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Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Berkeley, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. How Do Voters Respond to Welfare Vis-a-Vis Public Good Programs? Theory and Evidence of Political Clientelism
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article How do voters respond to welfare vis‐à‐vis public good programs? Theory and evidence of political clientelism, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2024) (2024)

2022

2. Online Appendix for: How Do Voters Respond to Welfare vis-à-vis Public Good Programs? An Empirical Test for Clientelism
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

2021

3. Clientelism and governance
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
   See also Journal Article Clientelism and governance, World Development, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2020

4. How Do Voters Respond to Welfare vis-à-vis Public Good Programs? An Empirical Test for Clientelism
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (1)

2018

5. A Theory of Clientelistic Politics versus Programmatic Politics
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (6)
6. Resource Transfers to Local Governments: Political Manipulation and Household Responses in West Bengal
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (5)

2015

7. Decentralization and development: Dilemmas, trade-offs and safeguards
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
8. Methodological approaches in economics and anthropology
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
   See also Chapter Methodological Approaches in Economics and Anthropology, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
9. Reflections on Indian political economy
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
10. State and Economic Development: The Need for a Reappraisal of the Current Literature
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)

2014

11. Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (40)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2010)
    See also Journal Article Evolution of land distribution in West Bengal 1967–2004: Role of land reform and demographic changes, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (43) (2014)

2013

12. Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) View citations (58)

2011

13. Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
14. MIDDLEMEN MARGINS AND GLOBALIZATION
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Middlemen Margins and Globalization, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (20) (2013)

2010

15. Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal’s Green Revolution, 1982–1995
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal's Green Revolution, 1982-1995, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (37) (2011)

2009

16. Forest Degradation in the Himalayas: Determinants and Policy Options
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics
17. State-Led or Market-Led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
18. State-led or Market-led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2008

19. 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 View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (41) (2010)
20. 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 View citations (16)

2007

21. 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 View citations (14)

2006

22. Globalization, Inequality, and Poverty
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
23. Impact of Reservations of Panchayat Pradhans on Targeting in West Bengal
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
24. MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH Forest Degradation in the Indian Mid-Himalayas
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2006) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Managing the Environmental Consequences of Growth: Forest Degradation in the Indian mid-Himalayas, India Policy Forum, National Council of Applied Economic Research (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
25. Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (122)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2003) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Pro-poor targeting and accountability of local governments in West Bengal, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (120) (2006)

2005

26. Decentralization, Corruption And Government Accountability: An Overview
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (31)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations (31)
27. Globalization and Rural Poverty
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Globalization and rural poverty, World Development, Elsevier (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
28. Institutions matter, but which ones?
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (68)
    See also Journal Article Institutions matter, but which ones?, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2005) View citations (68) (2005)
29. Law and economics in the tropics: Some reflections
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Law and Economics in the Tropics: Some Reflections, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
30. 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 (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2005) View citations (10)

2004

31. Artfilms, Handicrafts and Other Cultural Goods: The Case for Subsidy
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2003) View citations (1)
32. Inequality, Coalitions and Collective Action
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (3)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (4)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (4)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (3)
33. Political Competition in Economic Perspective
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (26)

2002

34. 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 (19)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (47)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2002) View citations (15)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) View citations (41)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1999) View citations (34)
35. 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 View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (51) (2010)

2000

36. Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (21)
37. 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 View citations (4)
38. Inequality, Market Imperfections, and Collective Action Problems
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    Also in 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 (1999) View citations (5)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) View citations (4)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1999) View citations (4)

1999

39. Wealth Inequality, Wealth Constraints and Economic Performance
    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 (12)
    Also in Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (1998) View citations (12)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1999) View citations (10)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1998) View citations (14)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (16)
    See also Chapter Wealth inequality, wealth constraints and economic performance, Handbook of Income Distribution, Elsevier (2000) View citations (73) (2000)

1998

40. Expenditure Decentralization and the Delivery of Public Services in Developing Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics View citations (56)
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1998) View citations (53)

