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Working Papers

2024

1. Social Status, Economic Development and Female Labor Force (Non) Participation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Entrepreneurship in China's Structural Transitions: Network Expansion and Overhang
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

3. Economic Development, the Nutrition Trap and Metabolic Disease
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
4. Herding with Heterogeneous Ability: An Application to Organ Transplantation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

5. Community Networks and the Process of Development
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   See also Journal Article Community Networks and the Process of Development, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (76) (2014)
6. Insiders and Outsiders: Local Ethnic Politics and Public Goods Provision
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
7. Networks and Misallocation: Insurance, Migration, and the Rural-Urban Wage Gap
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (3)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2015) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Networks and Misallocation: Insurance, Migration, and the Rural-Urban Wage Gap, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (234) (2016)

2013

8. Inclusive Institutions and Long-Run Misallocation
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013)
9. Networks, Commitment, and Competence: Caste in Indian Local Politics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2010

10. Identity and Mobility: Historical Fractionalization, Parochial Institutions, and Occupational Choice in the American Midwest
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (4)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2010)

2009

11. Why is Mobility in India so Low? Social Insurance, Inequality, and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2005) View citations (49)

2008

12. Identity, Parochial Institutions, and Occupational Choice: Linking the Past to the Present in the American Midwest
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
13. The Efficacy of Parochial Politics: Caste, Commitment, and Competence in Indian Local Government
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (26)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (27)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2008) View citations (29)

2007

14. From Farming to International Business: The Social Auspices of Entrepreneurship in a Growing Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2000

15. Networks, Migration and Investment: Insiders and Outsiders in Tirupur's Production Cluster
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (8)

1997

16. 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 (7)

1993

17. Milk Supply Behavior in India: Data Integration, Estimation and Implications for Dairy Development
    Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research-
    Also in Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research- (1990) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Milk supply behavior in India: Data integration, estimation and implications for dairy development, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1994) View citations (8) (1994)

1989

18. A Freight Network Model For Mode and Route Choice
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center

Journal Articles

2016

1. Networks and Misallocation: Insurance, Migration, and the Rural-Urban Wage Gap
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (1), 46-98 View citations (234)
   See also Working Paper Networks and Misallocation: Insurance, Migration, and the Rural-Urban Wage Gap, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2014

2. Community Networks and the Process of Development
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28, (4), 49-76 View citations (76)
   See also Working Paper Community Networks and the Process of Development, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2015) (2015)

2011

3. Strength in Numbers: Networks as a Solution to Occupational Traps
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (3), 1069-1101 View citations (74)
4. Women as agents of change: Female income and mobility in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 94, (1), 1-17 View citations (132)

2010

5. Matching in Informal Financial Institutions
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8, (5), 947-988 View citations (13)

2007

6. Social affiliation and the demand for health services: Caste and child health in South India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (2), 256-279 View citations (13)

2006

7. New Roles for Marriage in Urban Africa: Kinship Networks and the Labor Market in Kenya
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 264-282 View citations (52)
8. Social norms and the fertility transition
   Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 80, (1), 1-38 View citations (181)
9. Traditional Institutions Meet the Modern World: Caste, Gender, and Schooling Choice in a Globalizing Economy
   American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (4), 1225-1252 View citations (356)

2005

10. Economic development and the decline of rural and urban community‐based networks
    The Economics of Transition, 2005, 13, (3), 427-443 View citations (9)

2004

11. How Efficiently is Capital Allocated? Evidence from the Knitted Garment Industry in Tirupur
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2004, 71, (1), 19-42 View citations (169)
12. Marriage, Networks, and Jobs in Third World Cities
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 437-446 View citations (11)
13. Social learning in a heterogeneous population: technology diffusion in the Indian Green Revolution
    Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 73, (1), 185-213 View citations (444)

2003

14. Networks in the Modern Economy: Mexican Migrants in the U. S. Labor Market
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 549-599 View citations (1230)
15. The (Mis)Allocation of Capital
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 484-494 View citations (27)

2001

16. Inequality, Control Rights, and Rent Seeking: Sugar Cooperatives in Maharashtra
    Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (1), 138-190 View citations (80)

1994

17. Milk supply behavior in India: Data integration, estimation and implications for dairy development
    Journal of Development Economics, 1994, 45, (2), 201-223 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Milk Supply Behavior in India: Data Integration, Estimation and Implications for Dairy Development, Working Papers (1993) (1993)

1993

18. Urban passenger travel demand estimation: A household activity approach
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 1993, 27, (6), 423-432 View citations (11)

Chapters

2008

1. Information Networks in Dynamic Agrarian Economies
   Elsevier View citations (9)