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Working Papers

2024

1. ICT Skills and Labor Market Outcomes in India: Evidence from Cell Tower Expansion
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. On the Rank-Rank Model of Intergenerational Mobility: Pitfalls for Policy Evaluation
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2023

3. Does Market Integration Increase Rural Land Inequality ? Evidence from India
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. Growing Up Together: Sibling Correlation, Parental Influence, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Developing Countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)
5. Public Primary School Expansion, Gender-Based Crowding Out, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2022

6. Unintended bottleneck and essential nonlinearity: Understanding the effects of public primary school expansion on intergenerational educational mobility
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
7. What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)

2021

8. Access to Credit, Education, and Women’s Say in the Household: Evidence from Bangladesh
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
9. Complementarities and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Complementarities and intergenerational educational mobility: Theory and evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
10. Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2021) View citations (7)
11. Microfinance, Moneylenders, and Economic Shocks: An Assessment of the Bangladesh Experience
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
12. Occupational Dualism and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in the Rural Economy: Evidence from China and India
    SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (7)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2020) View citations (6)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (6)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Occupational dualism and intergenerational educational mobility in the rural economy: evidence from China and India, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2020

13. Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
14. Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (12)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (13)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020) View citations (13)
15. The Rural-Urban Divide and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in a Developing Country: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2019

16. Economic approach to intergenerational mobility: Measures, methods, and challenges in developing countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (35)
17. Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Rural Economy: Evidence from China and India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
18. Temporary Trade Shocks, Spatial Reallocation, and Persistence in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019)

2018

19. Bridge to Bigpush or Backwash? Market Integration, Reallocation, and Productivity Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Bridge to bigpush or backwash? Market integration, reallocation and productivity effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
20. Distributional Effects of Corruption When Enforcement is Biased: Theory and Evidence from Bribery in Schools in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Distributional Effects of Corruption When Enforcement is Biased: Theory and Evidence from Bribery in Schools in Bangladesh, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
21. Estimating intergenerational mobility with incomplete data: coresidency and truncation bias in rank-based relative and absolute mobility measures
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017) View citations (2)
22. Loss Aversion, Transaction Costs, or Audit Trigger? Learning about Corporate Tax Compliance from a Policy Experiment with Withholding Regime
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
23. Transport Costs, Comparative Advantage, and Agricultural Development: Evidence from Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (5)

2017

24. Beyond Dualism: Agricultural Productivity, Small Towns, and Structural Change in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Beyond dualism: Agricultural productivity, small towns, and structural change in Bangladesh, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
25. Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2016

26. Agricultural productivity and non-farm employment: evidence from Bangladesh
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
27. Do consumers benefit from supply chain intermediaries ? evidence from a policy experiment in the edible oils market in Bangladesh
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (2)
28. When measure matters: coresidency, truncation bias, and intergenerational mobility in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article When Measure Matters: Coresidency, Truncation Bias, and Intergenerational Mobility in Developing Countries, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2018) View citations (44) (2018)

2015

29. Are the children of uneducated farmers doubly disadvantaged ? farm, nonfarm and intergenerational educational mobility in rural China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
30. Do Land Market Restrictions Hinder Structural Change in a Rural Economy? Evidence from Sri Lanka
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (1)
31. Land market restrictions, women's labor force participation, and wages in a rural economy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article Land Market Restrictions, Women's Labour Force Participation and Wages in a Rural Economy, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
32. Microfinance and Moneylenders: Long-run Effects of MFIs on Informal Credit Market in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Institute of Microfinance (InM) (2014)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2013) View citations (13)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Microfinance and Moneylenders: Long-run Effects of MFIs on Informal Credit Market in Bangladesh, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
33. When measure matters: coresident sample selection bias in estimating intergenerational mobility in developing countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2014

34. Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages, and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (16) (2018)
35. Are the Children of Uneducated Farmers Doubly Doomed? Farm, Nonfarm and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Rural China
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
36. Gender, Geography and Generations: Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-reform India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Gender, Geography, and Generations: Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-Reform India, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (65) (2015)
37. Land Market Restrictions, Women's Labor Force Participation and Wages
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2013

38. Admission is Free Only if Your Dad is Rich! Distributional Effects of Corruption in Schools in Developing Countries
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (6)
39. Are Sunday Babies Doomed for Life? Measuring the Sunday-Born Achievement Gap in Ecuador
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy

2012

40. Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2011

41. Do Cheaters Bunch Together? Profit Taxes, Withholding Rates and Tax Evasion
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (6)
42. Microfinance and Missing Markets
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Microfinance and missing markets, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
43. Taxes, Prisons, and CFOs: The Effects of Increased Punishment on Corporate Tax Compliance in Ecuador
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (14)

2010

44. General equilibrium effects of land market restrictions on labor market: evidence from wages in Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2009

45. Assessing the Frontiers of Ultra-Poverty Reduction: Evidence from CFPR/TUP, an Innovative Program in Bangladesh
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (24)
46. Financial Liberalization, Financial Restraint and Entrepreneurial Development
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (8)
47. Lazy Banks? Government Borrowing and Private Credit in Developing Countries
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (18)
48. Public Information and Household Expectations in Developing Countries: Evidence From a Natural Experiment
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy

2008

49. Cultural Inheritance, Gender, and Intergenerational Occupational Mobility: Evidence from a Developing Economy
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy
50. Estimating Import Demand Function in Developing Countries: A Structural Econometric Approach with Applications to India and Sri Lanka
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Estimating an Import Demand Function in Developing Countries: A Structural Econometric Approach with Applications to India and Sri Lanka, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
51. The Extent of the Market and Stages of Agricultural Specialization
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The extent of the market and stages of agricultural specialization, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2012) View citations (49) (2012)

