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Working Papers
2023
- Using Behavioral Economics to Reduce Poverty and Oppression
CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
2021
- Participatory Theater Empowers Women: Evidence from India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2019
- The Third Function of Law Is to Transform Cultural Categories
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
2018
- The making of behavioral development economics
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
2017
- The whys of social exclusion: insights from behavioral economics
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The Whys of Social Exclusion: Insights from Behavioral Economics, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
2016
- Can the culture of honor lead to inefficient conventions ? experimental evidence from India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Caste system
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Striving for balance in economics: towards a theory of the social determination of behavior
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (71)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Striving for balance in economics: Towards a theory of the social determination of behavior, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2016) View citations (63) (2016)
2015
- "Small miracles"-- behavioral insights to improve development policy: World Development Report 2015
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
See also Chapter “Small Miracles” — Behavioral Insights to Improve Development Policy: The World Development Report 2015, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2016) (2016)
- Behavioral economics and social exclusion: can interventions overcome prejudice ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
See also Chapter Behavioral Economics and Social Exclusion: Can Interventions Overcome Prejudice?, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2016) (2016)
2012
- Making up people -- the effect of identity on preferences and performance in a modernizing society
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2011
- Tastes, Castes, and Culture: The Influence of Society on Preferences
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (84)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (80) ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich (2011) View citations (84)
2010
- Caste and punishment: the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement
IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich 
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (3) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Caste and Punishment: the Legacy of Caste Culture in Norm Enforcement, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (84) (2011)
- Dysfunctional finance: positive shocks and negative outcomes
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article Dysfunctional Finance: Positive Shocks and Negative Outcomes, Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter (2010) (2010)
- Equilibrium Fictions: A Cognitive Approach to Societal Rigidity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (29)
See also Journal Article Equilibrium Fictions: A Cognitive Approach to Societal Rigidity, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (35) (2010)
2008
- Exiting a lawless state
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Exiting a Lawless State, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
- Joseph E. Stiglitz
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
- Political Alternation as a Restraint on Investing in Influence: Evidence from the Post-Communist Transition
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (9)
- Spite and development
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (79)
See also Journal Article Spite and Development, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (87) (2008)
2007
- What Can Economists Explain by Taking into Account People’s Perceptions of Fairness: Punishing Cheats, Bargaining Impasse, and Self-Perpetuating Inequalities
Working Papers, eSocialSciences
2005
- The Creation of the Rule of Law and the Legitimacy of Property Rights: The Political and Economic Consequences of a Corrupt Privatization
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (20)
- The kin system as a poverty trap?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (47)
2004
- Belief systems and durable inequalities: an experimental investigation of Indian caste
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (55)
- Homeownership, community interactions, and segregation
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Homeownership, Community Interactions, and Segregation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (32) (2005)
- The transition from communism: a diagrammatic exposition of obstacles to the demand for the rule of law
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
2002
- After the Big Bang? Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (43)
See also Journal Article After the Big Bang? Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (167) (2004)
2000
- Home Ownership, Local Interactions and Segregation
Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (1)
1994
- Non-Leaky Buckets: Optimal Redistributive Taxation and Agency Costs
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Non-leaky buckets: Optimal redistributive taxation and agency costs, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (39) (1995)
Journal Articles
2018
- The Whys of Social Exclusion: Insights from Behavioral Economics
The World Bank Research Observer, 2018, 33, (1), 1-33 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper The whys of social exclusion: insights from behavioral economics, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
2016
- Striving for balance in economics: Towards a theory of the social determination of behavior
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 126, (PB), 25-57 View citations (63)
