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Working Papers
2025
- Dishonesty Concessions in Teams: Theory and Experimental Insights from Local Politicians in India
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2024)
- On Grade Option Choice and Grade Performance Expectation When Instruction Goes Virtual – The Role of Peers at a Distance
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2023
- Differential health reporting error among older adults in India
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
- On Terms of Trade, Offshoring Ties, and the Enforcement of Trade Agreements
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Social Connections and COVID-19 Vaccination
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2022
- Employer Power and Employment in Developing Countries
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2022) View citations (3) Applied Economics and Policy Working Paper Series, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2022) View citations (3) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
- Migration Gravity, Networks, and Unemployment
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- On Trade Policy Preference and Offshoring Ties
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2021
- Child Mortality and Indoor Air Pollution
EB Series, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
- On the Triggers of Hazardous Border Crossings: Evidence from the US-Mexican Border
EB Series, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (1)
- Rethinking Border Enforcement, Permanent and Circular Migration
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
See also Journal Article Rethinking border enforcement, permanent and circular migration, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
- The Pro-Trade Bias of Offshoring
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
2020
- Cooking Fuel Choice, Indoor Air Quality and Child Mortality in India
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020) View citations (5)
- Offshoring to a Developing Nation with a Dual Labor Market
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
See also Journal Article Offshoring to a Developing Nation with a Dual Labor Market, Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2020) (2020)
- Targeting and the impacts of India's MGNREGS
Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2019
- Wage Fairness in a Subcontracted Labor Market
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Wage fairness in a subcontracted labor market, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
2018
- Contract Employment as a Worker Discipline Device
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Contract employment as a worker discipline device, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
- Employer Power, Labor Saving Technical Change, and Inequality
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2018) View citations (3) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (4)
- Offshoring Barriers, Regulatory Burden and National Welfare
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 
See also Journal Article Offshoring barriers, regulatory burden and national welfare, Indian Economic Review, Springer (2023) (2023)
- Political Activism as a Determinant of Clientelistic Transfers: Evidence from an Indian Public Works Program
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017) View citations (2)
2016
- Disentangling the Wage Impacts of Offshoring On a Developing Country: Theory and Policy
Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano 
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016)
- Job Creation in a Multi-Sector Labor Market Model for Developing Economies
Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano View citations (5)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Job creation in a multi-sector labour market model for developing economies, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
- Leader Networks and Transaction Costs: A Chinese Experiment in Interjurisdictional Contracting
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
- Offshoring in Developing Countries: Labor Market Outcomes, Welfare, and Policy
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (1)
2015
- Networked Leaders in the Shadow of the Market – A Chinese Experiment in Allocating Land Conversion Rights
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
2014
- EXAMINING THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS IN THE U.S.: ROLE OF INFORMATION AND INCENTIVES IN PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
- The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program for Farmers in the U.S.: Role of Incentives in Program Participation
2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
2012
- DO PUBLIC WORK SCHEMES DETER OR ENCOURAGE OUTMIGRATION? Empirical Evidence from China
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Do public work schemes deter or encourage outmigration? Empirical evidence from China, IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
2011
- Contractual Dualism, Market Power and Informality
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Contractual Dualism, Market Power and Informality, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
- Harnessing the Forces of Urban Expansion - The Public Economics of Farmland Development Allowance
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (15)
Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2010) 
See also Journal Article Harnessing the Forces of Urban Expansion: The Public Economics of Farmland Development Allowances, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2011) View citations (14) (2011)
- Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Non-Compliance and Informality
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)
See also Journal Article Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement, and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (24) (2014)
2010
- Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking: An Empirical Analysis
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
2009
- Middlemen, Non-Profits and Poverty
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2009) View citations (6) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (9)
- Sweatshop Equilibrium
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2008
- Shadow Pricing Market Access: A Trade Benefit Function Approach
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2007) 
See also Journal Article Shadow pricing market access: A trade benefit function approach, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
2007
- A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (9) Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2006) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article A theory of employment guarantees: Contestability, credibility and distributional concerns, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (54) (2009)
- Trade Restrictiveness and Pollution
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Trade Restrictiveness and Pollution, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
- Turning a Blind Eye: Costly Enforcement, Credible Commitment and Minimum Wage Laws
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005)  Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2005) View citations (2)
2004
- A Risk-Based Rationale for Two-way Capital Flows: Why Do Capital Flights and Inward Foreign Direct Investments Co-exist?
