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2023

1. Unpacking Household Engel Curves
   PSE Working Papers, HAL
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (8)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (9)
   Working Papers, HAL (2023)
   Working Papers, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation) (2020) View citations (9)
   Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (8)

2022

2. Growth Elasticities of Poverty Reduction
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
3. Inequality and Social Distancing during the Pandemic
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Inequality and Social Distancing during the Pandemic, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2023) (2023)
4. Is Social Protection a Luxury Good ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
5. Macroeconomic Covariates of Real Household Incomes in America
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics

2021

6. Fleshing Out the Olive? On Income Polarization in China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
7. Is that Really a Kuznets Curve? Turning Points for Income Inequality in China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Is that really a Kuznets curve? Turning points for income inequality in China, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2022) View citations (12) (2022)
8. Macroeconomic Misery by Levels of Income in America
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. Missing Top Income Recipients
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Missing Top Income Recipients, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2022) View citations (15) (2022)
10. On the Gains from Tradeable Benefits-in-Kind
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
11. On the Welfare Gains from Tradeable Benefits-in-Kind
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
12. Poverty in China since 1950: A Counterfactual Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
13. Reconciling the Conflicting Narratives on Poverty in China
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Reconciling the conflicting narratives on poverty in China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (13) (2021)
14. Would Mexican Migrants be Willing to Guarantee Americans a Basic Income ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2020

15. Can the World’s Poor Protect Themselves from the New Coronavirus?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
16. Inequality and the Coronavirus: Socioeconomic Covariates of Behavioral Responses and Viral Outcomes Across US Counties
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
17. On the Origins of the Idea of Ending Poverty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
18. SDG1: The Last Three Percent
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)
19. Scarred but Wiser: World War 2's COVID Legacy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)
20. Should the Randomistas (Continue to) Rule?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2019) View citations (1)

2019

21. A Market for Work Permits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article A market for work permits, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2022) (2022)
22. Ethnic Inequality and Poverty in Malaysia Since 1969
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
23. Food Stamps and America’s Poorest
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Food stamps and America's poorest, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons (2024) (2024)
24. Is a Decentralized Right-to-Work Policy Feasible?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
25. On Measuring Global Poverty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article On Measuring Global Poverty, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2020) View citations (38) (2020)
26. The Missing Market for Work Permits
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2018

27. Global Inequality When Unequal Countries Create Unequal People
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017)
    See also Journal Article Global inequality when unequal countries create unequal people, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
28. Guaranteed Employment or Guaranteed Income?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Guaranteed employment or guaranteed income?, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (20) (2019)
29. Social Protection and Economic Development: Are the Poorest Being Lifted-Up or Left-Behind?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
30. What might explain today's conflicting narratives on global inequality?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)

2017

31. Are Poor Individuals Mainly Found in Poor Households? Evidence using Nutrition Data for Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (15)
32. For India's rural poor, growing towns matter more than growing cities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article For India’s Rural Poor, Growing Towns Matter More Than Growing Cities, World Development, Elsevier (2017) View citations (53) (2017)
33. Inequality and globalization: A review essay
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Inequality and Globalization: A Review Essay, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (66) (2018)
34. Welfare-Consistent Global Poverty Measures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (16)

2016

35. A Poor Means Test? Econometric Targeting in Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article A poor means test? Econometric targeting in Africa, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (69) (2018)
36. Growth, Urbanization and Poverty Reduction in India
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (22)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (22)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (21)
37. Social Frictions to Knowledge Diffusion: Evidence from an Information Intervention
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2015

38. Are the world’s poorest being left behind?
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
    See also Journal Article Are the world’s poorest being left behind?, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
39. Benefit Incidence with Incentive Effects, Measurement Errors and Latent Heterogeneity: A Case Study for China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Benefit incidence with incentive effects, measurement errors and latent heterogeneity: A case study for China, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (12) (2015)
40. Inconsistent Policy Evaluation: A Case Study for a Large Workfare Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
41. Inequality when Effort Matters
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2015) View citations (1)
42. Long-Term Gains from Electrification in Rural India
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (6)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Long-term Gains from Electrification in Rural India, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2017) View citations (56) (2017)
43. The World Bank: Why It Is Still Needed and Why It Still Disappoints - Working Paper 400
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
44. Toward Better Global Poverty Measures
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Toward better global poverty measures, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2016) View citations (10) (2016)
45. Toward Better Global Poverty Measures - Working Paper 417
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)

