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Homepage:http://people.bu.edu/dilipm/
Phone:(617)3534392
Postal address:Department of Economics Boston University 270 Bay State Road Boston MA 02215
Workplace:Institute for Economic Development, Department of Economics, Boston University, (more information at EDIRC)

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2024

  1. Community Networks, Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University Downloads
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2024) Downloads
  2. Declining Clientelism of Welfare Benefits? Targeting and Political Competition based Evidence from an Indian State
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) Downloads
  3. How Do Voters Respond to Welfare Vis-a-Vis Public Good Programs? Theory and Evidence of Political Clientelism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
    See also Journal Article How do voters respond to welfare vis‐à‐vis public good programs? Theory and evidence of political clientelism, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2024) Downloads (2024)
  4. Revisiting the Eswaran-Kotwal model of tenancy
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023) Downloads
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Revisiting the Eswaran-Kotwal Model of Tenancy, Studies in Microeconomics (2024) Downloads (2024)

2023

  1. Economic Policies vs. Identity Politics: The Rise of a Right-wing Nationalist Party in India
    HKUST CEP Working Papers Series, HKUST Center for Economic Policy Downloads
    Also in Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2023) Downloads
  2. Entrepreneurship in China's Structural Transitions: Network Expansion and Overhang
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

2022

  1. Online Appendix for: How Do Voters Respond to Welfare vis-à-vis Public Good Programs? An Empirical Test for Clientelism
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Downloads

2021

  1. Clientelistic Politics and Pro-Poor Targeting: Rules versus Discretionary Budgets
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Downloads
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2021) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Clientelistic politics and pro-poor targeting: Rules versus discretionary budgets, World Development, Elsevier (2023) Downloads View citations (1) (2023)
  2. Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private versus Political Intermediaries
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2020) Downloads View citations (6)
    Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University (2020) Downloads View citations (5)
    HKUST CEP Working Papers Series, HKUST Center for Economic Policy (2021) Downloads View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private Versus Political Intermediaries, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2024) Downloads (2024)
  3. Evaluating the Distributive Effects of a Development Intervention
    HKUST CEP Working Papers Series, HKUST Center for Economic Policy Downloads
  4. Online Appendix to "Growth, Automation and the Long-Run Share of Labor"
    Online Appendices, Review of Economic Dynamics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Growth, Automation and the Long-Run Share of Labor, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2022) Downloads View citations (9) (2022)

2020

  1. A Theory of Progressive Lending
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2020) Downloads

    See also Journal Article A theory of progressive lending, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2023) Downloads (2023)
  2. Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads View citations (1)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2021) Downloads View citations (4) (2021)
  3. Growth, Automation and the Long Run Share of Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2020) Downloads View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article Growth, Automation and the Long-Run Share of Labor, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2022) Downloads View citations (9) (2022)
  4. How Do Voters Respond to Welfare vis-à-vis Public Good Programs? An Empirical Test for Clientelism
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Downloads View citations (2)
  5. INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS, NETWORKS AND RESILIENCE TO THE COVID-19 SHOCK IN CHINA
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Industrial clusters, networks and resilience to the Covid-19 shock in China, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) Downloads View citations (17) (2021)

2019

  1. Community Origins of Industrial Entrepreneurship in Pre-Independence India
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) Downloads
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) Downloads
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2018) Downloads
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2019) Downloads
  2. The Community Origins of Private Enterprise in China
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)

2018

  1. A Theory of Clientelistic Politics versus Programmatic Politics
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Community Networks and the Growth of Private Enterprise in China
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Forest Degradation and Economic Growth in Nepal, 2003–2010
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) Downloads View citations (15)

    See also Journal Article Forest Degradation and Economic Growth in Nepal, 2003–2010, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2018) Downloads View citations (17) (2018)
  4. Resource Transfers to Local Governments: Political Manipulation and Household Responses in West Bengal
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)

2017

  1. Resource Transfers to Local Governments: Political Manipulation and Voting Patterns in West Bengal
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics Downloads
  2. The Equity Impacts of Targeted Smallholder Agricultural Credit
    HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies Downloads

2016

  1. Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2015) Downloads View citations (9)