Working Papers, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary 
See also Journal Article A risk-based rationale for two-way capital flows: Why do capital flights and inward foreign direct investments co-exist?, International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
2003
- ON EXPORT RIVALRY AND THE GREENING OF AGRICULTURE - THE ROLE OF ECO-LABELS
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) 
See also Journal Article On export rivalry and the greening of agriculture--the role of eco-labels, Agricultural Economics, Blackwell (2004) View citations (8) (2004)
- ON FOOTLOOSE INDUSTRIES, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION,AND WAGE BARGAINING
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (6)
2001
- Disentandling the Consequences of Direct Payment Schemes in Agriculture on Fixed Costs, Exit Decisions and Output
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (3)
Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2001) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Disentangling the Consequences of Direct Payment Schemes in Agriculture on Fixed Costs, Exit Decisions, and Output, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2005) View citations (59) (2005)
- Market Access Rivalry and Eco-labeling Standards: Are Eco-labels Non-tariff Barriers in Disguise?
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (3)
- The Adoption of International Labor Standards Conventions: Who, What, and Why?
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (17)
- The Adoption of Labour Standards Conventions: Who, When and Why?
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (19)
- The Race To the Bottom, From the Bottom
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2000) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article The Race to the Bottom, from the Bottom, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2006) View citations (20) (2006)
2000
- DISENTANGLING THE PRODUCTION AND EXPORT CONSEQUENCES OF DIRECT FARM INCOME PAYMENTS
2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (11)
- Guaranteed Manufactured Without Child Labor
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (5)
1999
- The International Debate and Economic Consequences of Eco-Labeling
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (1)
1998
- Human Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (5)
Also in Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (5)
See also Chapter Human-Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration, EconStor Open Access Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (1999) (1999)
1995
- The Pattern of Migration with Variable Migration Cost
Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
Journal Articles
2024
- Cooking fuel choice and child mortality in India
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 222, (C), 240-265 View citations (1)
- Leader Networks and Interjurisdictional Contracting in Land Conversion Quotas
Land Economics, 2024, 100, (3), 568-587
2023
- Offshoring barriers, regulatory burden and national welfare
Indian Economic Review, 2023, 58, (1), 227-235 
See also Working Paper Offshoring Barriers, Regulatory Burden and National Welfare, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
2022
- Offshoring and labor markets in developing countries
IZA World of Labor, 2022, 499 View citations (1)
- Rethinking border enforcement, permanent and circular migration
Economic Modelling, 2022, 108, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Rethinking Border Enforcement, Permanent and Circular Migration, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
2021
- Contract employment as a worker discipline device
Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 149, (C) View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Contract Employment as a Worker Discipline Device, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
- Political activism as a determinant of strategic transfers: Evidence from an indian public works program
European Economic Review, 2021, 132, (C) View citations (1)
2020
- CONSEQUENCES OF OFFSHORING TO DEVELOPING NATIONS: LABOR‐MARKET OUTCOMES, WELFARE, AND CORRECTIVE INTERVENTIONS
Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (1), 209-224 View citations (6)
- Offshoring to a Developing Nation with a Dual Labor Market
Review, 2020, 102, (3), 237-253 
See also Working Paper Offshoring to a Developing Nation with a Dual Labor Market, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
2019
- Job creation in a multi-sector labour market model for developing economies
Oxford Economic Papers, 2019, 71, (1), 119-144 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Job Creation in a Multi-Sector Labor Market Model for Developing Economies, Development Working Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
- Producer group participation in the trade adjustment assistance program for farmers before and after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Food Policy, 2019, 86, (C), -
- Wage fairness in a subcontracted labor market
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, (C), 24-42 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Wage Fairness in a Subcontracted Labor Market, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
2016
- Middlemen, fair traders, and poverty
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016, 14, (1), 81-108 View citations (5)
Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016, 14, (1), 81-108 (2016) View citations (5) The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016, 14, (1), 81-108 (2016) View citations (5)
- On sweatshop jobs and decent work
Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 121, (C), 120-134 View citations (4)
2015
- Contractual Dualism, Market Power and Informality
Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (589), 1534-1573 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Contractual Dualism, Market Power and Informality, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
2014
- Do public work schemes deter or encourage outmigration? Empirical evidence from China
IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2014, 3, (1), 1-20 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper DO PUBLIC WORK SCHEMES DETER OR ENCOURAGE OUTMIGRATION? Empirical Evidence from China, Working Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
- Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement, and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective
Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (2), 349 - 386 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (29) (2011)
2013
- On Footloose Industries and Labor Disputes with Endogenous Information Asymmetry
Review of Development Economics, 2013, 17, (2), 319-341
- Trade Restrictiveness and Pollution
Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2013, 15, (1), 25-52 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Trade Restrictiveness and Pollution, Working Papers (2007) View citations (9) (2007)
2011
- Harnessing the Forces of Urban Expansion: The Public Economics of Farmland Development Allowances
Land Economics, 2011, 87, (3) View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Harnessing the Forces of Urban Expansion - The Public Economics of Farmland Development Allowance, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (15) (2011)
- Shadow pricing market access: A trade benefit function approach
Journal of Economic Theory, 2011, 146, (4), 1631-1663 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Shadow Pricing Market Access: A Trade Benefit Function Approach, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
2009
- A theory of employment guarantees: Contestability, credibility and distributional concerns
Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (3-4), 482-497 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
2008
- Multinational corporations and export quality
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 65, (1), 147-155 View citations (9)
2007
- A risk-based rationale for two-way capital flows: Why do capital flights and inward foreign direct investments co-exist?