2014

46. An Exploration of the International Comparison Program's New Global Economic Landscape
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
47. Intergenerational Mobility and Interpersonal Inequality in an African Economy
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (38)
    Also in CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb), CEPREMAP (2014) View citations (45)
    Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (36)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2014) View citations (34)
    Working Papers, HAL (2014) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational mobility and interpersonal inequality in an African economy, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (50) (2014)
48. The Luxembourg Income Study
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
    See also Journal Article The Luxembourg Income Study, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2013

49. Benefit incidence with incentive effects, measurement errors and latent heterogeneity
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
50. Can subjective questions on economic welfare be trusted ? evidence for three developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
51. How long will it take to lift one billion people out of poverty ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (84)
    See also Journal Article How Long Will It Take to Lift One Billion People Out of Poverty?, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2013) View citations (84) (2013)
52. Is workfare cost-effective against poverty in a poor labor-surplus economy?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Is Workfare Cost-effective against Poverty in a Poor Labor-Surplus Economy?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2016) View citations (14) (2016)
53. Long-term impacts of household electrification in rural India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (49)
54. Testing information constraints on India's largest antipoverty program
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
55. The Idea of Antipoverty Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
56. Trade insulation as social protection
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Trade Insulation as Social Protection, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (6) (2014)

2012

57. Benchmarking global poverty reduction
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
58. Can we trust shoestring evaluations ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Can We Trust Shoestring Evaluations?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
59. Does India's employment guarantee scheme guarantee employment ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (49)
60. Evaluating workfare when the work is unpleasant: evidence for India's national rural employment guarantee scheme
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
61. More relatively-poor people in a less absolutely-poor world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article More Relatively-Poor People in a Less Absolutely-Poor World, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2013) View citations (67) (2013)
62. Poor, or just feeling poor ? on using subjective data in measuring poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (44)

2011

63. Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?
    One Pager Chinese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (23)
    One Pager, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (2009) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?, Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (40) (2010)
64. Is It What You Inherited Or What You Learnt?: Intergenerational linkage and interpersonal inequality in Senegal
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (3)
65. Knowledgeable bankers ? the demand for research in World Bank operations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Knowledgeable bankers? The demand for research in World Bank operations, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
66. On multidimensional indices of poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (215)
    See also Journal Article On multidimensional indices of poverty, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2011) View citations (215) (2011)
67. On the implications of essential heterogeneity for estimating causal impacts using social experiments
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article On the Implications of Essential Heterogeneity for Estimating Causal Impacts Using Social Experiments, Journal of Econometric Methods, De Gruyter (2015) (2015)
68. The two poverty enlightenments: historical insights from digitized books spanning three centuries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Two Poverty Enlightenments: Historical Insights from Digitized Books Spanning Three Centuries, Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2010

69. A Micro-Decomposition Analysis of the Macroeconomic Determinants of Human Development
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2010)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (2)
    Research Unit Working Papers, Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquee, INRA (2007)
70. Looking Beyond Averages in the Trade and Poverty Debate
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2005) View citations (4)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Looking beyond averages in the trade and poverty debate, World Development, Elsevier (2006) View citations (35) (2006)
71. Mashup indices of development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Mashup Indices of Development, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2012) View citations (46) (2012)
72. On measuring scientific influence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
73. Poverty lines across the world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
74. Price levels and economic growth: making sense of the PPP changes between ICP rounds
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
75. Research for development a World Bank perspective on future directions for research
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
76. The World Bank's publication record
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article The World Bank’s publication record, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
77. Troubling tradeoffs in the Human Development Index
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Troubling tradeoffs in the Human Development Index, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (100) (2012)
78. Têm os Países mais Pobres menos Capacidade de Redistribuição?
    One Pager Portuguese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
79. ¿Los Países Más Pobres Tienen Menos Capacidad de Redistribución?
    One Pager Spanish, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

