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Working Papers

2023

1. Cognitive and Socioemotional Skills in Low-Income Countries: Measurement and Associations with Schooling and Earnings
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
2. Crowding in Private Quality: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Spending in Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
3. Randomized Regulation: The Impact of Minimum Quality Standards on Health Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)
4. The Prices in the Crises: What We Are Learning from Twenty Years of Health Insurance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)

2022

5. Heterogeneity in School Value-Added and the Private Premium
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2021

6. New Evidence on Learning Trajectories in a Low-Income Setting
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article New evidence on learning trajectories in a low-income setting, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2021) View citations (9) (2021)

2020

7. Women in the Pipeline: A Dynamic Decomposition of Firm Pay Gaps
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article Women in the pipeline: A dynamic decomposition of firm pay gaps, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

2018

8. Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (6)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (8) (2020)

2017

9. Compensation, diversity and inclusion at the World Bank Group
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
10. The misallocation of pay and productivity in the public sector: evidence from the labor market for teachers
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)

2016

11. The Value of Private Schools: Evidence from Pakistan
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (9)
    Also in CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2016) View citations (12)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (10)
    CeMMAP working papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2016) View citations (1)
12. The fiscal cost of weak governance: evidence from teacher absence in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The fiscal cost of weak governance: Evidence from teacher absence in India, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (39) (2017)

2015

13. Delivering education: a pragmatic framework for improving education in low-income countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Chapter Delivering education: a pragmatic framework for improving education in low-income countries, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
14. Primary Care for the Poor
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
15. Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery: Audit Evidence from Primary Care Providers in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (3)
16. Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Quality and Accountability in Health Care Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (94) (2016)
17. Report cards: the impact of providing school and child test scores on educational markets
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2014) View citations (12)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2014) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (109) (2017)

2014

18. Quality of Primary Care in Low-Income Countries: Facts and Economics
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Quality of Primary Care in Low-Income Countries: Facts and Economics, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2014) View citations (45) (2014)

2013

19. Conducting ethical economic research: complications from the field
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2011

20. A practical comparison of the bivariate probit and linear IV estimators
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article A practical comparison of the bivariate probit and linear IV estimators, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (122) (2012)
21. School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (96) (2013)
22. Students today, teachers tomorrow ? identifying constraints on the provision of Education
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Students today, teachers tomorrow: Identifying constraints on the provision of education, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (37) (2013)
23. The Quality of Medical Care in Low-Income Countries: From Providers to Markets
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Quality of Medical Care in Low-Income Countries: From Providers to Markets, PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
24. The impact of recall periods on reported morbidity and health seeking behavior
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The impact of recall periods on reported morbidity and health seeking behavior, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (57) (2012)

2010

25. In aid we trust: hearts and minds and the Pakistan earthquake of 2005
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article In Aid We Trust: Hearts and Minds and the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2017) View citations (39) (2017)

2009

26. Do Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamics
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government View citations (7)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2008) View citations (12)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (40)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Do Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (134) (2011)
27. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Examining the Extent and Implications of Low Persistence in Child Learning
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (4)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (4)
28. U.S. and them: the geography of academic research
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article U.S. and them: The Geography of Academic Research, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (29) (2013)
    Chapter US and them - The geography of academic research, Vox eBook Chapters, Centre for Economic Policy Research (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
29. What did you do all day ? maternal education and child outcomes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article What Did You Do All Day?: Maternal Education and Child Outcomes, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2012) View citations (28) (2012)

2008

30. India shining and Bharat drowning: comparing two Indian states to the worldwide distribution in mathematics achievement
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article India shining and Bharat drowning: Comparing two Indian states to the worldwide distribution in mathematics achievement, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (72) (2010)
31. Mental health patterns and consequences: results from survey data in five developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Mental Health Patterns and Consequences: Results from Survey Data in Five Developing Countries, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
32. The quality of medical advice in low-income countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (101)
    See also Journal Article The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (105) (2008)

2006

33. A dime a day: the possibilities and limits of private schooling in Pakistan
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
34. Learning levels and gaps in Pakistan
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (42)
35. Patient satisfaction, doctor effort, and interview location: evidence from Paraguay
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)

2005

36. Money for nothing: the dire straits of medical practice in Delhi, India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Money for nothing: The dire straits of medical practice in Delhi, India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (99) (2007)
37. Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the Data
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (26)
38. Teacher shocks and student learning: evidence from Zambia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (2)
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2004)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2007) View citations (32) (2007)

2004

39. Conditional cash transfers and the equity-efficiency debate
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
40. Equity in educational expenditures: can government subsidies help?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
41. Strained mercy: The quality of medical care in Delhi
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
42. When Can School Inputs Improve Test Scores?
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (26)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (13)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations (23)
43. Which doctor? Combining vignettes and item response to measure doctor quality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)

2003

44. Short but not sweet - new evidence on short duration morbidities from India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)

Journal Articles

2023

1. The Prices in the Crises: What We Are Learning from 20 Years of Health Insurance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37, (2), 123-52 View citations (8)
2. Women in the pipeline: A dynamic decomposition of firm pay gaps
   Labour Economics, 2023, 80, (C)
   See also Working Paper Women in the Pipeline: A Dynamic Decomposition of Firm Pay Gaps, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2022

3. Lipidomic signatures align with inflammatory patterns and outcomes in critical illness
   Nature Communications, 2022, 13, (1), 1-18 View citations (1)
4. Simulated patients and their reality: An inquiry into theory and method
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 300, (C)
5. Test scores and educational opportunities: Panel evidence from five low- and middle-income countries
   Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 206, (C) View citations (5)
6. Two Indias: The structure of primary health care markets in rural Indian villages with implications for policy
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 301, (C) View citations (2)

