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Working Papers

2025

1. Social Networks, Gender Norms and Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence Using a Job Search Platform
   QBS Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's Business School
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2023) View citations (1)
2. The Landscape of Self-Employment in India: Trends, Constraints and Policy Prescriptions
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article The Landscape of Self-Employment in India: Trends, Constraints, and Policy Prescriptions, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer (2025) (2025)

2024

3. Can Crises Affect Citizen Activism? Evidence from a Pandemic
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2023)
4. Timing the Transfer: Liquidity Constraints and the Transition to Clean Fuels
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2023

5. Activating Change: The Role of Information and Beliefs in Social Activism
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2023) View citations (2)
6. Women's Work, Social Norms and the Marriage Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
7. Women’s Work, Social Norms and the Marriage Market∗
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics

2022

8. Social Networks and the Labour Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
9. Social Networks, Gender Norms and Women's Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence Using a Job Search Platform
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
10. The Gendered Crisis: Livelihoods and Mental Well-Being in India during COVID-19
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2021) View citations (8)
11. Time for Clean Energy? Cleaner Fuels and Women's Time in Home Production
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Time for Clean Energy? Cleaner Fuels and Women’s Time in Home Production, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2021

12. Electoral Competition, Accountability and Corruption:Theory and Evidence from India
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (1)
13. Employment Guaranteed? Social Protection during a Pandemic
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Employment Guaranteed? Social Protection During a Pandemic, Oxford Open Economics, Oxford University Press (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
14. Measuring Performance: Ranking State Success over Two Decades in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Measuring performance: Ranking state success over two decades in India, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2022) (2022)
15. The Gendered Effects of Climate Change: Production Shocks and Labor Response in Agriculture
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)

2020

16. A Breath of Fresh Air: Raising Awareness for Clean Fuel Adoption
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A breath of fresh air: Raising awareness for clean fuel adoption, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
17. Efficacy of Top down audits and Community Monitoring
    OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science
18. Gendering Technological Change: Evidence from Agricultural Mechanization
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
19. The Ties That Bind Us: Social Networks and Productivity in the Factory
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The ties that bind us: Social networks and productivity in the factory, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
20. Using Social Connections and Financial Incentives to Solve Coordination Failure: A Quasi-Field Experiment in India's Manufactur
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)

2019

21. Electoral Competition and Corruption: Theory and Evidence from India
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (2)
22. Hunger and Performance in the Classroom
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
23. Using Social Connections and Financial Incentives to Solve Coordination Failure: A Quasi-Field Experiment in India’s Manufacturing Sector
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
    See also Journal Article Using social connections and financial incentives to solve coordination failure: A quasi-field experiment in India's manufacturing sector, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
24. What Determines Women's Labor Supply? The Role of Home Productivity and Social Norms
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article What determines women's labor supply? The role of home productivity and social norms, JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press (2024) (2024)

2017

25. Governance and Public Service Delivery in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
26. Improving Learning Outcomes through Information Provision: Evidence from Indian Villages
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2016

27. Exposing Corruption: Can Electoral Competition Discipline Politicians?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (2)
28. Student Responses to the Changing Content of School Meals in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2016) View citations (1)
29. The Mixture as Before? Student Responses to the Changing Content of School Meals in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (1)
30. Why Are Fewer Married Women Joining the Work Force in India? A Decomposition Analysis over Two Decades
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)

2015

31. Social Networks and Labour productivity: A survey of recent theory and evidence
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Social Networks and Labour Productivity: A Survey of Recent Theory and Evidence, Indian Economic Review, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

32. Social Audits and MGNREGA Delivery: Lessons from Andhra Pradesh
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2014) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Social Audits and MGNREGA Delivery: Lessons from Andhra Pradesh, India Policy Forum, National Council of Applied Economic Research (2014) View citations (19) (2014)

2013

33. Female labor force participation and child education in India: The Effect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (32)
34. Women Political Leaders, Corruption and Learning: Evidence from a Large Public Program in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (18)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2013) View citations (18)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Women Political Leaders, Corruption, and Learning: Evidence from a Large Public Program in India, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (49) (2017)

2012

35. Social Identity and Inequality: The Impact of China's Hukou System
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2010) View citations (22)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010)
    See also Journal Article Social identity and inequality: The impact of China's hukou system, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (109) (2015)