2009

80. A Pobreza Global Reavaliada: Uma Réplica a Reddy
    One Pager Portuguese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
81. A comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article A Comparative Perspective on Poverty Reduction in Brazil, China, and India, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2011) View citations (27) (2011)
82. Definindo o Crescimento Pró-Pobres: uma Resposta para Kakwani
    One Pager Portuguese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
83. Designing impact evaluations: different perspectives
    3ie Publications, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) View citations (3)
84. Définition de la croissance favorable aux pauvres: une Réponse Nanak Kakwani
    One Pager French, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
85. Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare regressions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
86. Hacia una Definición de Crecimiento Económico Favorable a los Pobres: una Respuesta a Kakwani
    One Pager Spanish, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
87. Has India's economic growth become more pro-poor in the wake of economic reforms ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Has India's Economic Growth Become More Pro-Poor in the Wake of Economic Reforms?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2011) View citations (43) (2011)
88. Nueva Evaluación de la Pobreza Mundial: una Respuesta a Reddy
    One Pager Spanish, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
89. The Developing World's Bulging (but Vulnerable) "Middle Class"
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Developing World's Bulging (but Vulnerable) Middle Class, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (41) (2010)
90. The pattern of growth and poverty reduction in China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The pattern of growth and poverty reduction in China, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (82) (2010)
91. Weakly relative poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Weakly Relative Poverty, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (107) (2011)
92. Why don't we see poverty convergence ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why Don't We See Poverty Convergence?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (87) (2012)

2008

93. Are there lasting impacts of aid to poor areas ? Evidence from rural China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
94. Are there lessons for africa from China's success against poverty ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Are There Lessons for Africa from China's Success Against Poverty?, World Development, Elsevier (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
95. Bailing out the world's poorest
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Bailing Out the World's Poorest, Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
96. China is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (77)
97. Dollar a day revisited
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Dollar a Day Revisited, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2009) View citations (38) (2009)
98. Evaluation in the practice of development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Evaluation in the Practice of Development, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2009) View citations (54) (2009)
99. Global Poverty Reassessed: A Reply to Reddy
    One Pager, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth View citations (1)
100. Global poverty and inequality: a review of the evidence
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (49)
101. On the welfarist rationale for relative poverty lines
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
102. Qual Linha de Pobreza? Uma Resposta a Reddy
     One Pager Portuguese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
103. Quel Seuil de Pauvreté? Une Réponse à Reddy
     One Pager French, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
104. The developing world is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (287)
     See also Journal Article The Developing World is Poorer than We Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2010) View citations (283) (2010)
105. Which Poverty Line? A Response to Reddy
     One Pager, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
106. ¿Cual Línea de Pobreza? Una Respuesta a Reddy
     One Pager Spanish, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

2007

107. Absolute poverty measures for the developing world, 1981-2004
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (62)
108. Economic growth and poverty reduction: Do poor countries need to worry about inequality?
     2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
109. Geographic inequity in a decentralized anti-poverty program: a case study of China
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
110. How relevant is targeting to the success of an antipoverty program ?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
111. New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty
     Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project View citations (26)
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (239)
     World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2007)
     See also Journal Article New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2007) View citations (237) (2007)
112. Poverty reduction without economic growth ? explaining Brazil's poverty dynamics, 1985-2004
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
     See also Journal Article Poverty reduction without economic growth?: Explaining Brazil's poverty dynamics, 1985-2004, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (67) (2010)
113. The changing profile of poverty in the world
     2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2006

114. Di Bao: a guaranteed minimum income in urban China?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
115. Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
     See also Journal Article Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (26) (2008)
116. Partially awakened giants: uneven growth in China and India
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (38)

2005

117. A poverty-inequality trade-off?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
     See also Journal Article A poverty-inequality trade off?, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2005) View citations (26) (2005)
118. An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
     See also Journal Article An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (64) (2007)
119. Evaluating anti-poverty programs
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (64)
     See also Chapter Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs, Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (121) (2008)
120. Inequality Is Bad for the Poor
     World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (41)
121. Is a guaranteed living wage a good anti-poverty policy?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
122. Lasting local impacts of an economywide crisis
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
123. On the contribution of demographic change to aggregate poverty measures for the developing world
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
124. Searching for the economic gradient in self-assessed health
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
125. Survey nonresponse and the distribution of income
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
     See also Journal Article Survey nonresponse and the distribution of income, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2006) View citations (113) (2006)
126. Who cares about relative deprivation ?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
     See also Journal Article Who cares about relative deprivation?, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2010) View citations (69) (2010)

