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Working Papers

2023

1. Does Economic Freedom Moderate Perceived Corruption for Firms in India?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

2. Human Capital and Self-Employment in India: An Empirical Analysis for Different Cohorts
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Indignity of Labor: Role of Occupational Prestige in Unemployment
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
4. Lockdown and Rural Joblessness in India: Gender Inequality in Employment?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2021

5. OIL PRICES AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2020

6. Expert Habitat: A Colonization Conjecture for Exoplanetary Habitability via penalized multi-objective optimization and Swarm Clustering based candidate validation
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
7. Leveraging Non-Farm Income: Micro-evidence of Occupational Choice for Rural Households in India
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2019

8. Seeking Rent in the Informal Sector
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article SEEKING RENT IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2018

9. ALVEC, auto-scaling by lotka volterra elastic cloud: a qos aware non linear dynamical allocation model
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
10. Quantitative Study of Tea Industry in India: Market, Pricing and Organization
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2017

11. On Asymmetric Migration Patterns from Developing Countries
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)

2016

12. A brief review of the economics of illegal migration
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
13. Bye-laws and user-charges at the panchayat level: a case study of West Bengal
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
14. Multi-market firms and export quota: effects of withdrawal of the multi fiber arrangement
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Chapter Multi-Market Firms and Export Quota: Effects of Withdrawal of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement, India Studies in Business and Economics, Springer (2016) (2016)
15. Public Expenditure, Demography and Growth: Theory and Evidence from India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)

2015

16. A study of demographic and financial changes in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    See also Chapter A Study of Demographic and Financial Changes in India, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
17. Climate Change, Agricultural Production, and Poverty in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Climate Change, Agricultural Production, and Poverty in India, Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion, and Well-Being, Springer (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
18. Liberalized trade policy and inequality: Evidence from Post-Multi-Fibre Arrangement India and some theoretical issues
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
19. Short-term Migration and Intergenerational Persistence of Industry in Rural India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
20. The wage response in exporting firms: evidence from machinery and chemical industries in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2014

21. Education and Self-Employment: South Asian Immigrants in the US Labor Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
22. The unorganised sector and access to finance in rural India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2013

23. Unemployment Benefit and Nascent Entrepreneurship
    Working Papers, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio

2012

24. Corruption, Shadow Economy and Income Inequality: Evidence from Asia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
25. Informal sector and the developing world: relating theory and evidence to India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
26. Public and Private Sector Jobs, Unreported Income and Consumption Gap in India: Evidence from Micro-Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Public and private sector jobs, unreported income and consumption gap in India: Evidence from micro-data, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2011

27. Asymmetric Information in the Labor Market, Immigrants and Contract Menu
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
28. Emigration, Finite Changes and Wage Inequality
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Emigration, Finite Changes and Wage Inequality, Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
29. Firm Heterogeneity, Informal Wage and Good Governance
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011)
    See also Journal Article Firm Heterogeneity, Informal Wage and Good Governance, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (13) (2012)
30. Informal Sector and Corruption: An Empirical Investigation for India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
31. Religious Minorities and Provision of Public Goods: Evidence from Rural West Bengal
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)

2010

32. The multi fibre arrangement and South Asia
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2009

33. Emigration, Wage Inequality and Vanishing Sectors
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (4)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (7)
34. International labor migration, asymmetric information and occupational choice
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
35. Labor market reform and poverty – the role of informal sector
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Chapter LABOR MARKET REFORM AND POVERTY – THE ROLE OF INFORMAL SECTOR, World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
36. Recession in the Skilled Sector and Implications for Informal Wage
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Recession in the skilled sector and implications for informal wage, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2008

37. Labor productivity growth, informal wage and capital mobility: A general equilibrium analysis
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
38. Migrant remittances in the state of Kerala, India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2007

39. Migration Taxes and Human Capital Formation: Some Implications for Development
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
40. The Urban Informal Sector and Poverty: Effects of Trade Reform and Capital Mobility in India
    Working Papers MPIA, PEP-MPIA View citations (9)

2006

41. Entrepreneurial culture, occupational choice and tax policy
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
42. The Corporate Debt Market: A Firm-Level Panel Study for India
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2004

43. Wages, labour mobility and international trade
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

Journal Articles

2024

1. Environmental policy implementation, gender, and corruption
   Economics of Governance, 2024, 25, (2), 257-290

2023

2. Informal sector in India and adoption of digital technologies
   Indian Growth and Development Review, 2023, 16, (3), 230-246
3. Oil price shock and informal workers in dual labor markets
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2023, 75, (4), 869-879

