Central Governments: An Essay in the Political Economy of Decentralization
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1999) View citations
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) View citations
21. The Distributive Impact of Privatization in Latin America: Evidence from Four Countries
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
22. The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2001

23. Combating the Crisis in Government Accountability: A Review of Recent International Experience
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations

2000

24. Contractual Structure and Wealth Accumulation
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
    Also in Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society (2000)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2002)
25. Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
26. Decentralizing Anti-Poverty Program Delivery in Developing Countries" and C98-104.2 "Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
27. Learning and Decision Costs in Experimental Constant Sum Games
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (1997)

1999

28. Contractual Constraints on Firm Performance in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations

1998

29. Expenditure Decentralization and the Delivery of Public Services in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations

1997

30. Inequality, control Rights and Rent Seeking - A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Sugar Cooperatives in Maharashtra
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
31. Wealth Effects, Incentives and Productivity
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Development Economics (1997)

1996

32. Budgeting and Hierarchical Control
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996)
33. Competition and Incentives with Non-Exclusive Contracts
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1998)
34. Contract Complexity, Incentives and the Value of Delegation
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (1997)

1995

35. Income Tax Compliance in India: An Empirical Analysis
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development
    See also Journal Article in World Development (1995)
36. Informational Rents and Property Rights in Land
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
37. Reforming Indian Income Tax Enforcement
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
38. Tax Amnesties as Asset Laundering Devices
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (1996)
39. Tax Amnesties in India; An Empirical Evaluation
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations

1994

40. Aspirations, Adaptive Learning and Cooperation in Reapeted Games
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations

1991

41. Coalition Proof Equilibrium in an Advese Selection Insurance Economy
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1995)
42. Efficiency of Market Under Moral hazard with Side-Trading
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center

1990

43. THE GOOD THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: COALITION PROOF EQUILIBRIUM IN GANES WITH INFINITE STRASTEGIY SPACES
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations

1982

44. Optimal Incentive Schemes in Multiagent Situations (Now published in Review of Economic Studies, (1984).)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

1981

45. Non-Cooperative Equilibria in Supergames with "Almost" Cooperative Outcomes
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

Journal Articles

2008

1. A Dynamic Incentive-Based Argument for Conditional Transfers
   The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (s1), S2-S16
   See also Working Paper (2008)
2. The 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Mechanism Design Theory
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (2), 237-260

2007

3. Intergenerational mobility and macroeconomic history dependence
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 137, (1), 49-78 View citations

2006

4. Decentralisation and Accountability in Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
   Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 101-127 View citations
5. Decentralization, Hierarchies, and Incentives: A Mechanism Design Perspective
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2006, 44, (2), 367-390 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
6. Pro-poor targeting and accountability of local governments in West Bengal
   Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 303-327 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

7. Decentralizing antipoverty program delivery in developing countries
   Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (4), 675-704 View citations

2004

8. Tax Administration Reform and Taxpayer Compliance in India
   Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 2004, 11, (5), 575-600
   Also in International Tax and Public Finance, 2004, 11, (5), 575-600 (2004)
   See also Working Paper (2003)
9. The Organization of Supplier Networks: Effects of Delegation and Intermediation
   Econometrica, 2004, 72, (4), 1179-1219 View citations

2003

10. "Fiscal Corruption: A Vice or a Virtue?"--A Comment
    World Development, 2003, 31, (8), 1469-1472
11. Persistent Inequality
    Review of Economic Studies, 2003, 70, (2), 369-393 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

12. Contractual Structure and Wealth Accumulation
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 818-849 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
13. Is Equality Stable?
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 253-259 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

14. Inequality, Control Rights, and Rent Seeking: Sugar Cooperatives in Maharashtra
    Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (1), 138-190 View citations

2000

15. Capture and Governance at Local and National Levels
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 135-139 View citations

1998

16. Competition and Incentives with Nonexclusive Contracts
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1998, 29, (3), 443-465 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
17. Evolving Aspirations and Cooperation
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 80, (2), 292-331 View citations