2021

7. New evidence on learning trajectories in a low-income setting
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 84, (C) View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper New Evidence on Learning Trajectories in a Low-Income Setting, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2020

8. Antibiotic prescription practices in primary care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
   PLOS Medicine, 2020, 17, (6), 1-20 View citations (4)
9. Teacher Value Added in a Low-Income Country
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020, 12, (1), 62-96 View citations (50)
10. Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools
    American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (10), 3315-49 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools, Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
11. Zen and the art of experiments: A note on preventive healthcare and the 2019 nobel prize in economics
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C)

2019

12. Extensive disruption of protein interactions by genetic variants across the allele frequency spectrum in human populations
    Nature Communications, 2019, 10, (1), 1-15

2017

13. In Aid We Trust: Hearts and Minds and the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (3), 371-386 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper In aid we trust: hearts and minds and the Pakistan earthquake of 2005, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (13) (2010)
14. Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (6), 1535-63 View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper Report cards: the impact of providing school and child test scores on educational markets, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
15. The fiscal cost of weak governance: Evidence from teacher absence in India
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 145, (C), 116-135 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper The fiscal cost of weak governance: evidence from teacher absence in India, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) (2016)

2016

16. Quality and Accountability in Health Care Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (12), 3765-99 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery: Audit-Study Evidence from Primary Care in India, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

17. Quality of Primary Care in Low-Income Countries: Facts and Economics
    Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 525-553 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Quality of Primary Care in Low-Income Countries: Facts and Economics, Working Papers (2014) View citations (45) (2014)

2013

18. School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 29-57 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (16) (2011)
19. Students today, teachers tomorrow: Identifying constraints on the provision of education
    Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 100, (C), 1-14 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Students today, teachers tomorrow ? identifying constraints on the provision of Education, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
20. U.S. and them: The Geography of Academic Research
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, (C), 112-130 View citations (29)
    See also Chapter US and them - The geography of academic research, Vox eBook Chapters, 2020, 1, 111-114 (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
    Working Paper U.S. and them: the geography of academic research, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (2) (2009)

2012

21. A practical comparison of the bivariate probit and linear IV estimators
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (3), 762-766 View citations (122)
    See also Working Paper A practical comparison of the bivariate probit and linear IV estimators, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (21) (2011)
22. The impact of recall periods on reported morbidity and health seeking behavior
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 76-88 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper The impact of recall periods on reported morbidity and health seeking behavior, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
23. The mental health gender-gap in urban India: Patterns and narratives
    Social Science & Medicine, 2012, 75, (9), 1660-1672 View citations (1)
24. What Did You Do All Day?: Maternal Education and Child Outcomes
    Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (4) View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper What did you do all day ? maternal education and child outcomes, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2011

25. Do Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamics
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (3), 29-54 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper Do Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamics, Scholarly Articles (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
26. The Quality of Medical Care in Low-Income Countries: From Providers to Markets
    PLOS Medicine, 2011, 8, (4), 1-2 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Quality of Medical Care in Low-Income Countries: From Providers to Markets, Working Papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2010

27. India shining and Bharat drowning: Comparing two Indian states to the worldwide distribution in mathematics achievement
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92, (2), 175-187 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper India shining and Bharat drowning: comparing two Indian states to the worldwide distribution in mathematics achievement, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (16) (2008)

2008

28. Mental Health Patterns and Consequences: Results from Survey Data in Five Developing Countries
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2008, 23, (1), 31-55 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Mental health patterns and consequences: results from survey data in five developing countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (27) (2008)
29. Revisiting the relationship between mental health and poverty in developing countries: a response to Corrigall
    Social Science & Medicine, 2008, 66, (9), 2064-2066 View citations (2)
30. Satellite detection of earthquake thermal infrared precursors in Iran
    Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2008, 47, (1), 119-135 View citations (5)
31. The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (2), 93-114 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper The quality of medical advice in low-income countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (101) (2008)

2007

32. Mental health and poverty in developing countries: Revisiting the relationship
    Social Science & Medicine, 2007, 65, (3), 467-480 View citations (35)
33. Money for nothing: The dire straits of medical practice in Delhi, India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (1), 1-36 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper Money for nothing: the dire straits of medical practice in Delhi, India, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (13) (2005)
34. Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia
    Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (4) View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Teacher shocks and student learning: evidence from Zambia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (8) (2005)

2005

35. Reassessing Conditional Cash Transfer Programs
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2005, 20, (1), 57-80 View citations (49)
36. Which doctor? Combining vignettes and item response to measure clinical competence
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 78, (2), 348-383 View citations (68)

2003

37. Trust, learning, and vaccination: a case study of a North Indian village
    Social Science & Medicine, 2003, 57, (1), 97-112 View citations (6)

Books

2008

1. Are You Being Served? New Tools for Measuring Services Delivery
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (22)

Chapters

2020

1. US and them - The geography of academic research
   Chapter 1 in Publishing and Measuring Success in Economics, 2020, vol. 1, pp 111-114 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article U.S. and them: The Geography of Academic Research, Elsevier (2013) View citations (29) (2013)
   Working Paper U.S. and them: the geography of academic research, The World Bank (2009) View citations (2) (2009)

2015

2. Delivering education: a pragmatic framework for improving education in low-income countries
   Chapter 6 in Handbook of International Development and Education, 2015, pp 85-130 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Delivering education: a pragmatic framework for improving education in low-income countries, The World Bank (2015) View citations (6) (2015)