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Working Papers

2020

1. Gender and rural transformation
   Other briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2019

2. How do perceptions of relative poverty affect women's empowerment? Evidence from Papua New Guinea
   Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
3. How to improve rural service delivery in developing countries: Complementarities, information, and incentives
   Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
4. Land reform and child health in the Kyrgyz Republic
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   Also in 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018)
5. The effects of income fluctuations on rural health and nutrition
   Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)

2018

6. Cash transfers increase trust in local government
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2019)
7. Moving to Despair? Internal Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2017

8. Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2019)
9. The effect of land inheritance on youth employment and migration decisions: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
   ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
   Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2016) View citations (7)

2016

10. Cash transfers and health: evidence from Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2019)
11. Temporary and Permanent Migrant Selection: Theory and Evidence of Ability-Search Cost Dynamics
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Development Economics (2019)
12. Temporary and Permanent Migrant Selection: Theory and Evidence of Ability–Search Cost Dynamics
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)

2015

13. Aspirations and the Role of Social Protection: Evidence from a Natural Disaster in Rural Pakistan
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2017)
14. The effects of political competition on rural land: Evidence from Pakistan
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2013

15. The child health implications of privatizing Africa’s urban water supply
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2012

16. Aspirations in rural Pakistan: An empirical analysis
    PSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)

2011

17. Politics and preschool: the political economy of investment in pre-primary education
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2009

18. Federal Competition and Economic Growth
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2013)

2004

19. Has private participation in water and sewerage improved coverage? - empirical evidence from Latin America
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Development (2009)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Perceptions of relative deprivation and women’s empowerment
   World Development, 2021, 138, (C)

2020

2. Can information improve rural governance and service delivery?
   World Development, 2020, 125, (C) View citations (5)
3. Public Investment Choices by Local and Central Governments
   World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34, (Supplement_1), S52-S57

2019

4. Cash Transfers and Health: Evidence from Tanzania
   World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (2), 394-412 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
5. Cash transfers increase trust in local government
   World Development, 2019, 114, (C), 138-155 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2018)
6. Local Environmental Quality and Interjurisdictional Spillovers
   Economica, 2019, 86, (343), 569-606 View citations (1)
7. Moving to despair? Migration and well-being in Pakistan
   World Development, 2019, 113, (C), 186-203 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
8. Temporary and permanent migrant selection: Theory and evidence of ability‐search cost dynamics
   Review of Development Economics, 2019, 23, (4), 1477-1519 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
9. The Countervailing Effects of Competition on Public Goods Provision: When Bargaining Inefficiencies Lead to Bad Outcomes
   American Political Science Review, 2019, 113, (1), 88-107

2018

10. Political competition and rural welfare: evidence from Pakistan
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70, (4), 1036-1061 View citations (4)
11. The Effect of Land Access on Youth Employment and Migration Decisions: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 100, (3), 931-954 View citations (9)

2017

12. Aspirations and the Role of Social Protection: Evidence from a Natural Disaster in Rural Pakistan
    World Development, 2017, 97, (C), 49-66 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
13. Economic Development, Mobility, and Political Discontent: An Experimental Test of Tocqueville’s Thesis in Pakistan
    American Political Science Review, 2017, 111, (3), 605-621 View citations (3)

2014

14. Relying on the private sector: The income distribution and public investments in the poor
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 107, (C), 320-342 View citations (7)
15. The child health implications of privatizing africa's urban water supply
    Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 35, (C), 1-19 View citations (11)

2013

16. Federal competition and economic growth
    Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97, (C), 144-159 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2012

17. Malnutrition, Child Health, and Water Quality: Is There a Role for Private Sector Participation in South Asia?
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2012, 58, (2), 450-470 View citations (3)

2009

18. Has private participation in water and sewerage improved coverage? Empirical evidence from Latin America
    Journal of International Development, 2009, 21, (3), 327-361 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2008

19. The effects of ownership and benchmark competition: An empirical analysis of U.S. water systems
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2008, 26, (1), 186-205 View citations (27)

2006

20. What Affects the Quality of Economic Analysis for Life‐Saving Investments?
    Risk Analysis, 2006, 26, (3), 641-655

Books

2014

1. Community-Based Conditional Cash Transfers in Tanzania: Results from a Randomized Trial
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank View citations (23)

2012

2. Early Child Education: Making Programs Work for Brazil’s Most Important Generation
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank View citations (4)

Chapters

2019

1. Governance: Making Institutions work for rural revitalization
   Chapter 8 in 2019 Global food policy report, 2019, pp 68-77

2014

2. Promoting aspirations for resilience among the rural poor
   Chapter 11 in 2013 Global Food Policy Report, 2014