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Working Papers

2024

1. Deadweight Losses or Gains from In-kind Transfers: Experimental Evidence
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics
2. Spillover Effects of Import Competition: Edible Oils in India
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics
3. The Agricultural Productivity Gap: Informality Matters
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics

2022

4. Deadweight Losses or Gains from In-kind Transfers? Experimental Evidence from India
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics
5. International Risk Sharing for Food Staples
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article International risk sharing for food staples, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
6. The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology: Farmers, Media and Opinion in India
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics

2021

7. Representative Agent Bias in Cost of Living Indices
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article The representative agent bias in cost of living indices, Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
8. The Distributional Impact of Climate Change: Why Food Prices Matter
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2017)
   See also Journal Article The Distributional Impact of Climate Change: Why Food Prices Matter, Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Springer (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2015

9. Caste, Female Labor Supply and the Gender Wage Gap in India: Boserup Revisited
   2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (7)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2015) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Caste, Female Labor Supply, and the Gender Wage Gap in India: Boserup Revisited, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (24) (2017)
10. International trade and risk sharing in the global rice market: The Impact of foreign and domestic supply shocks
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article International Trade and Risk Sharing in the Global Rice Market: The Impact of Foreign and Domestic Supply Shocks, Asian Development Review, MIT Press (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
11. The Percolation of Public Expenditure: Food Subsidies and the Poor in India and Philippines
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2011) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Percolation of Public Expenditure: Food Subsidies and the Poor in India and the Philippines, India Policy Forum, National Council of Applied Economic Research (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

12. Safety Nets and Food Programs in Asia: A Comparative Perspective
    ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (1)
13. The Informational and signaling impacts of labels: Experimental evidence from India on GM foods
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The informational and signaling impacts of labels: experimental evidence from India on GM foods, Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2011

14. Economic liberalization and Indian economic growth: What's the evidence?
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Economic Liberalization and Indian Economic Growth: What's the Evidence?, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (93) (2011)
15. Status, caste, and the time allocation of women in rural India
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Status, Caste, and the Time Allocation of Women in Rural India, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (70) (2013)

2010

16. How Can Food Subsidies Work Better? Answers from India and the Philippines
    ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank

2008

17. The Limits of intellectual property rights: Lessons from the spread of illegal transgenic seeds in India
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (6)

2007

18. How does poverty decline? Evidence from India, 1983-1999
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (5)
19. The economics of GM food labels: An evaluation of mandatory labeling proposals in India
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
20. Underdeveloped Spot Markets and Futures Trading: The Soya Oil Exchange in India
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2006)

2006

21. Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (19)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2005) View citations (6)
22. Liberalization, biotechnology and the private seed sector: The Case of India's cotton seed market
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

2005

23. Off-farm Income and Risky Investments: What Happens to Farm and Nonfarm Assets?
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (5)

2003

24. Risk management in agriculture
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (10)

2002

25. Aggregation in area yield insurance:The linear additive model
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
26. Reforming food subsidy scheme: Estimating the gains from self-targetting in India
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    See also Journal Article Reforming Food Subsidy Schemes: Estimating the Gains from Self‐targeting in India, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (10) (2004)

2001

27. STRUCTURAL MODELS OF AREA YIELD CROP INSURANCE
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

1995

28. An intertemporal model of consumption and portfolio allocation
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (1)
29. Off-farm income and risk reduction in agriculture: when does it matter?
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

1989

30. Incompleteness in Insurance: An Analysis of the Multiplicative Case
    Bulletins, University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center

1988

31. LAND RENTS AND PRICES AN ECONOMETRIC TEST OF THE CAPITALIZATION FORMULA
    1988 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Knoxville, Tennessee, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Undated

32. Weak Aversion to GM Foods: Experimental Evidence from India
    Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2022

1. International risk sharing for food staples
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper International Risk Sharing for Food Staples, Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
2. The representative agent bias in cost of living indices
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2022, 74, (1), 155-178 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Representative Agent Bias in Cost of Living Indices, Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2021

3. The Distributional Impact of Climate Change: Why Food Prices Matter
   Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2021, 5, (2), 249-275 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The Distributional Impact of Climate Change: Why Food Prices Matter, Working Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2017

4. Caste, Female Labor Supply, and the Gender Wage Gap in India: Boserup Revisited
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 65, (2), 339 - 378 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Caste, Female Labor Supply and the Gender Wage Gap in India: Boserup Revisited, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2016