    See also Journal Article Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2018) Downloads View citations (52) (2018)
  2. Do consumers benefit from supply chain intermediaries ? evidence from a policy experiment in the edible oils market in Bangladesh
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment wth Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) Downloads View citations (20)
    HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2015) Downloads View citations (1)
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2014) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Financing smallholder agriculture: An experiment with agent-intermediated microloans in India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) Downloads View citations (31) (2017)
  4. Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) Downloads View citations (11)
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (19)
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2016) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2019) Downloads View citations (19) (2019)

2015

  1. Accountability of Local and State Governments in India: An Overview of Recent Research
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Accountability of local and state governments in India: an overview of recent research, Indian Growth and Development Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2014) Downloads View citations (10) (2014)
  2. Decentralization and development: Dilemmas, trade-offs and safeguards
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley Downloads
  3. Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel
    BeFinD Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics (2012) Downloads View citations (1)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2013) Downloads View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) Downloads View citations (3)

2014

  1. Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads
  2. Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School Downloads View citations (41)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2010)

    See also Journal Article Evolution of land distribution in West Bengal 1967–2004: Role of land reform and demographic changes, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (44) (2014)
  3. Helping Microfinance Fulfill its Promise: Raising Borrower Incomes through Agent-Intermediated Lending
    HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies Downloads

2013

  1. Agent Intermediated Lending: A New Approach to Microfinance
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with West Bengal Potato Farmers
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (15)
  3. Land Acquisition and Compensation in Singur: What Really Happened?
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) Downloads View citations (14)
  4. Land Acquisition for Industrialization and Compensation of Displaced Farmers
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2011) Downloads View citations (8)
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2010)

    See also Journal Article Land acquisition for industrialization and compensation of displaced farmers, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (39) (2014)
  5. Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) Downloads View citations (59)

2012

  1. Educational Signaling, Credit Constraints and Inequality Dynamics
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2010) View citations (1)

2011

  1. Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Forest Degradation in the Himalayas: Determinants and Policy Options
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2010)
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics (2009) Downloads
  3. How Did the US Housing Slump Begin? The Role of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2011 (Frankfurt, Main): The Order of the World Economy - Lessons from the Crisis, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2011) Downloads View citations (2)
  4. MIDDLEMEN MARGINS AND GLOBALIZATION
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Middlemen Margins and Globalization, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2013) Downloads View citations (20) (2013)

2010

  1. A THEORY OF ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY WITH OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
  2. Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal’s Green Revolution, 1982–1995
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal's Green Revolution, 1982-1995, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) Downloads View citations (37) (2011)
  3. THE DISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF REFORMS IN CREDIT ENFORCEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIAN DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNALS
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2009) Downloads View citations (2)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) Downloads View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2009) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2012) Downloads View citations (78) (2012)

2009

  1. State-Led or Market-Led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (1)
  2. State-led or Market-led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (10) (2012)

2008

  1. A Dynamic Incentive-Based Argument for Conditional Transfers
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article A Dynamic Incentive‐Based Argument for Conditional Transfers, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2008) Downloads View citations (4) (2008)
  2. Aspirations, Segregation and Occupational Choice
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2008) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article Aspirations, Segregation, and Occupational Choice, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2010) Downloads View citations (41) (2010)
  3. Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas, World Development, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (41) (2010)
  4. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, CLIENTELISM AND TARGETING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: Analysis of Survey Results from Rural West Bengal, India
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (16)

2007

  1. LAND REFORM AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY IN WEST BENGAL
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (14)

2006

  1. Bankruptcy law, bonded labor and inequality
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2006, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics Downloads
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005)
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) Downloads
  2. Communication Constraints, Incentives and Decentralization in Organizations
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
  3. Impact of Reservations of Panchayat Pradhans on Targeting in West Bengal
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads
  4. MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH Forest Degradation in the Indian Mid-Himalayas
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2006) View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Managing the Environmental Consequences of Growth: Forest Degradation in the Indian mid-Himalayas, India Policy Forum, National Council of Applied Economic Research (2007) Downloads View citations (5) (2007)
  5. OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSITY AND ENDOGENOUS INEQUALITY
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) Downloads View citations (2)
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations (2)
  6. Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (122)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2003) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Pro-poor targeting and accountability of local governments in West Bengal, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2006) Downloads View citations (120) (2006)

