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Working Papers

2024

1. The Colonial Legacy in India: How Persistent Are the Effects of Historical Institutions?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. The Importance of Being Local? Administrative Decentralization and Human Development
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2023

3. Enfranchisement, Political Participation and Political Competition: Evidence from Colonial and Independent India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article Enfranchisement, Political Participation, and Political Competition: Evidence from Colonial and Independent India, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2025) (2025)
4. Ethnic conflict: the role of ethnic representation
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
   Also in QAPEC Discussion Papers, Quantitative and Analytical Political Economy Research Centre (2023)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2023)
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2023)

2021

5. Leader Identity and Coordination
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (6)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Leader Identity and Coordination, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
6. Religion and Abortion: The Role of Politician Identity
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (7)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (5)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2021) View citations (7)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   See also Journal Article Religion and abortion: The role of politician identity, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2020

7. Enfranchisement, Political Participation and Political Competition: Evidence from Colonial India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2018

8. The Road Not Taken: Gender Gaps along Paths to Political Power
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
   See also Journal Article The road not taken: Gender gaps along paths to political power, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (9) (2019)

2016

9. Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2)
10. Path-Breakers: How Does Women’s Political Participation Respond to Electoral Success?
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (15)

2014

11. Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (62)

2013

12. Promoting Shared Prosperity in South Asia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Promoting Shared Prosperity in South Asia, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
13. Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Religion, politician identity and development outcomes: Evidence from India, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (41) (2014)
    Chapter Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

14. Creating jobs in South Asia's conflict zones
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2011

15. The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (9)
    Also in Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2011) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (152) (2012)

2010

16. Conflict and Development: Lessons from South Asia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Conflict and Development—Lessons from South Asia, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
17. History Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article History, Institutions, and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (609) (2005)
18. Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2012) View citations (64) (2012)

2009

19. Mental Health in the Aftermath of Conflict
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (10)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (10)
20. The Bloody Millennium: Internal Conflict in South Asia
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (13)
21. The Cost of Property Rights: Establishing Institutions on the Philippine Frontier Under American Rule, 1898-1918
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (4)

2008

22. Direct versus Indirect Colonial Rule in India: Long-term Consequences
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Direct versus Indirect Colonial Rule in India: Long-Term Consequences, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (166) (2010)

2007

23. Poverty, social divisions, and conflict in Nepal
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
24. Public Action for Public Goods
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (30)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (40)
    See also Chapter Public Action for Public Goods, Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (18) (2008)

2003

25. Land rights and economic development: evidence from Vietnam
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)

Undated

26. Pathbreakers? Women’s Electoral Success and Future Political Participation
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Enfranchisement, Political Participation, and Political Competition: Evidence from Colonial and Independent India
   The Journal of Economic History, 2025, 85, (1), 33-71
   See also Working Paper Enfranchisement, Political Participation and Political Competition: Evidence from Colonial and Independent India, CEPR Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

2. Leader Identity and Coordination
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (1), 175-189 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Leader Identity and Coordination, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2021

3. Religion and abortion: The role of politician identity
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 153, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Religion and Abortion: The Role of Politician Identity, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2019

4. Economic transition and private-sector labor: Evidence from urban China
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (3), 579-600 View citations (2)
5. The road not taken: Gender gaps along paths to political power
   World Development, 2019, 119, (C), 68-80 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Road Not Taken: Gender Gaps along Paths to Political Power, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)

2018

6. Pathbreakers? Women's Electoral Success and Future Political Participation
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (613), 1844-1878 View citations (12)

2014

7. Religion, politician identity and development outcomes: Evidence from India
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 104, (C), 4-17 View citations (41)
   See also Chapter Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India, NBER Chapters, 2013, 4-17 (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
   Working Paper Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2013

8. Promoting Shared Prosperity in South Asia
   World Bank - Economic Premise, 2013, (110), 1-8 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Promoting Shared Prosperity in South Asia, World Bank Publications - Reports (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
9. Response to 'A Re-Examination of Banerjee and Iyer' by Iversen, Palmer-Jones and Sen
   Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (12), 1647-1650 View citations (3)

2012

10. The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (4), 165-93 View citations (152)
    See also Working Paper The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (9) (2011)
11. Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (3), 723-739 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2010) (2010)

2010

12. Conflict and Development—Lessons from South Asia
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2010, (31), 1-8 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Conflict and Development: Lessons from South Asia, World Bank Publications - Reports (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
13. Direct versus Indirect Colonial Rule in India: Long-Term Consequences
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (4), 693-713 View citations (166)
    See also Working Paper Direct versus Indirect Colonial Rule in India: Long-term Consequences, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
14. Geography, poverty and conflict in Nepal
    Journal of Peace Research, 2010, 47, (6), 735-748 View citations (96)

2008

15. Land Titling and Rural Transition in Vietnam
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (3), 531-579 View citations (126)

2005

16. History, Institutions, and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1190-1213 View citations (609)
    See also Working Paper History Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India, Working Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
17. History, Social Divisions, and Public Goods in Rural India
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 639-647 View citations (147)

Books

2016

1. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. View citations (2)
   See also Chapter Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets, World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

Chapters

2016

1. Dhārāvi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)
   Chapter 6 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 145-180
   Also in Chapter 7 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 181-189 (2016)
2. Hollywood in India: Protecting Intellectual Property (A)
   Chapter 8 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 191-214
   Also in Chapter 9 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 215-220 (2016)
3. India: The Challenges of Governance
   Chapter 14 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 403-446
4. Indonesia's OJK: Building Financial Stability
   Chapter 11 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 267-309
5. Indonesia: Growth and Stability in a Global Economy
   Chapter 15 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 447-493
6. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets
   Chapter 1 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 3-50 View citations (2)
   See also Book Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
7. Land Acquisition in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (C)
   Chapter 4 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 95-108 View citations (1)
8. Punjab and Kerala: Regional Development in India
   Chapter 10 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 223-266
9. Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)
   Chapter 2 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 53-88
10. Tata Motors in Singur: Public Purpose and Private Property (B)
    Chapter 3 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 89-94 View citations (1)
11. The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader
    Chapter 12 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 313-352
12. To Trade or Not to Trade: NAFTA and the Prospects for Free Trade in the Americas
    Chapter 13 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 353-400
13. Urbanizing China
    Chapter 5 in INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, 2016, pp 109-141

2013

14. Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
    A chapter in Economics of Religion and Culture, 2013, pp 4-17 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
    Journal Article Religion, politician identity and development outcomes: Evidence from India, Elsevier (2014) View citations (41) (2014)

2008

15. Public Action for Public Goods
    Elsevier View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Public Action for Public Goods, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (30) (2007)