See also Working Paper Striving for balance in economics: towards a theory of the social determination of behavior, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (71) (2016)
2014
- Making up people—The effect of identity on performance in a modernizing society
Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 118-131 View citations (56)
2011
- Caste and Punishment: the Legacy of Caste Culture in Norm Enforcement
Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (556), F449-F475 View citations (84)
See also Working Paper Caste and punishment: the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement, IEW - Working Papers (2010) (2010)
- Introduction: Tastes, Castes and Culture: the Influence of Society on Preferences
Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (556), F396-F412 View citations (119)
2010
- Dysfunctional Finance: Positive Shocks and Negative Outcomes
Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (1), 24 
See also Working Paper Dysfunctional finance: positive shocks and negative outcomes, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) (2010)
- Equilibrium Fictions: A Cognitive Approach to Societal Rigidity
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 141-46 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Equilibrium Fictions: A Cognitive Approach to Societal Rigidity, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (36) (2010)
- TURNOVER IN POWER AS A RESTRAINT ON INVESTING IN INFLUENCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE POSTCOMMUNIST TRANSITION
Economics and Politics, 2010, 22, (3), 329-361 View citations (4)
2008
- Exiting a Lawless State
Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (531), 1474-1497 View citations (7)
Also in Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (531), 1474-1497 (2008) View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Exiting a lawless state, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
- Spite and Development
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 494-99 View citations (87)
See also Working Paper Spite and development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (79) (2008)
2006
- Discrimination, Social Identity, and Durable Inequalities
American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 206-211 View citations (176)
2005
- Homeownership, Community Interactions, and Segregation
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1167-1189 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Homeownership, community interactions, and segregation, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (7) (2004)
- Opportunity is not everything
The Economics of Transition, 2005, 13, (3), 445-472 View citations (12)
2004
- After the Big Bang? Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies
American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 753-763 View citations (167)
See also Working Paper After the Big Bang? Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (26) (2002)
2003
- Le processus de transition dans les économies post-communistes: vers une économie politique des droits de propriété
Revue d’économie du développement, 2003, 11, (2), 91-109
- Paths of Institutional Development: A View from Economic History
The World Bank Research Observer, 2003, 18, (2), 205-226 View citations (21)
1998
- Moneylenders and bankers: price-increasing subsidies in a monopolistically competitive market
Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (2), 485-518 View citations (84)
Also in Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 52, (2), 429-462 (1997) View citations (81)
1997
- Bayesian learning in an infant industry model
Journal of International Economics, 1997, 43, (3-4), 409-436 View citations (23)
1996
- Local suppliers of credit in the Third World, 1750-1960: Gareth Austin and Kaoru Sugihara, eds., (The Macmillan Press, London and St. Martin's Press, New York, 1993), ISBN 0-333-52320-2 (The Macmillan Press), ISBN 0-312-08559-1 (St. Martin's Press), pp. 318, $65.00
Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (2), 403-407
- Market Failures and the Distribution of Wealth: A Perspective from the Economics of Information
Politics & Society, 1996, 24, (4), 411-432 View citations (10)
1995
- Non-leaky buckets: Optimal redistributive taxation and agency costs
Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 58, (3), 365-390 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper Non-Leaky Buckets: Optimal Redistributive Taxation and Agency Costs, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (16) (1994)
1994
- A reexamination of the neoclassical trade model under uncertainty
Journal of International Economics, 1994, 36, (1-2), 1-27 View citations (5)
- The second theorem of the second best
Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 54, (2), 223-242 View citations (24)
1991
- Introduction: Agricultural Taxation and Land Rights Systems
The World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (1), 85-91 View citations (2)
- Land Taxes, Output Taxes, and Sharecropping: Was Henry George Right?
The World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (1), 93-111 View citations (15)
1990
- Imperfect Information and Rural Credit Markets--Puzzles and Policy Perspectives
The World Bank Economic Review, 1990, 4, (3), 235-50 View citations (184)
Chapters
2023
- Lab-in-the-Field Experiments
Springer
2016
- Behavioral Economics and Social Exclusion: Can Interventions Overcome Prejudice?
Palgrave Macmillan
See also Working Paper Behavioral economics and social exclusion: can interventions overcome prejudice ?, The World Bank (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
- “Small Miracles” — Behavioral Insights to Improve Development Policy: The World Development Report 2015
Palgrave Macmillan
See also Working Paper "Small miracles"-- behavioral insights to improve development policy: World Development Report 2015, The World Bank (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
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