2005

  1. Decentralization, Corruption And Government Accountability: An Overview
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (31)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) Downloads View citations (31)
  2. Decentralization, Hierarchies and Incentives: A Mechanism Design Perspective
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Decentralization, Hierarchies, and Incentives: A Mechanism Design Perspective, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2006) Downloads View citations (161) (2006)
  3. New Directions in Development Economics: Theory or Empirics? - Is There Too Little Theory in Development Economics?
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
  4. New Directions in Development Economics: Theory or Empirics? A Symposium in Economic and Political Weekly
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (12)

2004

  1. Ownership Form and Contractual Enefficiency: Comparing Performance of Cooperatives and Private Factories in the Indian Sugar Industry
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2004) Downloads View citations (2)

2003

  1. Tax Administration Reform and Taxpayer Compliance in India
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Tax Administration Reform and Taxpayer Compliance in India, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2004) Downloads View citations (9) (2004)
  2. The distributive impact of privatization in Latin America: evidence from four countries
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2002) Downloads View citations (18)

    See also Journal Article The Distributive Impact of Privatization in Latin America: Evidence from Four Countries, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2003) Downloads View citations (88) (2003)

2002

  1. Is Equality Stable?
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Is Equality Stable?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) Downloads View citations (34) (2002)
  2. Persistent Inequality
    Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2002) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Persistent Inequality, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2003) Downloads View citations (147) (2003)
  3. Relative Capture of Local and Central Governments: An Essay in the Political Economy of Decentralization
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley Downloads View citations (19)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2002) Downloads View citations (15)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics (1999) Downloads View citations (48)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1999) Downloads View citations (34)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) Downloads View citations (42)
  4. The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2010) Downloads View citations (51) (2010)

2001

  1. Combating the Crisis in Government Accountability: A Review of Recent International Experience
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (8)

2000

  1. Contractual Structure and Wealth Accumulation
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (7)
    Also in Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society (2000) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Contractual Structure and Wealth Accumulation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) Downloads View citations (64) (2002)
  2. Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (21)
  3. Decentralizing Anti-Poverty Program Delivery in Developing Countries" and C98-104.2 "Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley Downloads View citations (4)
  4. Learning and Decision Costs in Experimental Constant Sum Games
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (1997) View citations (93)

    See also Journal Article Learning and Decision Costs in Experimental Constant Sum Games, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (1997) Downloads View citations (89) (1997)

1999

  1. Contractual Constraints on Firm Performance in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development Downloads View citations (11)

1998

  1. Expenditure Decentralization and the Delivery of Public Services in Developing Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (58)
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1998) View citations (53)

1997

  1. Inequality, control Rights and Rent Seeking - A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Sugar Cooperatives in Maharashtra
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (7)
  2. Wealth Effects, Incentives and Productivity
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Wealth Effects, Incentives, and Productivity, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1997) Downloads View citations (12) (1997)

1996

  1. Budgeting and Hierarchical Control
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996) View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article Budgeting and hierarchical control, Journal of Accounting Research, Wiley Blackwell (1997) Downloads View citations (17) (1997)
  2. Competition and Incentives with Non-Exclusive Contracts
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996)

    See also Journal Article Competition and Incentives with Nonexclusive Contracts, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1998) Downloads View citations (80) (1998)
  3. Contract Complexity, Incentives and the Value of Delegation
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996) View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article Contract Complexity, Incentives, and the Value of Delegation, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (1997) Downloads View citations (47) (1997)
  4. Evolving aspirations and cooperation
    Working Papers. Serie AD, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Evolving Aspirations and Cooperation, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1998) Downloads View citations (76) (1998)

1995

  1. Income Tax Compliance in India: An Empirical Analysis
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Income tax compliance in India: An empirical analysis, World Development, Elsevier (1995) Downloads View citations (18) (1995)
  2. Informational Rents and Property Rights in Land
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Informational Rents and Property Rights in Land, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (1997) View citations (46) (1997)
  3. Reforming Indian Income Tax Enforcement
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (4)
  4. Tax Amnesties as Asset Laundering Devices
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Tax Amnesties as Asset-Laundering Devices, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (1996) View citations (11) (1996)
  5. Tax Amnesties in India; An Empirical Evaluation
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (7)

1994

  1. Aspirations, Adaptive Learning and Cooperation in Reapeted Games
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1994) Downloads View citations (10)