1996

41. Efficiency, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Policy Issues in Less Developed Countries
    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 (30)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations (31)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1996) View citations (28)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Policy Issues in Less Developed Countries, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1996) View citations (35) (1996)
42. Endogenous Growth Theory in a Vintage Capital Model
    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 (7)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations (5)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1996) View citations (6)
    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 (1996) View citations (6)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1996) View citations (6)
43. Inequality and Conservation on the Local Commons: A Theoretical Exercise
    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 (27)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1996) View citations (8)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Inequality And Conservation On The Local Commons: A Theoretical Exercise, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (86) (2002)
44. Method in the Madness? A Political-Economy Analysis of Ethnic Conflicts in Less Developed Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Method in the madness? a political-economy analysis of the ethnic conflicts in less developed countries, World Development, Elsevier (1997) View citations (38) (1997)
45. The Economics of Corruption in Less Developed Countries: A Review of Issues
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (2)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (2)
46. The Nature of Institutional Impediments to Economic Development
    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 (11)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations (12)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (11)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1996) View citations (11)

1994

47. The Contributions of Endogenous Growth Theory to the Analysis of Development Problems: An Assessment
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1994) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter The Contributions of Endogenous Growth Theory to the Analysis of Development Problems: An Assessment, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (1998) (1998)

1993

48. Disparity in Wages but Not in Returns to Capital between Rich and Poor Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics View citations (21)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1993) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Disparity in wages but not in returns to capital between rich and poor countries, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (3) (1996)
49. Rational Fools and Cooperation in a Poor Hydraulic Economy
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (8)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (23)
50. The Implications of New Growth Theory for Trade and Development: An Overview
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics View citations (18)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1993) View citations (1)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1992)

1992

51. Dynamic Externalities, Hysteresis, Principal-Agent Models
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
52. Economics of Development and the Development of Economics
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Economics of Development and the Development of Economics, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (31) (1993)

1991

53. Market Socialism
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
54. Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
    See also Journal Article Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1992) View citations (43) (1992)
55. Risktaking, Capital Markets, and Market Socialism
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (1)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1991) View citations (4)

1988

56. Some Reflections on the Use of the Concept of Power in Economics
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
    Also in Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1988) View citations (1)

1987

57. Alternative Approaches to Development Economics: An Evaluation
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1987)
58. Alternative Approaches to the Theory of Institutions in Economic Development
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (8)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1987) View citations (2)
59. Multinational Rivalry and National Advantage: Some Theoretical Considerations
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
    Also in Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1987)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (1987)

1986

60. Credit Markets and Patterns of International Trade
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (3)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (1986) View citations (3)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1986) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Credit markets and patterns of international trade, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1987) View citations (250) (1987)

1978

61. Aspects of the rural labour market in West Bengal; an analysis of household survey data, 1972-73
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization

1971

62. Uncertainty and Trade Theory: Some Comparative-Static Results
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
63. Uncertainty, Resource Allocation and Factor Shares in a Two-Sector Model
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)

1969

64. Optimal Growth and Allocation of Foreign Exchange
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Optimum Growth and Allocation of Foreign Exchange, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1971) View citations (1) (1971)

1968

65. Chinese and Indian Agriculture: A Broad Comparison of Recent Policy and Performance
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
66. Equilibrium Growth in a Model with Economic Obsolescence of Machines
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Equilibrium Growth in a Model with Economic Obsolescence of Machines, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1969) View citations (7) (1969)
67. Models of Growth with Imported Inputs
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1967

68. On Optimum Subsidy to a Learning Industry: An Aspect of the Theory of Infant Industry Protection
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article On Optimum Subsidy to a Learning Industry: An Aspect of the Theory of Infant-Industry Protection, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1971) View citations (48) (1971)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How do voters respond to welfare vis‐à‐vis public good programs? Theory and evidence of political clientelism
   Quantitative Economics, 2024, 15, (3), 655-697
   See also Working Paper How Do Voters Respond to Welfare Vis-a-Vis Public Good Programs? Theory and Evidence of Political Clientelism, NBER Working Papers (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Political clientelism and capture: theory and an application
   Indian Economic Review, 2023, 58, (1), 17-34

2022

3. Clientelism and governance
   World Development, 2022, 152, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Clientelism and governance, WIDER Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
4. Inequality and Capitalism in India
   Studies in Indian Politics, 2022, 10, (2), 176-184

2020

5. The Chinese governance system: Its strengths and weaknesses in a comparative development perspective
   China Economic Review, 2020, 61, (C) View citations (12)

2019

6. Decentralised development
   Indian Economic Review, 2019, 54, (1), 235-253
   Also in Indian Economic Review, 1996, 31, (2), 139-156 (1996) View citations (12)

2017

7. Universal Basic Income – Its Special Case for India
   Indian Journal of Human Development, 2017, 11, (2), 141-143 View citations (3)