2022

4. Innovation and Perceived Corruption: A Firm-Level Analysis for India
   Business and Politics, 2022, 24, (2), 151-170 View citations (3)
5. Pollution Abatement and Production Outsourcing in India
   Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2022, 22, (1), 83-97 View citations (2)
6. Women's rights and financial development
   Economics Bulletin, 2022, 42, (3), 1257 - 1265

2021

7. Corruption control, shadow economy and income inequality: Evidence from Asia
   Economic Systems, 2021, 45, (2) View citations (12)
8. Gravity Models in International Trade: An Exploration in Econo-Physics
   South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, 2021, 10, (1), 72-104 View citations (1)
9. Transboundary pollution, land use and abatement policy
   Economic Analysis and Policy, 2021, 72, (C), 169-175 View citations (1)
10. What influences entrepreneurship among skilled immigrants in the USA? Evidence from micro-data
    Business Economics, 2021, 56, (3), 146-154

2020

11. Does state-level per capita income affect juvenile delinquency? An empirical analysis for Indian states
    Economic Modelling, 2020, 87, (C), 109-120 View citations (5)
12. SEEKING RENT IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2020, 91, (1), 151-164 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Seeking Rent in the Informal Sector, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2019

13. International Capital Flows, Land Conversion and Wage Inequality in Poor Countries
    Open Economies Review, 2019, 30, (5), 933-945 View citations (6)
14. Predicting the direction of stock market prices using tree-based classifiers
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2019, 47, (C), 552-567 View citations (53)
15. Trade, migration costs and asymmetric migration patterns
    The World Economy, 2019, 42, (9), 2629-2648 View citations (3)

2018

16. Outsourcing and Productivity During Economic Crisis: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms
    Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice, 2018, 17, (2), 168-182 View citations (7)
17. Relating rule of law and budgetary allocation for tourism: Does per capita income growth make a difference for Indian states?
    Economic Modelling, 2018, 71, (C), 263-271 View citations (4)
18. Tax Evasion and Provision of Public Goods: Implications for Wage and Employment
    Studies in Microeconomics, 2018, 6, (1-2), 84-99 View citations (1)
19. The labor market in India since the 1990s
    IZA World of Labor, 2018, 425 View citations (3)

2017

20. A Model of Smuggling and Trafficking of Illegal Immigrants with a Host Country Policy
    Review of Development Economics, 2017, 21, (3), 698-712 View citations (5)
21. Does technology diffusion help to reduce emission intensity? Evidence from organized manufacturing and agriculture in India
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2017, 48, (C), 30-41 View citations (10)
22. Multi Fibre Arrangement and Wage Inequality: Firm and State-level Evidence from India and a Theoretical Model
    The World Economy, 2017, 40, (7), 1473-1493

2016

23. Are religious minorities deprived of public good provisions?: Regional evidence from India
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2016, 50, (1), 351-372 View citations (1)
24. Do economic reforms hurt or help the informal labor market?
    IZA World of Labor, 2016, 263 View citations (1)
25. FDI and Business Internationalization of the Unorganized Sector: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing
    World Development, 2016, 83, (C), 340-349 View citations (15)
26. MFN Tariff Rates and Carbon Emission: Evidence from Lower-Middle-Income Countries
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2016, 64, (3), 493-510 View citations (4)
27. To educate or not to educate: Impact of public policies in developing countries
    Economic Modelling, 2016, 56, (C), 94-101 View citations (3)

2015

28. Skilled and Unskilled Immigrants and Entrepreneurship in a Developed Country
    Review of Development Economics, 2015, 19, (3), 666-682 View citations (8)

2014

29. Broader Implications of Labor Market Reforms in India: A General Equilibrium Perspective
    Indian Economic Review, 2014, 49, (1), 27-35 View citations (3)
30. Public and private sector jobs, unreported income and consumption gap in India: Evidence from micro-data
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2014, 29, (C), 285-300 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Public and Private Sector Jobs, Unreported Income and Consumption Gap in India: Evidence from Micro-Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)
31. Sectoral Technical Progress and Aggregate Skill Formation
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2014, 14, (2), 159-172 View citations (2)
32. Unemployment Benefits and Entrepreneurship
    The Japanese Economic Review, 2014, 65, (1), 122-128 View citations (2)

2013

33. Corruption and persistent informality: An empirical investigation for India
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2013, 27, (C), 357-373 View citations (22)
34. Emigration, Finite Changes and Wage Inequality
    Economics and Politics, 2013, 25, (1), 61-71 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Emigration, Finite Changes and Wage Inequality, Discussion Papers Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
35. Emigration, unemployment and welfare – The role of non-traded sector
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2013, 24, (C), 298-305 View citations (9)
36. Interest Rate, Human Capital and Tax
    Review of Market Integration, 2013, 5, (1), 71-82
37. International Capital Flow, Vanishing Industries and Two-sided Wage Inequality
    Pacific Economic Review, 2013, 18, (5), 574-583 View citations (9)
38. Product variety, finite changes and wage inequality
    Economic Modelling, 2013, 35, (C), 610-613 View citations (8)
39. Recession, terms of trade, and immigrants
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2013, 16, (4), 368-379 View citations (1)