1991

  1. Coalition Proof Equilibrium in an Advese Selection Insurance Economy
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Coalition Proof Equilibrium in an Adverse Selection Insurance Economy, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1995) Downloads View citations (14) (1995)
  2. Efficiency of Market Under Moral hazard with Side-Trading
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center

1990

  1. THE GOOD THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: COALITION PROOF EQUILIBRIUM IN GANES WITH INFINITE STRASTEGIY SPACES
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (2)

1982

  1. Optimal Incentive Schemes in Multiagent Situations (Now published in Review of Economic Studies, (1984).)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (1)

1981

  1. Non-Cooperative Equilibria in Supergames with 'Almost' Cooperative Outcomes
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private Versus Political Intermediaries
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22, (6), 2648-2699 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private versus Political Intermediaries, Monash Economics Working Papers (2021) Downloads View citations (5) (2021)
  2. How do voters respond to welfare vis‐à‐vis public good programs? Theory and evidence of political clientelism
    Quantitative Economics, 2024, 15, (3), 655-697 Downloads
    See also Working Paper How Do Voters Respond to Welfare Vis-a-Vis Public Good Programs? Theory and Evidence of Political Clientelism, NBER Working Papers (2024) Downloads (2024)
  3. Revisiting the Eswaran-Kotwal Model of Tenancy
    Studies in Microeconomics, 2024, 12, (1), 32-58 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Revisiting the Eswaran-Kotwal model of tenancy, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) Downloads (2024)

2023

  1. A theory of progressive lending
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2023, 137, (C), 211-227 Downloads
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Progressive Lending, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2020) Downloads (2020)
  2. Acquiring Land from Traditional Communities: Bottlenecks, Misallocation and Second-Best Considerations
    Oxford Open Economics, 2023, 2, 1261-1282 Downloads
  3. Clientelistic politics and pro-poor targeting: Rules versus discretionary budgets
    World Development, 2023, 166, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Clientelistic Politics and Pro-Poor Targeting: Rules versus Discretionary Budgets, Staff Report (2021) Downloads (2021)
  4. Political clientelism and capture: theory and an application
    Indian Economic Review, 2023, 58, (1), 17-34 Downloads View citations (1)
  5. Regulatory mechanism design with extortionary collusion
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2023, 208, (C) Downloads

2022

  1. Community origins of industrial entrepreneurship in colonial India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 159, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Evaluating the distributive effects of a micro-credit intervention
    Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Growth, Automation and the Long-Run Share of Labor
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2022, 46, 1-26 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Growth, Automation and the Long Run Share of Labor, NBER Working Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (6) (2020)
    Working Paper Online Appendix to "Growth, Automation and the Long-Run Share of Labor", Online Appendices (2021) Downloads (2021)

2021

  1. Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13, (3), 202-36 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Credit Rationing and Pass-Through in Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (1) (2020)
  2. Industrial clusters, networks and resilience to the Covid-19 shock in China
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 183, (C), 433-455 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS, NETWORKS AND RESILIENCE TO THE COVID-19 SHOCK IN CHINA, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2020) Downloads View citations (1) (2020)
  3. Welfare rationales for conditionality of cash transfers
    Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 151, (C) Downloads View citations (5)

2020

  1. Consulting collusive experts
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2020, 122, (C), 290-317 Downloads View citations (3)

2019

  1. Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (2), 205-37 Downloads View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (10) (2016)

2018

  1. Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (1), 1-13 Downloads View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (2) (2016)
  2. Forest Degradation and Economic Growth in Nepal, 2003–2010
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2018, 5, (2), 401 - 439 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Forest Degradation and Economic Growth in Nepal, 2003–2010, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2018) Downloads View citations (5) (2018)

2017

  1. Financing smallholder agriculture: An experiment with agent-intermediated microloans in India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 306-337 Downloads View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment wth Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)
  2. Towards a Comprehensive Social Security System: An Assessment of Recent UBI Proposals
    Indian Journal of Human Development, 2017, 11, (2), 173-176 Downloads

2016

  1. A General Equilibrium Analysis of Personal Bankruptcy Law
    Economica, 2016, 83, (329), 31-58 Downloads View citations (3)
  2. A theory of interactions between MFIs and informal lenders
    Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 121, (C), 191-200 Downloads View citations (20)

2015

  1. Political Decentralization
    Annual Review of Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 231-249 Downloads View citations (37)

