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Working Papers

2006

1. A Millennium Learning Goal: Measuring Real Progress in Education
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2004

2. Boom Towns and Ghost Countries: Geography, Agglomeration, and Population Mobility
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations
3. Growth Accelerations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations
   See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2005)
4. The Varieties of Resource Experience: How Natural Resource Export Structures Affect the Political Economy of Economic Growth
   Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics
   Also in
   Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2003) View citations
5. Towards a New Consensus for Addressing the Global Challenge of the Lack of Education
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2003

6. The Evolution of Poverty during the Crisis in Indonesia
   Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations
7. Voice lessons: local government organizations, social organizations, and the quality of local governance
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
8. Who is not Poor? Proposing a Higher International Standard for Poverty
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations

2002

9. Targeted Programs in an Economic Crisis: Empirical Findings from the Experience of Indonesia
   Governance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations

2000

10. Measurements of Poverty in Indonesia - 1996, 1999, and Beyond
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
    Also in
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2000)
11. Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty - A Proposed Measure, with Application to Indonesia
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations
12. Quantifying vulnerability to poverty - a proposed measure, applied to Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
13. Safety Nets and Safety Ropes - Comparing the Dynamic Benefit Incidence of Two Indonesian “JPS” Programs
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations
14. Safety nets and safety ropes - who benefited from two Indonesian crisis programs - the"poor"or the"shocked"?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
15. The evolution of poverty during the crisis in Indonesia, 1996-99
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
16. The tyranny of concepts - CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated Investment Effort) is NOT capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2000)

1998

17. Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data - or tears: with an application to educational enrollments in states of India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
18. Gender disparity in South Asia: comparisons between and within countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
19. Health policy in poor countries: weak links in the chain
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
20. Patterns of economic growth: hills, plateaus, mountains, and plains
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
21. Social Impacts of the Indonesian Crisis - New Data and Policy Implications
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations
22. The Social Impact of the Crisis in Indonesia - Results from a Nationwide Kecamatan Survey
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations
23. The effect of household wealth on educational attainment: demographic and health survey evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1997

24. Cents and sociability: household income and social capital in rural Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (1999)
25. Child mortality and public spending on health: how much does money matter?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
26. More for the poor is less for the poor: the politics of targeting
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
27. What educational production functions really show: a positive theory of education spending
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1996

28. Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
29. Mind your P's and Q's: the cost of public investment is not the value of public capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
30. Population growth, factor accumulation, and productivity
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
31. Where has all the education gone?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1995

32. Divergence, big time
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1997)
33. Does more for the poor mean less for the poor? The politics of tagging
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
34. Governance and returns on investment: an empirical investigation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1994

35. Desired fertility and the impact of population policies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
36. Does participation improve project performance: establishing causality with subjective data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
37. Where in the world is population growth bad?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1993

38. Good Policy or Good Luck? Country Growth Performance and Temporary Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1993)
39. Intra - Sub - Saharan African trade: is it too little?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (1993)
40. Tariff rates, tariff revenue, and tariff reform: some new facts
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (1994)
41. Wealthier is healthier
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1991

42. European trade patterns after the transition
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
43. Measuring outward orientation in developing countries: can it be done?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
44. Measuring real exchange rate instability in developing countries: empirical evidence and implications
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1988

45. Import demand in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

Journal Articles

2006

1. Who is Not Poor? Dreaming of a World Truly Free of Poverty
   World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (1), 1-23

2005

2. Growth Accelerations
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2005, 10, (4), 303-329 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2004)
3. The Varieties of Resource Experience: Natural Resource Export Structures and the Political Economy of Economic Growth
   World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (2), 141-174 View citations

2004

4. Ought Ain’t Is: Midnight Thoughts On Education
   Brussels Economic Review/Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, 2004, 47, (3-4), 321-340
5. Solutions When the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development
   World Development, 2004, 32, (2), 191-212 View citations

2003

6. Comment on: Institutions, trade, and growth
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (1), 163-165
7. Evolution of Poverty During the Crisis in Indonesia
   Asian Economic Journal, 2003, 17, (3), 221-241 View citations
8. Safety Nets or Safety Ropes? Dynamic Benefit Incidence of Two Crisis Programs in Indonesia
   World Development, 2003, 31, (7), 1257-1277 View citations

2002

9. Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle in Pakistan
   Environment and Development Economics, 2002, 7, (01), 123-146
10. Is More for the Poor Less for the Poor? The Politics of Means-Tested Targeting
    Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy, 2002, 2, (1), 1027-1027
11. It pays to be ignorant: a simple political economy of rigorous program evaluation
    Journal of Policy Reform, 2002, 5, (4), 251-269
12. Weak Links in the Chain II: A Prescription for Health Policy in Poor Countries
    World Bank Research Observer, 2002, 17, (1), 47-66

2000

13. The Tyranny of Concepts: CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated, Investment Effort) Is Not Capital
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2000, 5, (4), 361-84 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2000)
14. Understanding Patterns of Economic Growth: Searching for Hills among Plateaus, Mountains, and Plains
    World Bank Economic Review, 2000, 14, (2), 221-50 View citations
15. Weak Links in the Chain: A Diagnosis of Health Policy in Poor Countries
    World Bank Research Observer, 2000, 15, (2), 199-224 View citations

1999

16. A National Snapshot of the Social Impact of Indonesia's Crisis
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 1999, 35, (3), 145-152 View citations
17. Cents and Sociability: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural Tanzania
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (4), 871-97 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1997)
18. What education production functions really show: a positive theory of education expenditures
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (2), 223-239 View citations

1997

19. Civil Liberties, Democracy, and the Performance of Government Projects
    World Bank Economic Review, 1997, 11, (2), 219-42 View citations
20. Divergence, Big Time
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (3), 3-17 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1995)

1996

21. Measuring outward orientation in LDCs: Can it be done?
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (2), 307-335 View citations

1995

22. Does Participation Improve Performance? Establishing Causality with Subjective Data
    World Bank Economic Review, 1995, 9, (2), 175-200 View citations

1994

23. Tariff Rates, Tariff Revenue, and Tariff Reform: Some New Facts
    World Bank Economic Review, 1994, 8, (1), 1-16 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1993)

1993

24. Good policy or good luck?: Country growth performance and temporary shocks
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1993, 32, (3), 459-483 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1993)
25. Intra-sub-Saharan African Trade: Is It Too Little?
    Journal of African Economies, 1993, 2, (1), 74-105 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1993)
26. The Structural-Adjustment Debate
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 383-89 View citations