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Working Papers

2013

1. Safety Nets and Food Programs in Asia: A Comparative Perspective
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (1)

2012

2. One Kind of Democracy
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK

2007

3. How does poverty decline? Evidence from India, 1983-1999
   Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (5)

1996

4. The Political Economy of Underinvestment in Agriculture
   Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales
   See also Journal Article The political economy of underinvestment in agriculture, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1998) (1998)

Journal Articles

2015

1. Clientelism in Indian Villages
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (6), 1780-1816 View citations (81)

2011

2. Economic Liberalization and Indian Economic Growth: What's the Evidence?
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, 49, (4), 1152-99 View citations (91)

2007

3. Quality-enhancing trade liberalization
   Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (2), 549-561 View citations (3)

2004

4. A theory of gender differences in parental altruism
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2004, 37, (4), 918-950 View citations (26)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2004, 37, (4), 918-950 (2004) View citations (20)

2002

5. The role of the service sector in the process of industrialization
   Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 401-420 View citations (33)

2001

6. Agriculture, innovational ability, and dynamic comparative advantage of LDCs
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2001, 10, (3), 275-289

1998

7. Economic reforms of agriculture and rural growth
   Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 1998, 2, (4), 369-402 View citations (3)
8. The political economy of underinvestment in agriculture
   Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (1), 233-247
   See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Underinvestment in Agriculture, Working Papers (1996) (1996)

1997

9. Quality-biased technical progress and North-South trade
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1997, 6, (1), 1-14 View citations (3)

1996

10. Product quality and the theory of comparative advantage
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (9), 1745-1760 View citations (25)

1993

11. A theory of real wage growth in LDCs
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 42, (2), 243-269 View citations (50)
12. Export led development Primary vs. industrial exports
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 41, (1), 163-172 View citations (7)

1990

13. Implications of Credit Constraints for Risk Behaviour in Less Developed Economies
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1990, 42, (2), 473-82 View citations (102)

1989

14. Credit as insurance in agrarian economies
    Journal of Development Economics, 1989, 31, (1), 37-53 View citations (89)
15. Why Are Capitalists the Bosses?
    Economic Journal, 1989, 99, (394), 162-76 View citations (12)

1986

16. Access to Capital and Agrarian Production Organisation
    Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (382), 482-98 View citations (235)

1985

17. A Theory of Contractual Structure in Agriculture
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (3), 352-67 View citations (224)
18. A Theory of Two-Tier Labor Markets in Agrarian Economies
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (1), 162-77 View citations (45)
19. The role of consumption credit in agricultural tenancy
    Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 18, (2-3), 273-295 View citations (9)

1984

20. The Moral Hazard of Budget-Breaking
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1984, 15, (4), 578-581 View citations (60)

Books

1994

1. Why Poverty Persists in India: A Framework for Understanding the Indian Economy
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (14)

Chapters

2016

1. Why is Poverty Declining so Slowly in India?
   Springer View citations (1)

2008

2. Factor Market Imperfections in Poor Agrarian Economies
   Chapter 30 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008