2014

  1. Accountability of local and state governments in India: an overview of recent research
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2014, 7, (1), 12-41 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Accountability of Local and State Governments in India: An Overview of Recent Research, Working Papers (2015) Downloads View citations (1) (2015)
  2. Evolution of land distribution in West Bengal 1967–2004: Role of land reform and demographic changes
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 110, (C), 171-190 Downloads View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (41) (2014)
  3. Land acquisition for industrialization and compensation of displaced farmers
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 110, (C), 303-312 Downloads View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Land Acquisition for Industrialization and Compensation of Displaced Farmers, Working Papers (2013) Downloads View citations (4) (2013)
  4. Mechanism Design with Communication Constraints
    Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 122, (5), 1094 - 1129 Downloads View citations (12)

2013

  1. Middlemen Margins and Globalization
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2013, 5, (4), 81-119 Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper MIDDLEMEN MARGINS AND GLOBALIZATION, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2011) (2011)

2012

  1. A Theory of Occupational Choice with Endogenous Fertility
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2012, 4, (4), 1-34 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 222-235 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper State-led or Market-led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2009) Downloads View citations (3) (2009)
  3. The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
    Econometrica, 2012, 80, (2), 497-558 Downloads View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper THE DISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF REFORMS IN CREDIT ENFORCEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIAN DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNALS, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2010) (2010)

2011

  1. Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal's Green Revolution, 1982-1995
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 186-214 Downloads View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Subsidized Farm Input Programs and Agricultural Performance: A Farm-Level Analysis of West Bengal’s Green Revolution, 1982–1995, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2010) (2010)

2010

  1. Aspirations, Segregation, and Occupational Choice
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8, (1), 139-168 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Aspirations, Segregation and Occupational Choice, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2008) Downloads View citations (3) (2008)
  2. Determinants of Redistributive Politics: An Empirical Analysis of Land Reforms in West Bengal, India
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (4), 1572-1600 Downloads View citations (68)
  3. Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas
    World Development, 2010, 38, (11), 1642-1656 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2008) Downloads View citations (5) (2008)
  4. Impact of Political Reservations in West Bengal Local Governments on Anti-Poverty Targeting
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (1), 38 Downloads View citations (90)
  5. Inequality and Markets: Some Implications of Occupational Diversity
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2010, 2, (4), 38-76 Downloads View citations (16)
  6. Poverty and Disequalization
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (1), 20 Downloads
  7. Social Interactions and Segregation in Skill Accumulation
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8, (2-3), 388-400 Downloads View citations (2)
  8. The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 59, (1), 23-61 Downloads View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2002) Downloads View citations (5) (2002)
  9. The Political Economy of Debt Bondage
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2010, 2, (3), 44-84 Downloads View citations (14)

2008

  1. A Dynamic Incentive‐Based Argument for Conditional Transfers
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (s1), S2-S16 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper A Dynamic Incentive-Based Argument for Conditional Transfers, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2008) Downloads View citations (6) (2008)
  2. Communitarian versus Universalistic Norms
    Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2008, 3, (1), 33-61 Downloads
  3. The 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Mechanism Design Theory
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (2), 237-260 Downloads View citations (3)

2007

  1. Intergenerational mobility and macroeconomic history dependence
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 137, (1), 49-78 Downloads View citations (30)
  2. Managing the Environmental Consequences of Growth: Forest Degradation in the Indian mid-Himalayas
    India Policy Forum, 2007, 3, (1), 215-277 Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in India Policy Forum, 2006, 3, (1), 125-277 (2006) Downloads View citations (7)

    See also Working Paper MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH Forest Degradation in the Indian Mid-Himalayas, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2006) Downloads View citations (8) (2006)

2006

  1. Decentralisation and Accountability in Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 101-127 View citations (186)
  2. Decentralization, Hierarchies, and Incentives: A Mechanism Design Perspective
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2006, 44, (2), 367-390 Downloads View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Decentralization, Hierarchies and Incentives: A Mechanism Design Perspective, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
  3. Pro-poor targeting and accountability of local governments in West Bengal
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 303-327 Downloads View citations (120)
    See also Working Paper Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal, Working Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (122) (2006)
  4. Satisficing and Selection in Electoral Competition
    Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2006, 1, (2), 171-200 Downloads View citations (10)