2004

127. China's (uneven) progress against poverty
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (58)
     See also Journal Article China's (uneven) progress against poverty, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (291) (2007)
128. Competing concepts of inequality in the globalization debate
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (67)
129. Defining pro-poor growth: a response to Kakwani
     One Pager, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth View citations (8)
130. Gainers and Losers from Trade Reform in Morocco
     Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations (59)
131. How Have the World's Poorest Fared Since the Early 1980s?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (93)
     See also Journal Article How Have the World's Poorest Fared since the Early 1980s?, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2004) View citations (195) (2004)
132. Pro-poor growth: A primer
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (168)

2003

133. A Model-Based Assessment of India's Progress in Reducing Poverty in the 1990s
     Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
134. Externalities in Rural Development: Evidence for China
     WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (12)
135. Hidden impact ? Ex-post evaluation of an anti-poverty program
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
136. Household welfare impacts of China's accession to the World Trade Organization
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
137. In measuring aggregate"social efficiency"
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article On Measuring Aggregate "Social Efficiency.", Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (8) (2005)
138. Land allocation in Vietnam's agrarian transition
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
139. On the utility consistency of poverty lines
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
140. Social protection in a crisis - Argentina's Plan Jefes y Jefas
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
     See also Journal Article Social Protection in a Crisis: Argentina's Plan Jefes y Jefas, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2004) View citations (54) (2004)
141. Survey compliance and the distribution of income
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (45)
142. Targeted transfers in poor countries: revisiting the trade-offs and policy options
     Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (44)
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations (17)
143. The debate on globalization, poverty, and inequality: why measurement matters
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (89)
     See also Journal Article The Debate on Globalization, Poverty and Inequality: why Measurement Matters, QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2002

144. Household Income Dynamics in Rural China
     WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations (36)
145. Is India's economic growth leaving the poor behind?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (76)
     See also Journal Article Is India's Economic Growth Leaving the Poor Behind?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (94) (2002)
146. Rich and powerful? Subjective power and welfare in Russia
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article Rich and powerful?: Subjective power and welfare in Russia, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2005) View citations (34) (2005)

2001

147. Assisting the transition from workfare to work: a randomized experiment
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
     See also Journal Article Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work: A Randomized Experiment, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2004) View citations (59) (2004)
148. Breaking up the collective farm: welfare outcomes of Vietnam's massive land privatization
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
149. Do workfare participants recover quickly from retrenchment?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
150. Does piped water reduce diarrhea for children in rural India ?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
     See also Journal Article Does piped water reduce diarrhea for children in rural India?, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (265) (2003)
151. Growth, inequality, and poverty: looking beyond averages
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (481)
     See also Journal Article Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Looking Beyond Averages, World Development, Elsevier (2001) View citations (491) (2001)
152. Inequality convergence
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
     See also Journal Article Inequality convergence, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2003) View citations (68) (2003)
153. Is Knowledge Shared within Households? Theory and Evidence for Bangladesh
     Working Papers, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore View citations (6)
154. Is inequality bad for business: a non-linear microeconomic model of wealth effects on self-employment
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
155. Measuring aggregate welfare in developing countries - How well do national accounts and surveys agree?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
     See also Journal Article Measuring Aggregate Welfare in Developing Countries: How Well Do National Accounts and Surveys Agree?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (110) (2003)
156. Measuring pro-poor growth
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (100)
     See also Journal Article Measuring pro-poor growth, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2003) View citations (508) (2003)
157. On the urbanization of poverty
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
     See also Journal Article On the urbanization of poverty, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (60) (2002)
158. Qualitative and Quantitative Poverty Appraisal: Complementarities, Tensions and the Way Forward
     Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)
159. Wealth Distribution and Self-Employment in a Developing Economy
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
160. Who wants Safer Streets? Explaining Concern for Public Safety in Brazil
     Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
     See also Journal Article Who wants safer streets? Explaining concern for public safety in Brazil, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2003) View citations (7) (2003)

