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Working Papers

2023

1. The Benefits and Costs of Guest Worker Programs: Experimental Evidence from the India-UAE Migration Corridor
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2018

2. Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2015

3. Asymmetric Information and Remittances: Evidence from Matched Administrative Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Asymmetric Information and Remittances: Evidence from Matched Administrative Data, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (13) (2018)

2014

4. STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF ETHIOPIA’S COFFEE EXPORT SECTOR
   Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists View citations (12)
   Also in 2014: Food, Resources and Conflict, December 7-9, 2014. San Diego, California, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (2014) View citations (12)
5. Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector
   ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (10)
6. Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector
   ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (10)
7. Worker Mobility in a Global Labor Market: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2011

8. Social Safety Nets: The Role of Education, Remittances and Migration
   RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (7)
   Also in EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) (2011) View citations (8)
9. The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Chapter The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)

2010

10. EU Policies and African Human Capital Development
    EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS)
    Also in RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (2010)
11. The United Arab Emirates: Some Lessons in Economic Development
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (7)

2006

12. Economic Development as Problem Solving
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2004

13. Perception Rents in the Market for Advice
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

1998

14. An Experimental Study of Belief Learning Using Real Beliefs
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (3)
15. The Truth is in the Eye of the Beholder: or Equilibrium in Beliefs and Rational Learning in Games
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (3)

1996

16. Learning by Doing and the Choice of Technology
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (267)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Learning by Doing and the Choice of Technology, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1996) View citations (273) (1996)
17. Research and Productivity
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (5)
18. Stepping Stone Mobility
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Stepping-stone mobility, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier (1997) View citations (15) (1997)

1994

19. The Bayesian Foundations of Learning by Doing
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (15)
20. The Transfer of Human Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1994) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The transfer of human capital, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (1995) View citations (58) (1995)

1993

21. The "Types" of a Baysian Equilibrium
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
22. The Savage-Bayesian Foundations of Economic Dynamics
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1992

23. Bayesian Learning in Repeated Games Leads to Correlated Equilibria
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)
24. Bayesian Learning without Common Priors and Convergence to Nash Equilibria
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (3)

1991

25. Learning and agreeing to disagree without common priors
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
26. Most Games Violate the Harsanyi Doctrine
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (4)
27. Optimal Growth with Unobservable Resources and Learning
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Optimal growth with unobservable resources and learning, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (1996) View citations (5) (1996)
28. The Convergence of Bayesian Belief Hierarchies
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)

1990

29. BAYESIAN RATIONALITY AND LEARNING WITHOUT COMMON PRIORS
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (3)
30. LEARNING IN MIS-SPECIFIED MODELS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CYCLES
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article Learning in mis-specified models and the possibility of cycles, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1991) View citations (53) (1991)
31. ON BAYESIAN LEARNING IN OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEMS
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
32. ON THE CONVERGENCE OF BAYESIAN POSTERIOR PROCESSES IN LINEAR ECONOMIC MODELS: COUNTING EQUATIONS AND UNKNOWNS
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article On the convergence of Bayesian posterior processes in linear economic models Counting equations and unknowns, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (1991) View citations (3) (1991)
33. STOCHASTIC DYNAMICS RESOURCES MODELS WITH STOCK-DEPENDENT REWARDS
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1989

34. BAYES' RATIONAL EQUILIBRIA
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

Journal Articles

2023

1. Price information, inter-village networks, and “bargaining spillovers”: Experimental evidence from Ghana
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 164, (C) View citations (1)

2022

2. From bilateral trade to centralized markets: A search model for commodity exchanges in Africa
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 157, (C) View citations (1)

2018

3. Asymmetric Information and Remittances: Evidence from Matched Administrative Data
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10, (2), 58-100 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Asymmetric Information and Remittances: Evidence from Matched Administrative Data, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2017

4. Transforming Rural Africa-Economics, Technology and Governance
   Journal of African Development, 2017, 19, (1), 161-167 View citations (1)

2016

5. Food price volatility and its consequences: introduction
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (3), 655-664 View citations (2)
6. Monopsony Power in Migrant Labor Markets: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates
   Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (6), 1735 - 1792 View citations (70)

2015

7. Education, Internal Remittances and Safety Nets in Africa: Some Evidence
   Journal of African Development, 2015, 17, (1), 1-16 View citations (1)