2005

  1. Decentralizing antipoverty program delivery in developing countries
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (4), 675-704 Downloads View citations (182)

2004

  1. Tax Administration Reform and Taxpayer Compliance in India
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2004, 11, (5), 575-600 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Tax Administration Reform and Taxpayer Compliance in India, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2003) Downloads View citations (1) (2003)
  2. The Organization of Supplier Networks: Effects of Delegation and Intermediation
    Econometrica, 2004, 72, (4), 1179-1219 Downloads View citations (60)

2003

  1. "Fiscal Corruption: A Vice or a Virtue?"--A Comment
    World Development, 2003, 31, (8), 1469-1472 Downloads
  2. Persistent Inequality
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2003, 70, (2), 369-393 Downloads View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper Persistent Inequality, Discussion Paper (2002) Downloads View citations (2) (2002)
  3. The Distributive Impact of Privatization in Latin America: Evidence from Four Countries
    Economía Journal, 2003, Volume 3 Number 2, (Spring 2003), 161-234 Downloads View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper The distributive impact of privatization in Latin America: evidence from four countries, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2003) Downloads View citations (1) (2003)

2002

  1. Contractual Structure and Wealth Accumulation
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 818-849 Downloads View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper Contractual Structure and Wealth Accumulation, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (2000) View citations (7) (2000)
  2. Is Equality Stable?
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 253-259 Downloads View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Is Equality Stable?, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2002) Downloads View citations (39) (2002)

2001

  1. ASPIRATION-BASED REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN REPEATED INTERACTION GAMES: AN OVERVIEW
    International Game Theory Review (IGTR), 2001, 03, (02n03), 159-174 Downloads View citations (25)
  2. Incentives and Coordination in Hierarchies
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2001, 1, (1), 38 Downloads View citations (37)
  3. Inequality, Control Rights, and Rent Seeking: Sugar Cooperatives in Maharashtra
    Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (1), 138-190 Downloads View citations (81)
  4. Reinforcement Learning in Repeated Interaction Games
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2001, 1, (1), 44 Downloads View citations (37)

2000

  1. Capture and Governance at Local and National Levels
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 135-139 Downloads View citations (452)

1998

  1. Competition and Incentives with Nonexclusive Contracts
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1998, 29, (3), 443-465 Downloads View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Competition and Incentives with Non-Exclusive Contracts, Working Papers (1996) View citations (3) (1996)
  2. Evolving Aspirations and Cooperation
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 80, (2), 292-331 Downloads View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Evolving aspirations and cooperation, Working Papers. Serie AD (1996) Downloads View citations (1) (1996)

1997

  1. Budgeting and hierarchical control
    Journal of Accounting Research, 1997, 35, (2), 129-155 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Budgeting and Hierarchical Control, Working Papers (1996) (1996)
  2. Comparing Centralized and Decentralized Institutions: A Reply to Schwartz and Tomz
    American Political Science Review, 1997, 91, (3), 695-697 Downloads
  3. Contract Complexity, Incentives, and the Value of Delegation
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1997, 6, (1), 257-289 Downloads View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Contract Complexity, Incentives and the Value of Delegation, Working Papers (1996) (1996)
  4. Learning and Decision Costs in Experimental Constant Sum Games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1997, 19, (1), 97-132 Downloads View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Learning and Decision Costs in Experimental Constant Sum Games, Departmental Working Papers (2000) (2000)
  5. Wealth Effects, Incentives, and Productivity
    Review of Development Economics, 1997, 1, (1), 116-133 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Wealth Effects, Incentives and Productivity, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations (13) (1997)

1996

  1. Tax Amnesties as Asset-Laundering Devices
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1996, 12, (2), 408-31 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Tax Amnesties as Asset Laundering Devices, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (1995) View citations (1) (1995)

1995

  1. Coalition Proof Equilibrium in an Adverse Selection Insurance Economy
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1995, 66, (1), 113-138 Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Coalition Proof Equilibrium in an Advese Selection Insurance Economy, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1991) View citations (2) (1991)
  2. Corruptible Law Enforcers: How Should They Be Compensated?
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (428), 145-59 Downloads View citations (313)
  3. Hierarchical Decentralization of Incentive Contracts
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1995, 26, (4), 654-672 Downloads View citations (121)
  4. Income tax compliance in India: An empirical analysis
    World Development, 1995, 23, (12), 2051-2064 Downloads View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Income Tax Compliance in India: An Empirical Analysis, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (1995) View citations (18) (1995)
  5. Market failure with moral hazard and side trading
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 58, (2), 159-184 Downloads View citations (14)
  6. Productivity, contracting modes, and development
    Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 46, (2), 203-231 Downloads View citations (8)