2000

161. Are the poor protected from budget cuts? theory and evidence for Argentina
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
162. Distributional outcomes of a decentralized welfare program
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
163. Estimating the Benefit Incidence of an Antipoverty Program by Propensity Score Matching
     Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (34)
     See also Journal Article Estimating the Benefit Incidence of an Antipoverty Program by Propensity-Score Matching, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (2003) View citations (145) (2003)
164. How did the world's poorest fare in the 1990s ?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)
     See also Journal Article How did the world's poorest fare in the 1990s?, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2001) View citations (64) (2001)
165. Identifying welfare effects from subjective questions
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (76)
     See also Journal Article Identifying Welfare Effects from Subjective Questions, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2001) View citations (159) (2001)
166. Las líneas de pobreza en la teoría y en la práctica
     Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
167. Short-lived shocks with long-lived impacts? - household income dynamics in a transition economy
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)
168. What can we learn about country performance from conditional comparisons across countries?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1999

169. Demand for public safety
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
170. Does child labor displace schooling? - evidence on behavioral responses to an enrollment subsidy
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (114)
     See also Journal Article Does Child Labour Displace Schooling? Evidence on Behavioural Responses to an Enrollment Subsidy, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2000) View citations (342) (2000)
171. Income gains to the poor from workfare - estimates for Argentina's TRABAJAR Program
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (33)
172. Is knowledge shared within households?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
173. Is more targeting consistent with less spending?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
     See also Journal Article Is More Targeting Consistent with Less Spending?, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (1999) View citations (19) (1999)
174. Monitoring targeting performance when decentralized allocation to the poor are unobserved
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
     See also Journal Article Monitoring Targeting Performance When Decentralized Allocations to the Poor Are Unobserved, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2000) View citations (48) (2000)
175. Proceedings of a Conference of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium: On Reform, Food Prices and Poverty in India
     1998: Policy Reform, Market Stability, and Food Security Conference, June 1998, Alexandria VA, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
176. Protecting the Poor in a Crisis - and Beyond
     World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (8)
177. Protecting the poor from macroeconomic shocks
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
178. Subjective economic welfare
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
179. Themystery of the vanishing benefits: Ms. Speedy Analyst's introduction to evaluation
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
180. When is growth pro-poor? Evidence from the diverse experiences of India's states
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (79)
181. Who wants to redistribute? Russia's tunnel effect in the 1990's
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

1998

182. Appraising workfare programs
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
183. Behavioral responses to risk in rural China
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
     See also Journal Article Behavioral responses to risk in rural China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (88) (2001)
184. Benefit incidence and the timing of program capture
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
185. Determinants of transient and chronic poverty: evidence from rural China
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (33)
186. Evaluating a targeted social program when placement is decentralized
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
187. Farm productivity and rural poverty in India
     FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (146)
     See also Journal Article Farm productivity and rural poverty in India, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (1998) View citations (177) (1998)
188. Geographic Poverty Traps?
     Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (66)
189. Measuring poverty using qualitative perceptions of welfare
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
190. Poverty Lines in Theory and Practice
     Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (108)
191. Reaching poor areas in a federal system
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
192. When economic reform is faster than statistical reform - measuring and explaining inequality in rural China
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

1997

193. Are the poor less well-insured? Evidence on vulnerability to income risk in rural China
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
     See also Journal Article Are the poor less well insured? Evidence on vulnerability to income risk in rural China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (250) (1999)
194. Banking on the poor? Branch placement and nonfarm rural development in Bangladesh
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
195. Can high-inequality developing countries escape absolute poverty?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (279)
     See also Journal Article Can high-inequality developing countries escape absolute poverty?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1997) View citations (296) (1997)
196. Poor areas, or only poor people?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (74)
197. Spatial poverty traps?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
198. Why have some Indian states performed better than others at reducing rural poverty?
     FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (10)

