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Working Papers

2024

1. Hypertension among the Elderly in Rural India: Who Bears the Distance Cost of Public Primary Healthcare?
   Post-Print, HAL
2. Who bears the distance cost of public primary healthcare? Hypertension among the elderly in rural India
   Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
   See also Journal Article Who bears the distance cost of public primary healthcare? Hypertension among the elderly in rural India, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2023

3. Transforming rural economies through tertiary education: Evidence from India
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
4. Where Do We Go From Here? Spatial Dimensions of Healthcare Access & Choice in India
   Post-Print, HAL

2022

5. Forced displacement and social capital: long-run impact of the Indian partition
   Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

2019

6. Socioeconomic inequality in life expectancy in India
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)

2018

7. Does Affirmative Action in Politics Hinder Performance? Evidence from India
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Does affirmative action in politics hinder performance? Evidence from India, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
8. Labor Market Effects of High School Science Majors in a High STEM Economy
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (5)
9. The dynamics of spatial and local inequalities in India
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2017

10. Efficiency Consequences of Affirmative Action in Politics: Evidence from India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2016

11. Redistributing Teachers using Local Transfers
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    See also Journal Article Redistributing teachers using local transfers, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2015

12. Income Guarantees and Borrowing in Risky Environments: Evidence from India's Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Income Guarantees and Borrowing in Risky Environments: Evidence from India's Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2020) (2020)
13. Tertiary Education and Prosperity: Catholic Missionaries to Luminosity in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2014

14. Does discrimination drive gender differences in health expenditure on adults: Evidence from Cancer patients in rural India
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (8)
15. Local Funds and Political Competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Local funds and political competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2016) View citations (31) (2016)

2013

16. Female labor force participation and child education in India: The Effect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (32)

2012

17. Does Access to Secondary Education Affect Primary Schooling? Evidence from India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Does access to secondary education affect primary schooling? Evidence from India, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (13) (2016)
18. The political economy of implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (7)

2011

19. Estimating the economic burden of cancer at a tertiary public hospital: A Study at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
20. Mass Education or a Minority Well Educated Elite in the Process of Development: the Case of India
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2010) View citations (1)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
21. Non-farm diversification and rural poverty decline: a perspective from Indian sample survey and village study data
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (21)
22. Rural housing quality as an indicator of consumption sustainability
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
23. Stepping out of Palanpur: employment outside Palanpur
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)

2009

24. Poverty in Indian cities during the reforms era
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

2008

25. Negative Reality of the HIV Positives: Evaluating Welfare Loss in a Low Prevalence Country
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2008)

2007

26. Integrating Mental Health in Welfare Evaluation: An Empirical Application
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Integrating Mental Health in Welfare Evaluation: An Empirical Application, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2009) (2009)
27. Investigating product cycles using Indian import data
    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India
28. Is India Better off Today than 15 Years ago? A Robust Multidimensional Answer
    IDEP Working Papers, Institut d'economie publique (IDEP), Marseille, France View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Is India better off today than 15 years ago? A robust multidimensional answer, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2010) View citations (25) (2010)
29. Multidimensions of Urban Poverty - Evidence from India
    Microeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India (2007)

2004

30. Do security deposit rates matter: Evidence from a secondary market
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

2002

31. Trade with Labor Market Distortions and Heterogeneous Labor: Why Trade Can Hurt
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Trade with Labor Market Distortions and Heterogeneous Labor: Why Trade Can Hurt, Contributions to Economics, Springer (2005) (2005)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Who bears the distance cost of public primary healthcare? Hypertension among the elderly in rural India
   Social Science & Medicine, 2025, 366, (C)
   See also Working Paper Who bears the distance cost of public primary healthcare? Hypertension among the elderly in rural India, Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Does affirmative action in politics hinder performance? Evidence from India
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 214, (C), 370-405 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Does Affirmative Action in Politics Hinder Performance? Evidence from India, Working Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2022

3. Science education and labor market outcomes in a developing economy
   Economic Inquiry, 2022, 60, (2), 741-763 View citations (1)

2020

4. Income Guarantees and Borrowing in Risky Environments: Evidence from India's Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
   Economica, 2020, 87, (347), 763-812
   See also Working Paper Income Guarantees and Borrowing in Risky Environments: Evidence from India's Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2018

5. Gender Differences in Health Expenditure of Rural Cancer Patients: Evidence from a Public Tertiary Care Facility in India
   Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2018, 16, (3), 615-629 View citations (1)
6. Higher Education and Prosperity: From Catholic Missionaries to Luminosity in India
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (616), 3039-3075 View citations (51)
7. Redistributing teachers using local transfers
   World Development, 2018, 110, (C), 333-344 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Redistributing Teachers using Local Transfers, Discussion Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

8. Does access to secondary education affect primary schooling? Evidence from India
   Economics of Education Review, 2016, 54, (C), 124-142 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Does Access to Secondary Education Affect Primary Schooling? Evidence from India, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
9. Female labor force participation and child education in India: evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-27 View citations (59)
10. Local funds and political competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 41, (C), 14-30 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Local Funds and Political Competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (6) (2014)

2013

11. Mass education or a minority well educated elite in the process of growth: The case of India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, (C), 303-320 View citations (33)

2010

12. Is India better off today than 15 years ago? A robust multidimensional answer
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2010, 8, (2), 173-195 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Is India Better off Today than 15 Years ago? A Robust Multidimensional Answer, IDEP Working Papers (2007) View citations (12) (2007)
13. Poverty and Well‐Being in Indian Cities During the Reforms Era
    Poverty & Public Policy, 2010, 2, (2), 189-209

2009

14. Integrating Mental Health in Welfare Evaluation: An Empirical Application
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2009, 9, (1), 25
    See also Working Paper Integrating Mental Health in Welfare Evaluation: An Empirical Application, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2008

15. A robust normative evaluation of India's performance in allocating risks of death
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2008, 1, (1), 95-111 View citations (3)

Chapters

2005

1. Trade with Labor Market Distortions and Heterogeneous Labor: Why Trade Can Hurt
   Springer
   See also Working Paper Trade with Labor Market Distortions and Heterogeneous Labor: Why Trade Can Hurt, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (7) (2002)