1994

  1. Learning Behavior in an Experimental Matching Pennies Game
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1994, 7, (1), 62-91 Downloads View citations (129)
  2. Marginal Deterrence in Enforcement of Law
    Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (5), 1039-66 Downloads View citations (97)

1992

  1. A theory of responsibility centers
    Journal of Accounting and Economics, 1992, 15, (4), 445-484 Downloads View citations (70)
  2. Dominant strategy implementation of Bayesian incentive compatible allocation rules
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1992, 56, (2), 378-399 Downloads View citations (115)
  3. Monitoring vis-a-vis Investigation in Enforcement of Law
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (3), 556-65 Downloads View citations (90)
  4. The good, the bad, and the ugly: Coalition proof equilibrium in infinite games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1992, 4, (1), 101-121 Downloads View citations (11)
  5. The revelation approach to nash implementation
    Economics Letters, 1992, 39, (3), 309-313 Downloads View citations (2)

1991

  1. Collusive Market Structure Under Learning-By-Doing and Increasing Returns
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1991, 58, (5), 993-1009 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. El aprendizaje en el trabajo y la estructura industrial del mercado: Un panorama
    El Trimestre Económico, 1991, 58 (1), (229), 139-162
  3. On the competitive pressure created by the diffusion of innovations
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1991, 54, (1), 124-147 Downloads View citations (21)

1990

  1. Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Progressivity of Income Taxes
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1990, 6, (2), 410-31 View citations (22)
  2. Implementation via Augmented Revelation Mechanisms
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1990, 57, (3), 453-475 Downloads View citations (56)
  3. Norms, Third-Party Sanctions, and Cooperation
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1990, 6, (1), 33-63 View citations (28)

1989

  1. Delegation as Commitment: The Case of Income Tax Audits
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1989, 20, (2), 139-163 Downloads View citations (104)
  2. Optimal Auditing, Insurance, and Redistribution
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104, (2), 399-415 Downloads View citations (300)

1988

  1. A Competitive Efficiency Wage Model with Keynesian Features
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1988, 103, (4), 609-645 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Involuntary unemployment and worker self-selection
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1988, 45, (1), 171-188 Downloads

1987

  1. Incentives, Compensation, and Social Welfare
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1987, 54, (2), 209-226 Downloads View citations (16)
  2. Institutional Structure and the Logic of Ongoing Collective Action
    American Political Science Review, 1987, 81, (1), 129-154 Downloads View citations (43)

1986

  1. Involuntary Unemployment and Worker Moral Hazard
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1986, 53, (5), 739-754 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Portfolio Choice in Research and Development
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1986, 17, (4), 594-605 View citations (63)
  3. Shadow pricing with suboptimal policy rules
    Journal of Public Economics, 1986, 31, (3), 287-305 Downloads

1985

  1. Counterintuitive Results in Simultaneous-Move Incomplete Information Games: Some Examples
    International Economic Review, 1985, 26, (3), 655-59 Downloads

1984

  1. Optimal Incentive Schemes with Many Agents
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1984, 51, (3), 433-446 Downloads View citations (247)

1982

  1. A Decomposition Analysis of the Trend in UK Income Inequality
    Economic Journal, 1982, 92, (368), 886-902 Downloads View citations (226)

Books

2008

  1. Market Institutions, Governance, and Development: Collected essays
    OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

2006

  1. Understanding Poverty
    OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (24)

Edited books

2006

  1. Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, vol 1
    MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (98)

Chapters

2012

  1. Incentives in Hierarchies
    A chapter in The Handbook of Organizational Economics, 2012 View citations (2)

2010

  1. Political Competition and the Impact of Local Governance on Pro-Poor Programs
    Palgrave Macmillan

2006

  1. Decentralization, Corruption and Government Accountability
    Chapter 6 in International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, 2006 Downloads View citations (19)

1997

  1. Informational Rents and Property Rights in Land
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Informational Rents and Property Rights in Land, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1995) View citations (11) (1995)
 
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