5. International Trade and Risk Sharing in the Global Rice Market: The Impact of Foreign and Domestic Supply Shocks
   Asian Development Review, 2016, 33, (1), 162-182 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper International trade and risk sharing in the global rice market: The Impact of foreign and domestic supply shocks, Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2013

6. Status, Caste, and the Time Allocation of Women in Rural India
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61, (2), 311 - 333 View citations (70)
   See also Working Paper Status, caste, and the time allocation of women in rural India, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
7. The informational and signaling impacts of labels: experimental evidence from India on GM foods
   Environment and Development Economics, 2013, 18, (6), 701-722 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Informational and signaling impacts of labels: Experimental evidence from India on GM foods, Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2012

8. The Percolation of Public Expenditure: Food Subsidies and the Poor in India and the Philippines
   India Policy Forum, 2012, 8, (1), 95-138 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Percolation of Public Expenditure: Food Subsidies and the Poor in India and Philippines, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
9. The Spread of Illegal Transgenic Cotton Varieties in India: Biosafety Regulation, Monopoly, and Enforcement
   World Development, 2012, 40, (1), 177-188 View citations (5)

2011

10. Economic Liberalization and Indian Economic Growth: What's the Evidence?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, 49, (4), 1152-99 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Economic liberalization and Indian economic growth: What's the evidence?, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (23) (2011)

2009

11. Grower heterogeneity and the gains from contract farming
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2009, 2, (1), 56-74 View citations (20)
12. Product Proliferation in India's Cotton Seed Market: Are There Too Many Varieties?
    Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 2009, 7, (1), 17 View citations (8)

2008

13. Risk Management in Agriculture/Rural Sector
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 63, (01), 3

2007

14. Rapporteur’s Report on Risk Management in Agriculture/Rural Sector
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 62, (3), 10

2005

15. Reducing subsidies on household fuels in India: how will it affect the poor?
    Energy Policy, 2005, 33, (18), 2326-2336 View citations (52)

2004

16. Aggregation in Area-Yield Crop Insurance: The Linear Additive Model
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (2), 420-431 View citations (13)
17. Reforming Food Subsidy Schemes: Estimating the Gains from Self‐targeting in India
    Review of Development Economics, 2004, 8, (2), 309-324 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Reforming food subsidy scheme: Estimating the gains from self-targetting in India, Discussion Papers (2002) (2002)

2003

18. Labor income and risky investments: can part-time farmers compete?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 50, (4), 477-493 View citations (14)

2002

19. Dissemination of Private Hybrids and Crop Yields in the Semi-Arid Tropics of India
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 57, (01) View citations (3)
20. Food prices and the efficiency of public intervention: the case of the public distribution system in India
    Food Policy, 2002, 27, (5-6), 419-436 View citations (18)
21. Understanding the Seed Industry: Contemporary Trends and Analytical Issues
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 57, (3) View citations (10)

2001

22. The impact of economic reforms on R&D by the Indian seed industry
    Food Policy, 2001, 26, (6), 587-598 View citations (22)

2000

23. Forecasting Errors in the Absence of a Futures Market: The Seasonal Allocation of Wheat Supplies in India
    Review of Development Economics, 2000, 4, (2), 184-193 View citations (1)

1999

24. LIBERALIZATION'S IMPACT ON THE INDIAN SEED INDUSTRY: COMPETITION, RESEARCH, AND IMPACT ON FARMERS
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 1999, 02, (3-4), 14 View citations (4)

1998

25. Book Review: Analytical Development Economics: The Less developed Economy Revisited
    Indian Economic Review, 1998, 33, (1), 105-106 View citations (1)

1993

26. Supply Response to Agricultural Insurance: Risk Reduction and Moral Hazard Effects
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1993, 75, (4), 914-925 View citations (38)

1992

27. Production Risk and Optimal Input Decisions
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 74, (4), 860-869 View citations (40)

Chapters

2016

1. Incremental Reforms in Food Policy: What Are the Possibilities?
   Springer View citations (1)

2011

2. Chapter 4 The Impact of Bt Cotton and the Potential Impact of Biotechnology on Other Crops in China and India
   A chapter in Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare, 2011, pp 83-114

2006

3. Benefits and Costs of Biosafety Regulation in India and China
   Springer View citations (3)