2016

8. State and Development: The Need for a Reappraisal of the Current Literature
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2016, 54, (3), 862-92 View citations (84)

2015

9. Corruption and Development Policy (Drawing Upon the Recent Indian Debate)
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2015, 17, (4), 472-479 View citations (1)

2014

10. Comparative corruption in China and India
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2014, 7, (1), 8-11
11. Evolution of land distribution in West Bengal 1967–2004: Role of land reform and demographic changes
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 110, (C), 171-190 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) View citations (40) (2014)

2013

12. Middlemen Margins and Globalization
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2013, 5, (4), 81-119 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper MIDDLEMEN MARGINS AND GLOBALIZATION, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2011) (2011)

2012

13. State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 222-235 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper State-led or Market-led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2011

14. Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal's Green Revolution, 1982-1995
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 186-214 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal’s Green Revolution, 1982–1995, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2010) (2010)

2010

15. Determinants of Redistributive Politics: An Empirical Analysis of Land Reforms in West Bengal, India
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (4), 1572-1600 View citations (66)
16. Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas
    World Development, 2010, 38, (11), 1642-1656 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper 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 (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
17. Impact of Political Reservations in West Bengal Local Governments on Anti-Poverty Targeting
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (1), 38 View citations (87)
18. Introduction to the special issue
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2010, 38, (1), 1-1
19. THE PARADIGM OF CAPITALISM UNDER A DEVELOPMENTAL STATE: DOES IT FIT CHINA AND INDIA?
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2010, 55, (02), 243-251 View citations (1)
20. The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 59, (1), 23-61 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper 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 (2002) View citations (5) (2002)

2007

21. Managing the Environmental Consequences of Growth: Forest Degradation in the Indian mid-Himalayas
    India Policy Forum, 2007, 3, (1), 215-277 View citations (5)
    Also in India Policy Forum, 2006, 3, (1), 125-277 (2006) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH Forest Degradation in the Indian Mid-Himalayas, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2006) View citations (8) (2006)
22. Wealth inequality and collective action
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (9), 1843-1874 View citations (39)

2006

23. Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay
    Journal of South Asian Development, 2006, 1, (1), 1-17 View citations (10)
24. Decentralisation and Accountability in Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 101-127 View citations (179)
25. Globalization and rural poverty
    World Development, 2006, 34, (8), 1393-1404 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Globalization and Rural Poverty, WIDER Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
26. Pro-poor targeting and accountability of local governments in West Bengal
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 303-327 View citations (120)
    See also Working Paper Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal, Working Papers (2006) View citations (122) (2006)
27. Symposium on Anthropologists' Views on Common Resources: Methodological Approaches to the Question of the Commons
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (3), 655-76 View citations (1)
28. The economist's approach to the problem of corruption
    World Development, 2006, 34, (2), 341-348 View citations (56)

2005

29. Decentralizing antipoverty program delivery in developing countries
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (4), 675-704 View citations (181)
30. Institutions matter, but which ones?
    The Economics of Transition, 2005, 13, (3), 499-532 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Institutions matter, but which ones?, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (68) (2005)
31. Law and Economics in the Tropics: Some Reflections
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2005, 25, (1), 65-74 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Law and economics in the tropics: Some reflections, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2004

32. Governance Issues in Delivery of Public Services
    Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (1), i167-i182 View citations (6)
33. Review Article: A Powerful, But Limited, Theory of Development
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (2), 475-86 View citations (3)

2003

34. Journal publication in economics: a view from the periphery
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (488), F332-F337 View citations (14)

2002

35. Decentralization of Governance and Development
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (4), 185-205 View citations (532)
36. Inequality And Conservation On The Local Commons: A Theoretical Exercise
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (481), 577-602 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Inequality and Conservation on the Local Commons: A Theoretical Exercise, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (27) (1996)

2000

37. Capture and Governance at Local and National Levels
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 135-139 View citations (449)
38. Irrigation and Cooperation: An Empirical Analysis of 48 Irrigation Communities in South India
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000, 48, (4), 847-65 View citations (233)
39. Understanding Underdevelopment: Challenges for Institutional Economics from the Point of View of Poor Countries
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2000, 156, (1), 216- View citations (20)

1999

40. Institutions, Governance and Political Economy of Development: Some Reflections
    Journal of African Economies, 1999, 8, 149-67 View citations (3)