1997

18. Contract Complexity, Incentives, and the Value of Delegation
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1997, 6, (1), 257-289 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
19. Learning and Decision Costs in Experimental Constant Sum Games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1997, 19, (1), 97-132 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
20. Wealth Effects, Incentives, and Productivity
    Review of Development Economics, 1997, 1, (1), 116-33 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

21. Tax Amnesties as Asset-Laundering Devices
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1996, 12, (2), 408-31 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1995

22. Coalition Proof Equilibrium in an Adverse Selection Insurance Economy
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1995, 66, (1), 113-138 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
23. Corruptible Law Enforcers: How Should They Be Compensated?
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (428), 145-59 View citations
24. Hierarchical Decentralization of Incentive Contracts
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1995, 26, (4), 654-672 View citations
25. Income tax compliance in India: An empirical analysis
    World Development, 1995, 23, (12), 2051-2064
    See also Working Paper (1995)
26. Market failure with moral hazard and side trading
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 58, (2), 159-184 View citations
27. Productivity, contracting modes, and development
    Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 46, (2), 203-231 View citations

1994

28. Learning Behavior in an Experimental Matching Pennies Game
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1994, 7, (1), 62-91 View citations
29. Marginal Deterrence in Enforcement of Law
    Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (5), 1039-66 View citations

1992

30. A theory of responsibility centers
    Journal of Accounting and Economics, 1992, 15, (4), 445-484 View citations
31. Dominant strategy implementation of Bayesian incentive compatible allocation rules
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1992, 56, (2), 378-399 View citations
32. Monitoring vis-a-vis Investigation in Enforcement of Law
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (3), 556-65 View citations
33. The good, the bad, and the ugly: Coalition proof equilibrium in infinite games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1992, 4, (1), 101-121 View citations
34. The revelation approach to nash implementation
    Economics Letters, 1992, 39, (3), 309-313

1991

35. Collusive Market Structure under Learning-by-Doing and Increasing Returns
    Review of Economic Studies, 1991, 58, (5), 993-1009 View citations
36. On the competitive pressure created by the diffusion of innovations
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1991, 54, (1), 124-147 View citations

1990

37. Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Progressivity of Income Taxes
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1990, 6, (2), 410-31 View citations
38. Implementation via Augmented Revelation Mechanisms
    Review of Economic Studies, 1990, 57, (3), 453-75 View citations
39. Norms, Third-Party Sanctions, and Cooperation
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1990, 6, (1), 33-63 View citations

1989

40. Delegation as Commitment: The Case of Income Tax Audits
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1989, 20, (2), 139-163 View citations
41. Optimal Auditing, Insurance, and Redistribution
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104, (2), 399-415 View citations

1988

42. A Competitive Efficiency Wage Model with Keynesian Features
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1988, 103, (4), 609-45 View citations
43. Involuntary unemployment and worker self-selection
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1988, 45, (1), 171-188

1987

44. Incentives, Compensation, and Social Welfare
    Review of Economic Studies, 1987, 54, (2), 209-26 View citations

1986

45. Involuntary Unemployment and Worker Moral Hazard
    Review of Economic Studies, 1986, 53, (5), 739-54 View citations
46. Portfolio Choice in Research and Development
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1986, 17, (4), 594-605 View citations
47. Shadow pricing with suboptimal policy rules
    Journal of Public Economics, 1986, 31, (3), 287-305

1985

48. Counterintuitive Results in Simultaneous-Move Incomplete Information Games: Some Examples
    International Economic Review, 1985, 26, (3), 655-59

1984

49. Optimal Incentive Schemes with Many Agents
    Review of Economic Studies, 1984, 51, (3), 433-46 View citations

1982

50. A Decomposition Analysis of the Trend in UK Income Inequality
    Economic Journal, 1982, 92, (368), 886-902 View citations

Edited books

2006

1. Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press