2004

52. Is Black Market Exchange Rate a Good Indicator of Equilibrium Exchange Rate? A Simple Test With Evidence From South Asia
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
53. Price Neutral Tax reform With an Informal Economy
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (5)
    Also in Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (7)

2003

54. After the "License Raj": Economic Liberalization and Aggregate Private Investment in India
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
55. Gender, generations, and nonfarm participation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2002

56. Foreign Trade Regimes and Import Demand Function: Evidence from Sri Lanka
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany
57. Marketing externalities and market development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
58. On Selective Indirect Tax Reform in Developing Countries
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article On selective indirect tax reform in developing countries, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (274) (2005)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Making the most of coresident data: Credible evidence on intergenerational mobility with sibling correlation
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 176, (C)

2024

2. Complementarities and intergenerational educational mobility: Theory and evidence from Indonesia
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 225, (C), 170-191 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Complementarities and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia, MPRA Paper (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
3. Temporary trade shocks and regional development: evidence from the closure of Abidjan port
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, 24, (2), 333-352

2023

4. Occupational dualism and intergenerational educational mobility in the rural economy: evidence from China and India
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023, 21, (3), 743-773 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Occupational Dualism and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in the Rural Economy: Evidence from China and India, SocArXiv (2021) (2021)

2022

5. Bridge to bigpush or backwash? Market integration, reallocation and productivity effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
   (Agricultural technology choice and transport)
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22, (4), 853-871 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Bridge to Bigpush or Backwash? Market Integration, Reallocation, and Productivity Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2021

6. Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13, (3), 202-36 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
7. Microfinance and missing markets
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2021, 54, (1), 34-67 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Microfinance and Missing Markets, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (38) (2011)

2020

8. Distributional Effects of Corruption When Enforcement is Biased: Theory and Evidence from Bribery in Schools in Bangladesh
   Economica, 2020, 87, (348), 985-1015 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Distributional Effects of Corruption When Enforcement is Biased: Theory and Evidence from Bribery in Schools in Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
9. Microfinance and Moneylenders: Long-run Effects of MFIs on Informal Credit Market in Bangladesh
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2020, 20, (3), 35 View citations (4)
   Also in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2020, 20, (3), 35 (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Microfinance and Moneylenders: Long-run Effects of MFIs on Informal Credit Market in Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
10. Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2020, 20, (3), 36 View citations (5)
    Also in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2020, 20, (3), 36 (2020) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2018

11. Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages, and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh
    World Development, 2018, 109, (C), 470-482 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
12. Beyond dualism: Agricultural productivity, small towns, and structural change in Bangladesh
    World Development, 2018, 107, (C), 264-276 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Beyond Dualism: Agricultural Productivity, Small Towns, and Structural Change in Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
13. When Measure Matters: Coresidency, Truncation Bias, and Intergenerational Mobility in Developing Countries
    Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53, (3), 589-607 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper When measure matters: coresidency, truncation bias, and intergenerational mobility in developing countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2017

14. Land Market Restrictions, Women's Labour Force Participation and Wages in a Rural Economy
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (5), 747-768 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Land market restrictions, women's labor force participation, and wages in a rural economy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2015

15. Gender, Geography, and Generations: Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-Reform India
    World Development, 2015, 72, (C), 362-380 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Gender, Geography and Generations: Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-reform India, MPRA Paper (2014) (2014)

2014

16. Assessing the Frontiers of Ultrapoverty Reduction: Evidence from Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction/Targeting the Ultra-poor, an Innovative Program in Bangladesh
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 62, (2), 339 - 380 View citations (28)
17. Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam
    Journal of Development Studies, 2014, 50, (4), 481-501 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

18. Access to Markets and Rural Poverty: Evidence from Household Consumption in China
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (2), 682-697 View citations (109)

2012

19. Public Information and Inflation Expectations: Microeconometric Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (4), 860-877 View citations (11)
20. The extent of the market and stages of agricultural specialization
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2012, 45, (3), 1125-1153 View citations (49)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2012, 45, (3), 1125-1153 (2012) View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper The Extent of the Market and Stages of Agricultural Specialization, Working Papers (2008) View citations (6) (2008)

2011

21. Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in Rural Economy: Evidence from Nepal and Vietnam
    Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46, (2) View citations (50)

2010

22. Estimating an Import Demand Function in Developing Countries: A Structural Econometric Approach with Applications to India and Sri Lanka
    Review of International Economics, 2010, 18, (2), 307-319 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Estimating Import Demand Function in Developing Countries: A Structural Econometric Approach with Applications to India and Sri Lanka, Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2007

23. Economic liberalization and price response of aggregate private investment: time series evidence from India
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40, (3), 914-934 View citations (20)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2007, 40, (3), 914-934 (2007) View citations (14)

2005

24. On selective indirect tax reform in developing countries
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (4), 599-623 View citations (274)
    See also Working Paper On Selective Indirect Tax Reform in Developing Countries, International Trade (2002) View citations (20) (2002)
25. Revenue-increasing and welfare-enhancing reform of taxes on exports
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 77, (1), 277-292 View citations (31)

2000

26. Corruption and Entry Deterrence
    Bangladesh Development Studies, 2000, 26, (4), 69-87 View citations (2)

1999

27. Weak separability of non-tradables from consumer good imports: A simple test with evidence from Bangladesh
    Economics Letters, 1999, 63, (2), 225-234 View citations (2)

1997

28. A Critical Review of the Econometric Modelling of Aggregate Imports of Bangladesh
    Bangladesh Development Studies, 1997, 25, (1-2), 159-171

1996

29. Foreign exchange rationing and the aggregate import demand function
    Economics Letters, 1996, 51, (3), 315-322 View citations (18)