1996

199. Are there dynamic gains from a poor-area development program?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Are there dynamic gains from a poor-area development program?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (87) (1998)
200. Comparaisons de la Pauverte. Concepts et methodes
     Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (2)
201. Equity and growth in developing countries: old and new perspectives on the policy issues
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (114)
202. Famines and economics
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Famines and Economics, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1997) View citations (58) (1997)
203. India's Checkered History in Fight against Poverty: Are There Lessons for the Future?
     Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (31)
204. Issues in measuring and modeling poverty
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (55)
     See also Journal Article Issues in Measuring and Modelling Poverty, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1996) View citations (116) (1996)
205. Macroeconomic crises and poverty monitoring: a case study for India
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
     Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (1996) View citations (11)
     See also Journal Article Macroeconomic Crises and Poverty Monitoring: A Case Study for India, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1997) View citations (12) (1997)
206. Transient poverty in rural China
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
207. What can new survey data tell us about recent changes in distribution and poverty?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (43)
     See also Journal Article What Can New Survey Data Tell Us about Recent Changes in Distribution and Poverty?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (1997) View citations (446) (1997)
208. Why have some Indian states done better than others at reducing rural poverty?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (67)
     See also Journal Article Why Have Some Indian States Done Better than Others at Reducing Rural Poverty?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (1998) View citations (141) (1998)

1995

209. Decomposing social indicators using distributional data
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
     See also Journal Article Decomposing social indicators using distributional data, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (126) (1997)
210. Growth and poverty in rural India
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (37)
211. Is Targeting Through a Work Requirement Efficient? Some Evidence for Rural India
     Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (78)

1994

212. How important to India's poor is the urban - rural composition of growth?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
213. How land-based targeting affects rural poverty
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
214. Poverty and household size
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
     See also Journal Article Poverty and Household Size, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1995) View citations (253) (1995)
215. When method matters: toward a resolution of the debate about Bangladesh's poverty measures
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

1993

216. How robust is a poverty profile?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
     See also Journal Article How Robust Is a Poverty Profile?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (1994) View citations (229) (1994)
217. Is poverty increasing in the developing world?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (41)
     See also Journal Article IS POVERTY INCREASING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD?, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (1994) View citations (54) (1994)
218. Poverty and policy
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (183)
     See also Chapter Poverty and policy, Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (280) (1995)

1992

219. Poverty Comparisons - A Guide to Concepts and Methods
     Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (167)

1991

220. Does undernutrition respond to incomes and prices? dominance tests for indonesia
     Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article Does Undernutrition Respond to Incomes and Prices? Dominance Tests for Indonesia, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (1992) View citations (12) (1992)
221. Growth and Redistribution Components of Changes in Poverty Measures
     Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (88)
222. Higher wages for relief work can make many of the poor worse off: recent evidence from Maharashtra's"Employment Guarantee Scheme"
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
223. On hunger and public action
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
224. Quantifying the magnitude and severity of absolute poverty in the developing world in the mid-1980s
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
225. The challenging arithmetic of poverty in Bangladesh
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1990

226. REACHING THE POOR THROUGH RURAL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT; A SURVEY OF THEORY AND EVIDENCE
     World Bank - Discussion Papers, World Bank View citations (5)
227. Regional disparities, targeting, and poverty in India
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (54)
228. The sectoral structure of poverty during an adjustment period: evidence for Indonesia in the mid-1980s
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article The sectoral structure of poverty during an adjustment period: Evidence for Indonesia in the mid-1980s, World Development, Elsevier (1991) View citations (40) (1991)

1989

229. Cost of living differences between urban and rural areas in Indonesia
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
230. Do price increases for staple foods help or hurt the rural poor?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
231. Is undernutrition responsive to changes in incomes?
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
232. Poverty and undernutrition in Indonesia during the 1980s
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
233. Reciprocity Without Commitment: Characterization and Performance of Informal Risk-Sharing Arrangements
     Working Papers, Warwick - Development Economics Research Centre View citations (10)

1987

234. Market Responses to Anti-Hunger Policies
     WIDER Working Papers, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (14)
235. Market Responses to Anti-Hunger Policies: Effects on Wages, Prices and Employment
     WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Did World War II Deaths Help Prevent Deaths from COVID-19?
   Eastern European Economics, 2024, 62, (2), 109-135
2. Food stamps and America's poorest
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2024, 106, (4), 1380-1409
   See also Working Paper Food Stamps and America’s Poorest, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2023

3. Child health and the housing environment
   World Development, 2023, 168, (C) View citations (2)
4. Inequality and Social Distancing during the Pandemic
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023, 21, (3), 679-702
   See also Working Paper Inequality and Social Distancing during the Pandemic, Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
5. The Social Protection Engel Curve
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (4), 519-548 View citations (2)

