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Working Papers

2025

1. Dynamic, High-Resolution Wealth Measurement in Data-Scarce Environments
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2024

2. Changes to the Extrapolation Method for Global Poverty Estimation
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
3. Does Climbing the Jobs Ladder Promote Poverty Reduction ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. How Well Did Real-Time Indicators Track Household Welfare Changes in Developing Countries during the COVID-19 Crisis?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Small Area Estimation of Poverty in Four West African Countries by Integrating Survey and Geospatial Data
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
6. Urban Informality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Profiling Workers and Firms in an Urban Context
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
7. Who did Covid-19 hurt the most in Sub-Saharan Africa ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

8. Exploring Two Years of Labor Market Policy Responses to COVID?19
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
9. From Middle Class to Poverty: The Unequal Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Developing Countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
10. Global Trends in Child Monetary Poverty According to International Poverty Lines
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
11. How Did Countries Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis? Emerging Patterns on Jobs-Relates Policies
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (1)
    Also in World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2023)
12. How Did Urban Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Fare during COVID-19 ? Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
13. How Well Do Internet-Based Surveys Track Labor Market Indicators in Middle-Income Countries ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
14. Improving Estimates of Mean Welfare and Uncertainty in Developing Countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
15. Malnourished but Not Destitute: The Spatial Interplay between Nutrition and Poverty in Madagascar
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article Malnourished but Not Destitute: The Spatial Interplay Between Nutrition and Poverty in Madagascar, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2025) (2025)
16. Small Area Estimation of Poverty and Wealth Using Geospatial Data: What Have We Learned So Far ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2022

17. April 2022 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
18. April 2022 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
19. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in 53 Developing Countries: Levels, Trends, and Reasons for Hesitancy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
20. Combining Survey and Geospatial Data Can Significantly Improve Gender-Disaggregated Estimates of Labor Market Outcomes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)
21. How Well Can Real-Time Indicators Track the Economic Impacts of a Crisis Like COVID-19 ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
22. Integrating Survey and Geospatial Data to Identify the Poor and Vulnerable: Evidence from Malawi
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
23. Small Area Estimation of Monetary Poverty in Mexico Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
24. Social Protection and Jobs Responses to COVID-19
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
25. The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
26. What Do We Know about Poverty in India in 2017/18 ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2021

27. Barriers to Accessing Medical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa in Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
28. Early Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Countries
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (8)
    Also in Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank (2021) View citations (4)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2021) View citations (3)
29. How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    Also in World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2021) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (20)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2021) View citations (13)
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank (2021) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article How did the COVID-19 crisis affect different types of workers in the developing world?, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (11) (2023)
30. Jobs Watch COVID-19: The Evolving Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Countries
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (2)
31. March 2021 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
32. March 2021 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
33. Nowcasting Global Poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Nowcasting Global Poverty, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
34. Taking Stock of COVID-19 Labor Policy Responses in Developing Countries
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
    Also in Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank (2021) View citations (4)
35. The Early Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Countries: Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
36. The Evolving Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Countries
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

2020

37. Global Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
38. How Much Will Poverty Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (5)
39. How is the COVID-19 Crisis Affecting Nitrogen Dioxide Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
40. March 2020 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
41. March 2020 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
42. Measuring Internet Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
43. Small Area Estimation of Non-Monetary Poverty with Geospatial Data
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (7)
44. Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2019

45. Are Public Sector Workers in Developing Countries Overpaid ? Evidence from a New Global Data Set
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Are public sector workers in developing countries overpaid? Evidence from a new global dataset, World Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (13) (2020)
46. Estimating Poverty in India without Expenditure Data: A Survey-to-Survey Imputation Approach
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
47. Estimating Small Area Population Density Using Survey Data and Satellite Imagery: An Application to Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
48. March 2019 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
49. September 2019 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
50. September 2019 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2018

51. A Proxy Means Test for Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    Also in World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2018)
52. Gender differences in poverty and household composition through the life-cycle: a global perspective
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
53. International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia, Asian Development Review, MIT Press (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
54. Nowcasting poverty in India for 2014-15: A Survey to Survey Imputation Approach
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
55. The state of jobs in post-conflict areas of Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2017

56. Can public works programs reduce youth crime ? evidence from Papua New Guinea's urban youth employment project
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Can public works programs reduce youth crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea’s Urban Youth Employment Project, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
57. Poverty from space: using high-resolution satellite imagery for estimating economic well-being
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Poverty from Space: Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Estimating Economic Well-being, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) View citations (9) (2022)
58. The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: results from a numerical application to Pakistan
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: Results from a numerical application to Pakistan, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2016

59. Earnings Premiums and Penalties for Self-Employment and Informal Employees around the World
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (10)
60. New estimates of extreme poverty for children
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
61. Sri Lanka Poverty and Welfare
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (6)
62. Who are the poor in the developing world ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)

2014

63. Cohort Size and Youth Employment Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (2)
64. How survey-to-survey imputation can fail
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
65. Pakistan Poverty Trends, Scenarios and Drivers
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2013