2013

8. Sustaining High Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Knowledge and the Structure of the Economy
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (suppl_1), -i101 View citations (62)

2011

9. Africa and the Indian Ocean: Trade, Investments, Global Partnerships, and Lessons
   Journal of African Development, 2011, 13, (1), 9-15

2010

10. Africa and the Arab Gulf: A New Economic and Political Alliance?
    Journal of African Development, 2010, 12, (1), 10-19
11. Most games violate the common priors doctrine
    International Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 6, (1), 189-194 View citations (4)

2006

12. On the informational content of advice: a theoretical and experimental study
    Economic Theory, 2006, 29, (2), 433-452 View citations (13)

2002

13. An Experimental Study of Belief Learning Using Elicited Beliefs
    Econometrica, 2002, 70, (3), 971-1005 View citations (261)

1998

14. Bayesian learning and convergence to Nash equilibria without common priors
    Economic Theory, 1998, 11, (3), 643-655 View citations (13)

1997

15. Convergence in Economic Models with Bayesian Hierarchies of Beliefs
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1997, 74, (2), 266-296 View citations (6)
16. Stepping-stone mobility
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1997, 46, (1), 289-325 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Stepping Stone Mobility, Working Papers (1996) View citations (16) (1996)

1996

17. Learning by Doing and the Choice of Technology
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (6), 1299-1310 View citations (273)
    See also Working Paper Learning by Doing and the Choice of Technology, Working Papers (1996) View citations (267) (1996)
18. Optimal growth with unobservable resources and learning
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1996, 29, (3), 465-491 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Growth with Unobservable Resources and Learning, Working Papers (1991) View citations (2) (1991)

1995

19. A Bayesian Learning Model Fitted to a Variety of Empirical Learning Curves
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1995, 26, (1995 Microeconomics), 247-305 View citations (113)
20. The transfer of human capital
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1995, 19, (5-7), 1033-1064 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper The Transfer of Human Capital, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (3) (1994)

1994

21. Bayesian Learning Leads to Correlated Equilibria in Normal Form Games
    Economic Theory, 1994, 4, (6), 821-41 View citations (20)
22. On the Convexity of the Value Function in Bayesian Optimal Control Problems
    Economic Theory, 1994, 4, (2), 303-09 View citations (4)
23. Stochastic Growth When Utility Depends on Both Consumption and the Stock Level
    Economic Theory, 1994, 4, (5), 791-97 View citations (7)
24. Symposium: Bounded Rationality and Learning: Introduction
    Economic Theory, 1994, 4, (6), 811-20

1991

25. Learning in mis-specified models and the possibility of cycles
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1991, 55, (2), 416-427 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper LEARNING IN MIS-SPECIFIED MODELS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CYCLES, Working Papers (1990) (1990)
26. On the convergence of Bayesian posterior processes in linear economic models Counting equations and unknowns
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1991, 15, (4), 687-713 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper ON THE CONVERGENCE OF BAYESIAN POSTERIOR PROCESSES IN LINEAR ECONOMIC MODELS: COUNTING EQUATIONS AND UNKNOWNS, Working Papers (1990) (1990)
27. On the existence of optimal processes in non-stationary environments
    Journal of Economics, 1991, 53, (3), 245-270 View citations (10)
28. Stochastic dynamic models with stock-dependent rewards
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1991, 55, (1), 161-168 View citations (10)

1989

29. Optimal Control of an Unknown Linear Process with Learning
    International Economic Review, 1989, 30, (3), 571-86 View citations (72)

1988

30. On characterizing optimality of stochastic competitive processes
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1988, 45, (2), 316-329 View citations (2)
    See also Chapter On Characterizing Optimality of Stochastic Competitive Processes, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2015, 100-113 (2015) (2015)

Chapters

2015

1. On Characterizing Optimality of Stochastic Competitive Processes
   Chapter 6 in Decentralization in Infinite Horizon Economies, 2015, pp 100-113
   See also Journal Article On characterizing optimality of stochastic competitive processes, Elsevier (1988) View citations (2) (1988)

2014

2. The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2014, pp 305-345
   See also Working Paper The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

1989

3. Dynamic Optimization Under Uncertainty: Non-convex Feasible Set
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (23)

Editor

1. Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
   Springer