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Working Papers

2013

1. A BEHAVIOUR-BASED APPROACH TO THE ESTIMATION OF POVERTY IN INDIA
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2013)

2012

2. AID AND AGENCY IN AFRICA EXPLAINING FOOD DISBURSEMENTS ACROSS ETHIOPIAN HOUSEHOLDS, 1994-2004
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012)

2011

3. Lifting the Veil: The Face of TFP in an Indian Rail Mill
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
4. Repayment incentives and the distribution of gains from group lending
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2010)
5. Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Microfinance in India
   Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics

2010

6. Back on the Rails -- Competition and Productivity in State-owned Industry
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
7. Quantifying Spatial Mislocation in Centrally Provided Public Goods
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2006)
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2008)

2009

8. MAPPING INDIAN DISTRICTS ACROSS CENSUS YEARS, 1971-2001
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2009) View citations (3)
9. PUBLIC GOODS ACCESS AND JUVENILE SEX RATIOS IN RURAL INDIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1991 AND 2001 VILLAGE CENSUS DATA
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics
   Also in ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank (2009)
10. Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Black Political Economy (2009)

2008

11. The Demand for Disadvantage
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (1)

2007

12. Poverty targeting in public programs: A comparison of some nonparametric tests and their application to Indian microfinance
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (1)
13. Public Action for Public Goods
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (11)
    See also Chapter (2008)

2005

14. Is skill-biased technological change here yet ? Evidence from Indian manufacturing in the 1990
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2010)
    Journal Article in Annales d'Economie et de Statistique (2005)

2004

15. Inequality and segregation
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (26)
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2002) View citations (6)
    Microeconomics, EconWPA (2001) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)
16. Patronage in public administration: Presidential connections, position assignments and the performance of Korean public prosecutors, 1992-2000
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
17. Poverty targeting in public programs: A comparison of alternative nonparametric methods
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (1)
18. Quantifying spatial misallocaton in centrally provided public goods
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2008)
19. The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2007)

2003

20. Identifying targeting with nonparametric methods: An application to an Indian microfinance program
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India

2001

21. Racial Income Disparities and the Measurement of Segregation
    Urban/Regional, EconWPA View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Back on the Rails: Competition and Productivity in State-Owned Industry
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 136-62
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

2. The application of nonparametric tests to poverty targeting
   Economics Letters, 2011, 113, (1), 58-61

2009

3. Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census
   The Review of Black Political Economy, 2009, 36, (2), 79-91
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

4. Quantifying spatial misallocation in centrally provided public goods
   Economics Letters, 2008, 98, (2), 201-206
   See also Working Paper (2004)
   Working Paper (2010)
5. Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development: An Institutional Design Perspective
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90, (2), 574-576

2007

6. Microfinance Lifespans: A Study of Attrition and Exclusion in Self-Help Groups in India
   India Policy Forum, 2007, 4, (1), 159-210 View citations (5)
7. The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (2), 287-314 View citations (50)
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

8. History, Social Divisions, and Public Goods in Rural India
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 639-647 View citations (39)
9. Is Skill Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from India Manufacturing in the 1990’s
   Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 2005, (79-80), 299-321
   See also Chapter (2010)
   Working Paper (2005)

2004

10. Inequality and Segregation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (6), 1296-1321 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2001

11. A Simple Model Of Voice
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (1), 189-227 View citations (31)

1998

12. School heterogeneity, human capital accumulation, and standards
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 67, (3), 369-397 View citations (4)

Chapters

2010

1. Is Skill Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from India Manufacturing in the 1990s
   A chapter in Contributions in Memory of Zvi Griliches, 2010, pp 299-321
   See also Working Paper (2005)
   Journal Article in Annales d'Economie et de Statistique (2005)

2008

2. Public Action for Public Goods
   Elsevier View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2007)