66. Youth Employment: A Human Development Agenda for the Next Decade
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2013) View citations (13)

2012

67. Cognitive Skills and Youth Labor Market Outcomes
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
68. Labor Markets in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Trends and Implications for Social Protection and Labor Policies
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
69. Self-Employment in the Developing World
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Self-Employment in the Developing World, World Development, Elsevier (2014) View citations (102) (2014)
70. Severance pay compliance in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
71. The Role of Sectoral Growth Patterns in Labor Market Development
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (7)

2011

72. Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Aggregate Crisis Impacts in Selected Middle-Income Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (3)
73. How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries, World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (35) (2013)

2010

74. Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2010) View citations (8) (2010)

2009

75. Distributional impact analysis of past climate variability in rural Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
76. The value of vocational education: high school type and labor market outcomes in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Value of Vocational Education: High School Type and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2011) View citations (27) (2011)

2008

77. The Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in Honduras
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)

2007

78. Distributional Implications of the VAT Reform in the Philippines
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)
79. Health Aid and Infant Mortality
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (36)

2006

80. The Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies: Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali, and Sri Lanka
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (81)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2006) View citations (76)

2005

81. The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2007) View citations (60) (2007)
82. The effect of school type on academic achievement: evidence from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006) View citations (40) (2006)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Malnourished but Not Destitute: The Spatial Interplay Between Nutrition and Poverty in Madagascar
   Journal of International Development, 2025, 37, (2), 554-569
   See also Working Paper Malnourished but Not Destitute: The Spatial Interplay between Nutrition and Poverty in Madagascar, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2023

2. How did the COVID-19 crisis affect different types of workers in the developing world?
   World Development, 2023, 170, (C) View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (13) (2021)
3. The welfare implications of COVID‐19 for fragile and conflict‐affected regions
   Review of Development Economics, 2023, 27, (4), 1977-2006

2022

4. Nowcasting Global Poverty
   (Why Is Growth in Developing Countries So Hard to Measure?)
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (4), 835-856 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Nowcasting Global Poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
5. Poverty from Space: Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Estimating Economic Well-being
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (2), 382-412 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Poverty from space: using high-resolution satellite imagery for estimating economic well-being, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (24) (2017)

2021

6. International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia
   Asian Development Review, 2021, 38, (1), 142-175 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2020

7. Are public sector workers in developing countries overpaid? Evidence from a new global dataset
   World Development, 2020, 126, (C) View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Are Public Sector Workers in Developing Countries Overpaid ? Evidence from a New Global Data Set, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
8. Discussion of "Small area estimation: its evolution in five decades", by Malay Ghosh
   Statistics in Transition New Series, 2020, 21, (4), 45-50
   Also in Statistics in Transition New Series, 2020, 21, (4), 45-50 (2020)
9. Self-employment earnings premiums/penalties and regulations: evidence from developing economies
   Small Business Economics, 2020, 55, (2), 507-527 View citations (1)

2018

10. A New Profile of the Global Poor
    World Development, 2018, 101, (C), 250-267 View citations (46)

2017

11. Can public works programs reduce youth crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea’s Urban Youth Employment Project
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2017, 7, (1), 1-32 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Can public works programs reduce youth crime ? evidence from Papua New Guinea's urban youth employment project, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
12. New global estimates of child poverty and their sensitivity to alternative equivalence scales
    Economics Letters, 2017, 157, (C), 125-128 View citations (16)
13. The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: Results from a numerical application to Pakistan
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2017, 52, (C), 12-31 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: results from a numerical application to Pakistan, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2016

14. How Large are Earnings Penalties for Self-Employed and Informal Wage Workers?
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-39 View citations (11)

2014

15. Self-Employment in the Developing World
    World Development, 2014, 56, (C), 313-331 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper Self-Employment in the Developing World, World Bank Publications - Reports (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

16. How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries
    World Development, 2013, 41, (C), 31-50 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (14) (2011)

2011

17. The Value of Vocational Education: High School Type and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (2), 296-322 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper The value of vocational education: high school type and labor market outcomes in Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2010

18. Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2010, (11), 1-4 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries, World Bank Publications - Reports (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2009

19. Does health aid matter?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (4), 855-872 View citations (142)

2007

20. THE CORRELATION OF YOUTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH STATE POLICIES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (4), 506-517 View citations (6)
21. The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (12), 1287-1301 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (26) (2005)

2006

22. The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (3) View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper The effect of school type on academic achievement: evidence from Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (9) (2005)

2005

23. The Persistence of Income Shocks: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
    Review of Development Economics, 2005, 9, (3), 415-433 View citations (17)

2003

24. For Richer or for Poorer? Evidence from Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2003, 1, (1), 67-99 View citations (58)
25. Household income dynamics: a four-country story
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 30-54 View citations (49)

Books

2014

1. Skilling Up Vietnam: Preparing the Workforce for a Modern Market Economy
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (12)
2. Working through the Crisis: Jobs and Policies in Developing Countries during the Great Recession
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (4)