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Working Papers
2024
- Is the Electricity Sector a Weak Link in Development?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2024)  CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023)
2023
- Macroeconomic Effects of ‘Free’ Secondary Schooling in the Developing World
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2022
- Structural Change in Labor Supply and Cross-Country Differences in Hours Worked
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (3)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) 
See also Journal Article Structural change in labor supply and cross-country differences in hours worked, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
- Technology and Tax Capacity: Evidence from Local Governments in Ghana
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
- The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural-Urban Migration
Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (54) Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (55)
See also Journal Article The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural–Urban Migration, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
2021
- Electricity and Firm Productivity: A General-Equilibrium Approach
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Electricity and Firm Productivity: A General-Equilibrium Approach, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
2020
- How Should Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Differ in the Developing World?
Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (79)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (76)
- Migration Costs and Observational Returns to Migration in the Developing World
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Migration costs and observational returns to migration in the developing world, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (26) (2020)
- Why Are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (2) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020)
2019
- Explaining Hours Worked Across and Within Countries: Income Effects vs. Taxes and Transfers
2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2018
- The Aggregate Effects of Electrification in the Developing World
2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
- Unemployment and Development
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (20)
Also in 2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (19) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (21) Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article Unemployment and Development, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
2017
- How do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications
2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (7)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (20) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article How Do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (102) (2018)
- In Search of a Spatial Equilibrium in the Developing World
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2017) View citations (20) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (21)
- The Macroeconomic Benefits of Tax Enforcement in Pakistan
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
2016
- How Do Average Hours Worked Vary with Development? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications
VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (21)
- Life-Cycle Human Capital Accumulation Across Countries: Lessons From U.S. Immigrants
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
Also in 2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Life-Cycle Human Capital Accumulation across Countries: Lessons from US Immigrants, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (20) (2018)
- Urban-Rural Wage Gaps in Developing Countries: Spatial Misallocation or Efficient Sorting?
2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)
2015
- Measuring and Explaining International Differences in Hours Worked
2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
- The Macroeconomics of Rural-Urban Migration
2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2014
- Competitive Pressure and the Decline of the Rust Belt: A Macroeconomic Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
- Misallocation of Human Capital and the Wealth of Nations
2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2013
- The Agricultural Productivity Gap
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)
See also Journal Article The Agricultural Productivity Gap, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2014) View citations (287) (2014)
2012
- Experience Matters: Human Capital and Development Accounting
Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (27)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (29) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (39)
- The Decline of the U.S. Rust Belt: A Macroeconomic Analysis
2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (19)
2011
- The Agricultural Productivity Gap in Developing Countries
Working Papers, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (32)
Also in 2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2011) View citations (25)
- Why Don't Developing Countries Import More Food?
2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2009
- Specialization, Economic Development and Aggregate Productivity Differences
2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
- Superstores or mom and pops? Technolgy adoption and productivity differences in retail trade
Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (12)
2008
- Why Are Wages Smoother Than Productivity? An Industry-Level Analysis
2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
2007
- Explaining Cross-Country Productivity Differences in Retailing
2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
2003
- Inflation inequality in the United States
Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (2)
See also Journal Article INFLATION INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2005) View citations (64) (2005)
- Neighborhood revitalization in New York City in the 1990s
Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Journal Articles
2024
- Unemployment and Development
The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (658), 614-647 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Unemployment and Development, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (20) (2018)
2023
- Electricity and Firm Productivity: A General-Equilibrium Approach
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2023, 15, (4), 67-103 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Electricity and Firm Productivity: A General-Equilibrium Approach, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
- Labor Market Conflict and the Decline of the Rust Belt
Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 131, (10), 2780 - 2824 View citations (6)
- Macroeconomic Effects of COVID-19 Across the World Income Distribution
IMF Economic Review, 2023, 71, (1), 99-147 View citations (2)
- The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural–Urban Migration
Econometrica, 2023, 91, (3), 803-837 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural-Urban Migration, Staff Report (2022) (2022)
- The role of micro data in understanding structural transformation
Oxford Development Studies, 2023, 51, (4), 436-454
2022
- Structural change in labor supply and cross-country differences in hours worked
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2022, 130, (C), 68-85 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Structural Change in Labor Supply and Cross-Country Differences in Hours Worked, Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
2021
- Do urban wage premia reflect lower amenities? Evidence from Africa
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 121, (C) View citations (15)
- Rural electrification, migration and structural transformation: Evidence from Ethiopia
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 91, (C) View citations (6)
2020
- Migration costs and observational returns to migration in the developing world
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2020, 113, (C), 138-154 View citations (26)
See also Working Paper Migration Costs and Observational Returns to Migration in the Developing World, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (26) (2020)
- Urban-Rural Gaps in the Developing World: Does Internal Migration Offer Opportunities?
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (3), 174-92 View citations (63)
2018
- How Do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications
American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (1), 170-99 View citations (102)
See also Working Paper How do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications, 2017 Meeting Papers (2017) View citations (7) (2017)
- Life Cycle Wage Growth across Countries
Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (2), 797 - 849 View citations (131)
- Life-Cycle Human Capital Accumulation across Countries: Lessons from US Immigrants
Journal of Human Capital, 2018, 12, (2), 305 - 342 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Life-Cycle Human Capital Accumulation Across Countries: Lessons From U.S. Immigrants, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (9) (2016)
2016
- Explaining Cross-Country Productivity Differences in Retail Trade
Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (2), 579 - 620 View citations (31)
2014
- Agricultural Productivity Differences across Countries
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 165-70 View citations (99)
- The Agricultural Productivity Gap
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (2), 939-993 View citations (287)
See also Working Paper The Agricultural Productivity Gap, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (65) (2013)
2013
- Selection, Agriculture, and Cross-Country Productivity Differences
American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (2), 948-80 View citations (249)
2011
- Which workers get insurance within the firm?
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2011, 58, (6), 632-645 View citations (19)
2005
- INFLATION INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
Review of Income and Wealth, 2005, 51, (4), 581-606 View citations (64)
See also Working Paper Inflation inequality in the United States, Staff Reports (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
2003
- Social security and the consumer price index for the elderly
Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 2003, 9, (May) View citations (15)
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