1997

41. Corruption and Development: A Review of Issues
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1997, 35, (3), 1320-1346 View citations (1144)
42. Method in the madness? a political-economy analysis of the ethnic conflicts in less developed countries
    World Development, 1997, 25, (9), 1381-1398 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Method in the Madness? A Political-Economy Analysis of Ethnic Conflicts in Less Developed Countries, Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers (1996) View citations (2) (1996)

1996

43. Disparity in wages but not in returns to capital between rich and poor countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (1), 257-270 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Disparity in Wages but Not in Returns to Capital between Rich and Poor Countries, Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers (1993) View citations (21) (1993)
44. Efficiency, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Policy Issues in Less Developed Countries
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (438), 1344-56 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Policy Issues in Less Developed Countries, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (30) (1996)
45. Introduction
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (1), 1-2

1994

46. On the Workability of Market Socialism
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (2), 177-181 View citations (4)

1993

47. Analytics of the institutions of informal cooperation in rural development
    World Development, 1993, 21, (4), 633-639 View citations (91)
48. Economics of Development and the Development of Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (2), 129-142 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Economics of Development and the Development of Economics, Economics Working Papers (1992) View citations (8) (1992)
49. Symposium on Democracy and Development
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (3), 45-49 View citations (22)
50. Symposium on Management of Local Commons
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (4), 87-92 View citations (53)

1992

51. Economics of Market Socialism and the Issue of Public Enterprise Reform in Developing Countries
    The Pakistan Development Review, 1992, 31, (4), 565-579
52. Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1992, 6, (3), 101-116 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation, Economics Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1991

53. ON THE CONCEPT OF POWER IN ECONOMICS
    Economics and Politics, 1991, 3, (3), 265-277 View citations (13)

1990

54. Symposium on the State and Economic Development
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (3), 3-7 View citations (33)

1989

55. The new institutional economics and development theory: A brief critical assessment
    World Development, 1989, 17, (9), 1389-1395 View citations (65)

1987

56. Credit markets and patterns of international trade
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 27, (1-2), 57-70 View citations (250)
    See also Working Paper Credit Markets and Patterns of International Trade, Economics Working Papers (1986) View citations (3) (1986)
57. On Moral Hazard and Cost Sharing under Sharecropping
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1987, 69, (2), 382-383 View citations (10)

1985

58. Agricultural Development and Land Tenancy in a Peasant Economy: Reply
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1985, 67, (3), 691-692 View citations (3)

1984

59. Dynamic effects of protection on productivity
    Journal of International Economics, 1984, 16, (1-2), 45-57 View citations (4)
60. Quality variations and the choice between foreign and indigenous goods or technology
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (3), 323-330 View citations (2)

1983

61. Labor-tying in a Poor Agrarian Economy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1983, 98, (3), 501-514 View citations (56)

1982

62. Imports, Domestic Production, and Transnational Vertical Integration: A Theoretical Note
    Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (5), 1020-34 View citations (8)

1981

63. Terms and Conditions of Labour Contracts in Agriculture: Results of a Survey in West Bengal, 1979
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 43, (1), 89-111 View citations (26)

1980

64. Interlocking Factor Markets and Agrarian Development: A Review of Issues
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1980, 32, (1), 82-98 View citations (59)

1979

65. Agricultural Development and Land Tenancy in a Peasant Economy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1979, 61, (1), 48-57 View citations (12)
66. Labor Supply Functions in a Poor Agrarian Economy
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (1), 73-83 View citations (48)
67. Wages and Unemployment in a Poor Agrarian Economy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (3), 479-500 View citations (38)

1977

68. Variations in forms of tenancy in a peasant economy
    Journal of Development Economics, 1977, 4, (2), 105-118 View citations (14)

1974

69. Cropsharing Tenancy in Agriculture: Rejoinder
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (6), 1067-69 View citations (3)

1973

70. International trade, an approach to the theory: Akira Takayama, (New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1972, pp. XX + 586.)
    Journal of International Economics, 1973, 3, (3), 298-300
71. Localized technical progress and transfer of technology and economic development
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1973, 6, (6), 585-595 View citations (37)
72. More on Putty-Clay
    International Economic Review, 1973, 14, (1), 211-22
73. On Terms of Foreign Borrowing
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (3), 458-61
74. Size, Productivity, and Returns to Scale: An Analysis of Farm-Level Data in Indian Agriculture
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (6), 1370-86 View citations (107)

1972

75. Time in India's development programmes: Robert C. Repetto, (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1971, pp. 237, $9.00.)
    Journal of International Economics, 1972, 2, (3), 312-314