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2007, 16, (1), 37-59 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper A Risk-Based Rationale for Two-way Capital Flows: Why Do Capital Flights and Inward Foreign Direct Investments Co-exist?, Working Papers (2004) (2004)
2006
- Guaranteed Manufactured without Child Labor: The Economics of Consumer Boycotts, Social Labeling and Trade Sanctions
Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (3), 466-491 View citations (26)
- Nonprofits and public good provision: A contest based on compromises
European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (8), 1909-1935 View citations (15)
- The Race to the Bottom, from the Bottom
Economica, 2006, 73, (290), 193-228 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper The Race To the Bottom, From the Bottom, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)
2005
- Disentangling the Consequences of Direct Payment Schemes in Agriculture on Fixed Costs, Exit Decisions, and Output
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 87, (5), 1174-1181 View citations (59)
See also Working Paper Disentandling the Consequences of Direct Payment Schemes in Agriculture on Fixed Costs, Exit Decisions and Output, Working Papers (2001) View citations (3) (2001)
2004
- Exploitation of Child Labor and the Dynamics of Debt Bondage
Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (2), 209-238 View citations (22)
- On export rivalry and the greening of agriculture--the role of eco-labels
Agricultural Economics, 2004, 31, (2-3), 135-147 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper ON EXPORT RIVALRY AND THE GREENING OF AGRICULTURE - THE ROLE OF ECO-LABELS, Discussion Papers (2003) (2003)
2003
- Concessional Amnesty and the Politics of Immigration Reforms
Economics and Politics, 2003, 15, (2), 193-224 View citations (8)
- Economic Performance, Trade Restrictiveness, and Efficiency
Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (4), 527-542 View citations (4)
- Eco‐Labeling and Stages of Development
Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (2), 228-247 View citations (12)
- Targeting Child Labor in Debt Bondage: Evidence, Theory, and Policy Implications
The World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (2), 255-281 View citations (21)
- Trade restrictiveness and efficiency
International Economic Review, 2003, 44, (3), 1079-1095 View citations (10)
2002
- Kraus, Christiane. Import Tariffs as Environmental Policy Instruments. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. price unknown
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (4), 1178-1180
2001
- Optimal Urban Employment Policies: Notes on Calvo and Quibria
International Economic Review, 2001, 42, (2), 557-68 View citations (10)
- Strategic Amnesty and Credible Immigration Reform
Journal of Labor Economics, 2001, 19, (3), 604-34 View citations (50)
2000
- Endogenous factor market distortion, risk aversion, and international trade under input uncertainty
Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33, (2), 523-539 View citations (1)
Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2000, 33, (2), 523-539 (2000) View citations (1)
- North-South Investment Flows and Optimal Environmental Policies
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2000, 40, (3), 275-296 View citations (4)
1999
- Adverse selection, asymmetric information, and foreign investment policies
International Review of Economics & Finance, 1999, 8, (3), 239-252 View citations (2)
- Migration under Asymmetric Information and Human Capital Formation
Review of International Economics, 1999, 7, (3), 455-83 View citations (28)
1998
- Asymmetric Country‐of‐Origin Effects on Intraindustry Trade and the International Quality Race
Review of Development Economics, 1998, 2, (2), 140-166 View citations (3)
- Dynamic Stability and International Trade under Uncertainty
Economica, 1998, 65, (259), 381-399
- Land Reforms in the Presence of Monitoring Costs and International Trade
Review of International Economics, 1998, 6, (4), 564-79 View citations (6)
- On Risk Aversion with Many Commodities and Nonlinear Budget Constraints
Canadian Journal of Economics, 1998, 31, (5), 1076-1100
Chapters
2012
- Chapter 1 Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Noncompliance, and Informality
A chapter in Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies, 2012, pp 1-53 View citations (1)
2010
- Chapter 28 Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking: An Empirical Analysis
A chapter in Migration and Culture, 2010, pp 691-716 View citations (1)
2002
- Labour standards, social labels and WTO
Chapter 6 in Developing Countries in the World Trading System, 2002
1999
- Human-Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration
A chapter in The Economics of Globalization: Policy Perspectives from Public Economics, 1999, pp 333-370 
See also Working Paper Human Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration, Institute for Advanced Studies (1998) View citations (5) (1998)
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