2012

40. Book Review: Saman Kelegama (Ed.), Migration, Remittances and Development in South Asia
    South Asia Economic Journal, 2012, 13, (2), 335-337
41. Firm Heterogeneity, Informal Wage and Good Governance
    Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16, (4), 527-539 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Firm Heterogeneity, Informal Wage and Good Governance, Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
42. Migrant Taxes and International Migration Patterns
    South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, 2012, 1, (2), 231-243

2011

43. Recession in the skilled sector and implications for informal wage
    Research in Economics, 2011, 65, (3), 158-163 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Recession in the Skilled Sector and Implications for Informal Wage, MPRA Paper (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
44. WAGE SUBSIDY AND WELFARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    Economics and Politics, 2011, 23, (2), 239-253 View citations (1)

2010

45. Book Reviews
    New Zealand Economic Papers, 2010, 44, (3), 289-293

2009

46. Urban informal sector and poverty
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2009, 18, (4), 631-642 View citations (22)

2007

47. Agricultural prospects and informal wage in general equilibrium
    Economic Modelling, 2007, 24, (3), 380-385 View citations (10)
48. Protectionary bias in agriculture: A pure economic argument
    Ecological Economics, 2007, 63, (1), 160-164 View citations (8)
49. Trade Reform and Informal Wages
    Review of Development Economics, 2007, 11, (2), 313-320 View citations (31)

2006

50. Economic Reform, Skill Formation and Foreign Capital
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (1), 79-94 View citations (10)
51. Foreign Capital, Skill Formation, and Migration of Skilled Workers
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2006, 9, (2), 107-123 View citations (6)

2005

52. Emigration and wage inequality
    Economics Letters, 2005, 88, (1), 141-145 View citations (93)

2004

53. Capital Mobility and Informal Wage in a Small Economy—Two Examples
    South Asia Economic Journal, 2004, 5, (2), 261-266 View citations (3)
54. Skill formation and international migration: welfare perspective of developing countries
    Japan and the World Economy, 2004, 16, (1), 35-54 View citations (56)

2001

55. Informal sector in general equilibrium: welfare effects of trade policy reforms
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2001, 10, (3), 289-300 View citations (33)

Books

2015

1. Industrial and Labor Economics
   India Studies in Business and Economics, Springer

2014

2. International Trade and Economic Development
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (14)

2011

3. The Outsiders: Economic Reform and Informal Labour in a Developing Economy
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (55)

Edited books

2018

1. International Trade, Welfare, and the Theory of General Equilibrium
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (6)

Chapters

2024

1. Inflation, Indexation and Real Wage of Non-unionised Workers
   Springer
2. Trade in Intermediates, Industrial Threshold, and Sustainable Emission in South Asia
   Springer

2023

3. Does Job Prospect Influence School Enrolment for Women in South Asia?
   Springer

2019

4. Institutionalized costs and international migration patterns
   Chapter 7 in Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration, 2019, pp 194-208

2016

5. Multi-Market Firms and Export Quota: Effects of Withdrawal of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement
   Springer
   See also Working Paper Multi-market firms and export quota: effects of withdrawal of the multi fiber arrangement, University Library of Munich, Germany (2016) (2016)

2015

6. A Study of Demographic and Financial Changes in India
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper A study of demographic and financial changes in India, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
7. Asymmetric Information in the Labor Market
   Springer
8. Climate Change, Agricultural Production, and Poverty in India
   Springer View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Climate Change, Agricultural Production, and Poverty in India, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
9. Industrial Organization and the Labor Market
   Springer
10. Labor Markets in Developing and Transition Countries
    Springer
11. Labor Unions: Concepts, Models, and Public Policies
    Springer
12. Risk Sharing and Rent Sharing in the Labor Market
    Springer
13. The Dimensions of Labor Market in Developing and Transition Countries
    Springer
14. Trade in Services and Regional Specialization: Evidence and Theory
    Chapter 12 in THE REGION AND TRADE New Analytical Directions, 2015, pp 351-374

2009

15. LABOR MARKET REFORM AND POVERTY – THE ROLE OF INFORMAL SECTOR
    Chapter 11 in New And Enduring Themes In Development Economics, 2009, pp 229-240 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Labor market reform and poverty – the role of informal sector, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (4) (2009)