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Working Papers

2020

1. DEMOGRAPHIC SHOCKS AND WOMEN'S LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1918 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC IN INDIA
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2020) View citations (7)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (6)

2019

2. Community Origins of Industrial Entrepreneurship in Pre-Independence India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2019)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2019)
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2018)

2018

3. Falling Behind and Catching up: India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
4. Falling Behind and Catching up: India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (1)
   Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (1)
   Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Falling behind and catching up: India's transition from a colonial economy, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
5. Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874
   CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (13)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2017)
   Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2017)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Japan and the great divergence, 730–1874, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2015

6. India and the great divergence: an Anglo-Indian comparison of GDP per capita, 1600–1871
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (40)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2012) View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article India and the great divergence: An Anglo-Indian comparison of GDP per capita, 1600–1871, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2015) View citations (39) (2015)
7. Japan And The Great Divergence, 725-1874
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2015) View citations (13)

2013

8. Discrimination or Social Networks? Industrial Investment in Colonial India
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013)
   Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2013)
   See also Journal Article Discrimination or Social Networks? Industrial Investment in Colonial India, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
9. Unfree Labour: Did Indenture Reduce Labour Supply to Tea Plantations in Assam?
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (1)

2010

10. Indian GDP Before 1870: Some Preliminary Estimates and a Comparison with Britain
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2007

11. THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF INDIA’S SERVICE-LED DEVELOPMENT: A SECTORAL ANALYSIS OF ANGLO-INDIAN PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES, 1870-2000
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The historical roots of India's service-led development: A sectoral analysis of Anglo-Indian productivity differences, 1870-2000, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2006

12. Unions, Wages and Labour Productivity: Evidence from Indian Cotton Mills
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2006)
13. Were American Parents Really Selfish? Child Labour in the 19th Century
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2005

14. Cotton Textiles and the Great Divergence: Lancashire, India and Shifting Competitive Advantage, 1600-1850
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
15. Cotton textiles and the great divergence: Lancashire, India and shifting comparative advantage, 1600-1850
    Working Papers, Economic History Society View citations (4)
16. The Early Modern Great Divergence: Wages, Prices and Economic Development in Europe and Asia, 1500-1800
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article The early modern great divergence: wages, prices and economic development in Europe and Asia, 1500–1800, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2006) View citations (127) (2006)

2002

17. Partial Privatization and Yardstick Competition: Evidence from Employment Dynamics in Bangladesh
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (4)
18. Privatization, Yardstick Competition and Employment Dynamics: Evidence from Bangladesh
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)

1995

19. Collusion in the Indian Tea Industry in the Great Depression: An Analysis of Panel Data
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (1995)
    See also Journal Article Collusion in the Indian Tea Industry in the Great Depression: An Analysis of Panel Data, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (1997) View citations (6) (1997)

1994

20. THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND BRAZIL’S CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR: A RE-EXAMINATION
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
    See also Journal Article The Great Depression and Brazil' s capital goods sector: a re-examination, Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil) (1997) View citations (1) (1997)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Falling behind and catching up: India's transition from a colonial economy
   Economic History Review, 2019, 72, (3), 803-827 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Falling Behind and Catching up: India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
2. Japan and the great divergence, 730–1874
   Explorations in Economic History, 2019, 72, (C), 1-22 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874, CEI Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (13) (2018)
3. Tim Dyson, A population history of India: from the first modern people to the present day (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. v+310. 15 figs. 26 tabs. 3 maps. ISBN 9780198829058 Hbk. £35)
   Economic History Review, 2019, 72, (3), 1112-1114

2017

4. Reputational Consequences of Labor Coercion: Evidence from Assam's Tea Plantations
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 431-439 View citations (9)

2016

5. Roman Studer, The great divergence reconsidered: Europe, India and the rise to global economic power ( Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Pp. xii+231. 38 figs. 9 tabs. ISBN 9781107020542 Hbk. £65.00)
   Economic History Review, 2016, 69, (3), 1038-1039

2015

6. India and the great divergence: An Anglo-Indian comparison of GDP per capita, 1600–1871
   Explorations in Economic History, 2015, 55, (C), 58-75 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper India and the great divergence: an Anglo-Indian comparison of GDP per capita, 1600–1871, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) View citations (40) (2015)

2014

7. Discrimination or Social Networks? Industrial Investment in Colonial India
   The Journal of Economic History, 2014, 74, (1), 141-168 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Discrimination or Social Networks? Industrial Investment in Colonial India, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (2013) (2013)
8. Douglas E. Haynes, Small town capitalism in western India: artisans, merchants and the making of the informal economy, 1870–1960 ( Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pp. xv + 344. 17 illus. 2 maps. 12 tabs. ISBN 9780521193337 Hbk. £65/US$99)
   Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (2), 601-602
9. Where have all the brides gone? Son preference and marriage in India over the twentieth century
   Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (1), 1-24 View citations (21)

2012

10. Parental altruism and child labor: examining the historical evidence from the United States
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (3), 249-266

2011

11. Wages, unions, and labour productivity: evidence from Indian cotton mills
    Economic History Review, 2011, 64, 76-98 View citations (6)
    Also in Economic History Review, 2011, 64, (s1), 76-98 (2011) View citations (5)

2010

12. From coffee to tea cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: an economic and social history – By Roland Wenzlhuemer
    Economic History Review, 2010, 63, (3), 836-837
13. Stages of Capital: Law, Culture, and Market Governance in Late Colonial India. By Ritu Birla. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2009
    The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (2), 521-522
14. The historical roots of India's service-led development: A sectoral analysis of Anglo-Indian productivity differences, 1870-2000
    Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (3), 264-278 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF INDIA’S SERVICE-LED DEVELOPMENT: A SECTORAL ANALYSIS OF ANGLO-INDIAN PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES, 1870-2000, Economic Research Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2009

15. Lancashire, India, and shifting competitive advantage in cotton textiles, 1700–1850: the neglected role of factor prices1
    Economic History Review, 2009, 62, (2), 279-305 View citations (39)

2007

16. India's development in the era of growth
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2007, 23, (2), 135-142 View citations (5)
17. India's missing girls: biology, customs, and economic development
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2007, 23, (2), 221-238 View citations (17)
18. The economic history of India, 1857–1947 – By Tirthankar Roy
    Economic History Review, 2007, 60, (4), 859-860

2006

19. Partial privatization and yardstick competition
    The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (3), 459-477 View citations (6)
20. The early modern great divergence: wages, prices and economic development in Europe and Asia, 1500–1800
    Economic History Review, 2006, 59, (1), 2-31 View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper The Early Modern Great Divergence: Wages, Prices and Economic Development in Europe and Asia, 1500-1800, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (45) (2005)

2005

21. Why did Collusion Fail? The Indian Jute Industry in the Inter-War Years
    Business History, 2005, 47, (4), 532-552

2001

22. THE INTERNATIONAL TEA CARTEL DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, 1929–1933
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (1), 144-159 View citations (10)

1998

23. Real exchange rates and manufactured exports: A study of India's potential exports to the U.S.A
    Journal of Asian Economics, 1998, 9, (2), 333-344 View citations (1)

1997

24. Collusion in the Indian Tea Industry in the Great Depression: An Analysis of Panel Data
    Explorations in Economic History, 1997, 34, (2), 155-173 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Collusion in the Indian Tea Industry in the Great Depression: An Analysis of Panel Data, Discussion Paper (1995) (1995)
25. The Great Depression and Brazil' s capital goods sector: a re-examination
    Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 1997, 51, (2) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND BRAZIL’S CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR: A RE-EXAMINATION, Working papers (1994) (1994)