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Working Papers

2013

1. For Better or for Worse: The Long-Term Effects of Postwar Reconstruction on Family Formation
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (2)

2012

2. Consumption and Social Identity: Evidence From India
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (52)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2010) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Consumption and social identity: Evidence from India, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (51) (2012)

2011

3. Rubble Women: The Long-Term Effects of Postwar Reconstruction on Female Labor Market Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (5)
4. The Persistence of Informality: Evidence from Panel Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (3)

2010

5. Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking: An Empirical Analysis
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (22)
6. Risk Attitudes and the Incidence of Informality among Workers: Evidence from a Transition Country
   ESCIRRU Working Papers, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (21)

2009

7. A Note on Informality in the Labor Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article A NOTE ON INFORMALITY IN THE LABOUR MARKET, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2012) View citations (16) (2012)
8. Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-Program Expansion and Economic Crisis
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-program Expansion and Economic Crisis, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2008

9. Comparative Advantage, Segmentation and Informal Earnings: A Marginal Treatment Effects Approach
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (46)
10. Does the Minimum Wage Have a Higher Impact on the Informal than on the Formal Labor Market? Evidence from Quasi-Experiments
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Does the minimum wage have a higher impact on the informal than on the formal labour market? Evidence from quasi-experiments, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (46) (2013)

2005

11. Crisis and Recovery in Argentina: Labor market, poverty, inequality and pro-poor growth dynamics
    Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Does the minimum wage have a higher impact on the informal than on the formal labour market? Evidence from quasi-experiments
   Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (4), 477-495 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper Does the Minimum Wage Have a Higher Impact on the Informal than on the Formal Labor Market? Evidence from Quasi-Experiments, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (15) (2008)

2012

2. A NOTE ON INFORMALITY IN THE LABOUR MARKET
   Journal of International Development, 2012, 24, (7), 894-908 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper A Note on Informality in the Labor Market, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
3. Consumption and social identity: Evidence from India
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (3), 353-371 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper Consumption and Social Identity: Evidence From India, Working papers (2012) View citations (52) (2012)
4. Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-program Expansion and Economic Crisis
   Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16, (4), 579-593 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-Program Expansion and Economic Crisis, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)