1971

76. Cropsharing Tenancy in Agriculture: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (1), 48-64 View citations (34)
77. On Optimum Subsidy to a Learning Industry: An Aspect of the Theory of Infant-Industry Protection
    International Economic Review, 1971, 12, (1), 54-70 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper On Optimum Subsidy to a Learning Industry: An Aspect of the Theory of Infant Industry Protection, Working papers (1967) (1967)
78. Optimum Growth and Allocation of Foreign Exchange
    Econometrica, 1971, 39, (6), 955-71 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Growth and Allocation of Foreign Exchange, Working papers (1969) (1969)
79. Price Response of Marketed Surplus of Foodgrains
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1971, 23, (2), 255-67

1969

80. Equilibrium Growth in a Model with Economic Obsolescence of Machines
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1969, 83, (2), 312-323 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Equilibrium Growth in a Model with Economic Obsolescence of Machines, Working papers (1968) View citations (3) (1968)

1966

81. On Factor Accumulation and the Pattern of International Specialisation
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1966, 33, (1), 39-44 View citations (7)

1965

82. Equilibrium Growth in the International Economy
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1965, 79, (3), 455-464 View citations (16)
83. On Factor-biased Technical Progress and International Trade
    Journal of Political Economy, 1965, 73, (4), 396 View citations (1)
84. Optimum Accumulation and International Trade
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1965, 32, (3), 241-244 View citations (1)

1964

85. EXTERNAL ECONOMIES,ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT, AND THE THEORYOF PROTECTION
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1964, 16, (1), 40-54
86. FACTOR MARKET DISEQUILIBRIUM AND THE THEORY OF PROTECTION
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1964, 16, (3), 375-388

1963

87. A SHORT NOTE ON TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND TERMS OF TRADE
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1963, 15, (1), 59-62

Books

2009

1. Trade and Poverty in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (24)

2004

2. Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation: Essays in the Political and Institutional Economics of Development, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (10)

2003

3. Poverty, Agrarian Structure, and Political Economy in India: Selected Essays
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (1)

2000

4. Readings in Development Economics, Volume I: Micro-Theory, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (3)
5. Readings in Development Economics, Volume II: Empirical Microeconomics, vol 2
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (2)
   Also in MIT Press Books, The MIT Press (2000) View citations (2)

1999

6. Development Microeconomics
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (228)
7. The Political Economy of Development in India: Expanded edition with an epilogue on the political economy of reform in India
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (7)

Edited books

2006

1. Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (97)

1991

2. The Economic Theory of Agrarian Institutions
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (16)

Chapters

2023

1. Inequality and Inefficiency
   Springer

2018

2. Reflections on Corruption in the Context of Political and Economic Liberalization
   Palgrave Macmillan

2013

3. Comments on “Technology Policies and Learning with Imperfect Governance ” by Mushtaq H. Khan
   Palgrave Macmillan

2010

4. Political Competition and the Impact of Local Governance on Pro-Poor Programs
   Palgrave Macmillan

2009

5. Globalisation and Human Rights: An Economist’s Perspective
   Chapter 4 in The World Trade Organization and Human Rights, 2009
6. Governance Dilemmas in Service Delivery
   Chapter 3 in Does Decentralization Enhance Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction?, 2009

2008

7. Law and Development
   Chapter 60 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008
8. Methodological Approaches in Economics and Anthropology
   Chapter 24 in The Elgar Companion to Social Economics, 2008 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Methodological approaches in economics and anthropology, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2015) (2015)

2006

9. Decentralization and Development
   Chapter 8 in Handbook of Fiscal Federalism, 2006 View citations (1)
10. Decentralization, Corruption and Government Accountability
    Chapter 6 in International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, 2006 View citations (19)

2000

11. Wealth inequality, wealth constraints and economic performance
    Chapter 10 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 541-603 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Wealth Inequality, Wealth Constraints and Economic Performance, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1999) View citations (12) (1999)

1998

12. The Contributions of Endogenous Growth Theory to the Analysis of Development Problems: An Assessment
    Palgrave Macmillan
    Also in Chapter 46 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1995, vol. 3, Part 2, pp 2983-2998 (1995) View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The Contributions of Endogenous Growth Theory to the Analysis of Development Problems: An Assessment, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1994) (1994)

1988

13. Alternative approaches to development economics
    Chapter 03 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1988, vol. 1, pp 39-71 View citations (9)