2010

36. The Impact of school meals on school participation: Evidence from rural India
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of School Meals on School Participation: Evidence from Rural India, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (44) (2011)

Journal Articles

2025

1. The Landscape of Self-Employment in India: Trends, Constraints, and Policy Prescriptions
   The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2025, 68, (1), 23-44
   See also Working Paper The Landscape of Self-Employment in India: Trends, Constraints and Policy Prescriptions, IZA Discussion Papers (2025) (2025)

2024

2. Electoral competition, electoral uncertainty and corruption: Theory and evidence from India
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 227, (C)
3. The ties that bind us: Social networks and productivity in the factory
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 218, (C), 470-485 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Ties That Bind Us: Social Networks and Productivity in the Factory, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
4. What determines women's labor supply? The role of home productivity and social norms
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2024, 90, (1), 55-87
   Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2024, 90, (1), 55-87 (2024)
   See also Working Paper What Determines Women's Labor Supply? The Role of Home Productivity and Social Norms, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (10) (2019)

2023

5. Gender and mechanization: Evidence from Indian agriculture
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023, 105, (1), 52-75 View citations (13)
6. The Gendered Crisis: Livelihoods and Well-Being in India During COVID-19
   Feminist Economics, 2023, 29, (3), 40-74 View citations (2)
7. Time for Clean Energy? Cleaner Fuels and Women’s Time in Home Production
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (2), 283-304 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Time for Clean Energy? Cleaner Fuels and Women's Time in Home Production, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2022

8. Employment Guaranteed? Social Protection During a Pandemic
   Oxford Open Economics, 2022, 1, 1-15 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Employment Guaranteed? Social Protection during a Pandemic, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (7) (2021)
9. Measuring performance: Ranking state success over two decades in India
   Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, 83, (C)
   See also Working Paper Measuring Performance: Ranking State Success over Two Decades in India, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
10. POLICY ROUNDTABLE 2: India Emerging from the Long Shadow of COVID-19
    India Policy Forum, 2022, 18, (1), 181-189
11. The gendered effects of droughts: Production shocks and labor response in agriculture
    Labour Economics, 2022, 78, (C) View citations (16)

2021

12. A breath of fresh air: Raising awareness for clean fuel adoption
    Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 151, (C) View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper A Breath of Fresh Air: Raising Awareness for Clean Fuel Adoption, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

13. Designing effective transfers: Lessons from India’s school meal program
    Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24, (1), 45-61
14. Improving learning outcomes through information provision: Experimental evidence from Indian villages
    Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 146, (C) View citations (9)
15. Using social connections and financial incentives to solve coordination failure: A quasi-field experiment in India's manufacturing sector
    Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 144, (C) View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Using Social Connections and Financial Incentives to Solve Coordination Failure: A Quasi-Field Experiment in India’s Manufacturing Sector, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)

2018

16. Why are fewer married women joining the work force in rural India? A decomposition analysis over two decades
    Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31, (3), 783-818 View citations (86)

2017

17. Women Political Leaders, Corruption, and Learning: Evidence from a Large Public Program in India
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 66, (1), 1 - 30 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Women Political Leaders, Corruption and Learning: Evidence from a Large Public Program in India, Working Papers (2013) View citations (18) (2013)

2016

18. Female labor force participation and child education in India: evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-27 View citations (59)

2015

19. Social Networks and Labour Productivity: A Survey of Recent Theory and Evidence
    Indian Economic Review, 2015, 50, (1), 25-42 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Social Networks and Labour productivity: A survey of recent theory and evidence, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
20. Social identity and inequality: The impact of China's hukou system
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 123, (C), 17-29 View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper Social Identity and Inequality: The Impact of China's Hukou System, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2014

21. Social Audits and MGNREGA Delivery: Lessons from Andhra Pradesh
    India Policy Forum, 2014, 10, (1), 297-341 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Social Audits and MGNREGA Delivery: Lessons from Andhra Pradesh, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (16) (2014)

2011

22. The Impact of School Meals on School Participation: Evidence from Rural India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (11), 1636-1656 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of school meals on school participation: Evidence from rural India, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2010

23. Child welfare programs and child nutrition: Evidence from a mandated school meal program in India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92, (2), 152-165 View citations (59)