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Short-id: ple706

Working Papers

2018

1. Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2016)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018)
2. The impact of positive agricultural income shocks on rural Chinese households
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2017)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)

2017

4. Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (24)
   Also in 2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2017) View citations (22)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (31)
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (22)

2016

5. Grain into Gold? The Impact of Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
6. Long-run impacts of land regulation: evidence from tenancy reform in India
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2016)
7. Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Skills in Rural China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
8. The Impact of Early Childhood Rainfall Shocks on the Evolution of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (7)
9. Value for Money? Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability in the Laboratory
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (1)

2013

10. Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2016)

2012

11. The Regulation of Land Markets: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Sibling Rivalry: Endowment and Intrahousehold Allocation in Gansu Province, China
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 65, (3), 457 - 493 View citations (1)

2016

2. Long-run impacts of land regulation: Evidence from tenancy reform in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 118, (C), 72-87 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
3. Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China
   China Economic Review, 2016, 40, (C), 207-227 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2013)