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Working Papers

2024

1. Do Religious People Cope Better in a Crisis? Evidence from the UK Pandemic Lockdowns
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2024)
2. Religion, Population and the Environment
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2023

3. Economic Shocks and Religious Conflict in Medieval India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
4. Religion, Covid-19 and Mental Health
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   See also Journal Article Religion, Covid-19 and mental health, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

5. A City of God: Afterlife Beliefs and Job Support in Brazil
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2022) View citations (6)

2021

6. Probabilistic Choice Models
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2020

7. A Simulation Study of How Religious Fundamentalism Takes Root
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   See also Journal Article A simulation study of how religious fundamentalism takes root, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
8. Religion and Discrimination: A Review Essay of Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   See also Journal Article Religion and Discrimination: A Review Essay of Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2022) (2022)

2018

9. Culture and Colonial Legacy: Evidence from Public Goods Games
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Culture and colonial legacy: Evidence from public goods games, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
10. Economic Shocks and Temple Desecrations in Medieval India
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (5)

2017

11. Holy Wars? Temple desecrations in Medieval India
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (3)

2016

12. How Fundamentalism Takes Root: A Simulation Study
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
13. Religion and Depression in Adolescence
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2016) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Religion and Depression in Adolescence, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (63) (2019)

2015

14. Religious Riots and Electoral Politics in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Religious riots and electoral politics in India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
15. The New Economics of Religion
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2015) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The New Economics of Religion, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (207) (2016)

2014

16. Divine Competition: Religious Organisations and Service Provision in India
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (11)

2013

17. Missing Women in the United Kingdom
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Missing women in the United Kingdom, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2012

18. A Reason for Unreason: Returns-Based Beliefs in Game Theory
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2010)

2011

19. Divine Innovation: Religion and Service Provision by Religious Organizations in India
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (2)

2010

20. Communication and Marketing of Services by Religious Organizations in India
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Communication and marketing of services by religious organizations in India, Journal of Business Research, Elsevier (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
21. Dominance and Innovation
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2009

22. Missing women and India's religious demography
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
23. Social Interactions, Ethnicity and Fertility in Kenya
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (5)

2008

24. Returns-Based Beliefs and The Prisoner’s Dilemma
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
25. The Rationality of Irrationality for Managers: Returns- Based Beliefs and the Traveller’s Dilemma
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2007

26. The Effectiveness of Jobs Reservation: Caste, Religion, and Economic Status in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (37)

2006

27. The Economics of Consanguinity
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (3)
28. The economics of consanguineous marriages
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Consanguineous Marriages, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2005

29. The Decomposition of Inter-Group Differences in a Logit Model: Extending the Oaxaca-Blinder Approach with an Application to School Enrolment in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (27)

2004

30. Multiple Social Interaction and Reproductive Externalities: An Investigation of Fertility Behaviour in Kenya
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
    Also in Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (4)
31. Religion and Fertility in India: The role of son preference and daughter aversion
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (7)

2002

32. Vidya, Veda, and Varna: The Influence of Religion and Caste on Education in Rural India
    ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Vidya, Veda, and Varna: The influence of religion and caste on education in rural India, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (82) (2005)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Religion, Covid-19 and mental health
   European Economic Review, 2023, 160, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Religion, Covid-19 and Mental Health, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

2. Religion and Discrimination: A Review Essay of Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2022, 60, (1), 256-78
   See also Working Paper Religion and Discrimination: A Review Essay of Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2020) (2020)

2021

3. A simulation study of how religious fundamentalism takes root
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 192, (C), 465-481 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A Simulation Study of How Religious Fundamentalism Takes Root, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2020) (2020)
4. Learning from near misses from COVID-19
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, 118, (40), e2108269118

2020

5. Culture and colonial legacy: Evidence from public goods games
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 173, (C), 107-129 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Culture and Colonial Legacy: Evidence from Public Goods Games, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
6. Social interactions, Ethnicity, Religion, and Fertility in Kenya
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 329-365 View citations (2)
   Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 329-365 (2020) View citations (2)

2019

7. Religion and Depression in Adolescence
   Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (3), 1178 - 1209 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Religion and Depression in Adolescence, Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2018

8. Religious riots and electoral politics in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 131, (C), 104-122 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Religious Riots and Electoral Politics in India, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2016

9. The New Economics of Religion
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2016, 54, (2), 395-441 View citations (207)
   See also Working Paper The New Economics of Religion, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2014

10. Communication and marketing of services by religious organizations in India
    Journal of Business Research, 2014, 67, (2), 59-67 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Communication and Marketing of Services by Religious Organizations in India, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2013

11. Missing Women and India’s Religious Demography
    Journal of South Asian Development, 2013, 8, (3), 301-331 View citations (1)
12. Missing women in the United Kingdom
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2013, 2, (1), 1-19 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Missing Women in the United Kingdom, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
13. The Economics of Consanguineous Marriages
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (3), 904-918 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The economics of consanguineous marriages, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2012

14. Dominance and innovation: a returns‐based beliefs approach
    Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 2012, 28, (3), 264-281

2006

15. Real options and demographic decisions
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 80, (1), 39-58 View citations (12)

2005

16. Social capital, economic growth and regional development
    Regional Studies, 2005, 39, (8), 1015-1040 View citations (78)
17. Vidya, Veda, and Varna: The influence of religion and caste on education in rural India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41, (8), 1369-1404 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Vidya, Veda, and Varna: The Influence of Religion and Caste on Education in Rural India, ICER Working Papers (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

2003

18. Religion, Reproduction and Development in Contemporary India
    Development, 2003, 46, (4), 50-56 View citations (2)

Edited books

2019

1. Advances in the Economics of Religion
   International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (14)

Chapters

2019

1. Introduction
   Palgrave Macmillan
2. Religion and Demography
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2018

3. Religion and institutions
   Chapter 20 in A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics, 2018, pp 178-186