2022

6. A market for work permits
   Economic Policy, 2022, 37, (111), 471-499
   See also Working Paper A Market for Work Permits, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)
7. Fleshing out the olive? Observations on income polarization in China since 1981
   China Economic Review, 2022, 76, (C) View citations (1)
8. Is that really a Kuznets curve? Turning points for income inequality in China
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2022, 20, (4), 749-776 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Is that Really a Kuznets Curve? Turning Points for Income Inequality in China, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
9. Missing Top Income Recipients
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2022, 20, (1), 205-222 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Missing Top Income Recipients, Working Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
10. On the Gains from Tradable Benefits‐in‐kind: Evidence for Workfare in India
    Economica, 2022, 89, (355), 770-787

2021

11. Reconciling the conflicting narratives on poverty in China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 153, (C) View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Reconciling the Conflicting Narratives on Poverty in China, Working Papers (2021) View citations (9) (2021)

2020

12. Book review of Measuring Poverty around the World
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2020, 18, (1), 131-136 View citations (1)
13. Ethnic inequality and poverty in Malaysia since May 1969. Part 1: Inequality
    World Development, 2020, 134, (C) View citations (10)
14. Ethnic inequality and poverty in Malaysia since May 1969. Part 2: Poverty
    World Development, 2020, 134, (C) View citations (10)
15. Highly prized experiments
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (1)
16. On Measuring Global Poverty
    Annual Review of Economics, 2020, 12, (1), 167-188 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper On Measuring Global Poverty, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (6) (2019)
17. Poverty and Growth in India over Six Decades
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 102, (1), 4-27 View citations (14)
18. “Poverty and Growth in India over the Past Six Decades” – Authors' Response to Comment
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 102, (1), 30-31

2019

19. Estimating within‐cluster spillover effects using a cluster randomization with application to knowledge diffusion in rural India
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34, (1), 110-128 View citations (4)
20. Global inequality when unequal countries create unequal people
    European Economic Review, 2019, 111, (C), 85-97 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Global Inequality When Unequal Countries Create Unequal People, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
21. Global poverty measurement when relative income matters
    Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 177, (C), - View citations (62)
22. Guaranteed employment or guaranteed income?
    World Development, 2019, 115, (C), 209-221 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Guaranteed Employment or Guaranteed Income?, Working Papers (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
23. Lifting the floor? Economic development, social protection and the developing World's poorest
    Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 139, (C), 97-108 View citations (12)
24. Most of Africa's Nutritionally Deprived Women and Children are Not Found in Poor Households
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (4), 631-644 View citations (34)

2018

25. A poor means test? Econometric targeting in Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 134, (C), 109-124 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper A Poor Means Test? Econometric Targeting in Africa, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (24) (2016)
26. An exploration of the changes in the international comparison program’s global economic landscape
    World Development, 2018, 105, (C), 201-216 View citations (2)
27. Inequality and Globalization: A Review Essay
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2018, 56, (2), 620-42 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Inequality and globalization: A review essay, Working Papers (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
28. Workfare versus transfers in rural India
    World Development, 2018, 112, (C), 244-258 View citations (13)

2017

29. A concave log-like transformation allowing non-positive values
    Economics Letters, 2017, 161, (C), 130-132 View citations (47)
30. For India’s Rural Poor, Growing Towns Matter More Than Growing Cities
    World Development, 2017, 98, (C), 413-429 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper For India's rural poor, growing towns matter more than growing cities, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (39) (2017)
31. Inequality and Poverty When Effort Matters
    Econometrics, 2017, 5, (4), 1-19 View citations (4)
32. Long-term Gains from Electrification in Rural India
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31, (2), 385-411 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Long-Term Gains from Electrification in Rural India, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2016

33. Are the world’s poorest being left behind?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2016, 21, (2), 139-164 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Are the world’s poorest being left behind?, Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
34. Can Subjective Questions on Economic Welfare Be Trusted?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64, (4), 697 - 726 View citations (29)
35. Is Workfare Cost-effective against Poverty in a Poor Labor-Surplus Economy?
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (3), 413-445 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Is workfare cost-effective against poverty in a poor labor-surplus economy?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
36. The World Bank: Why It Is Still Needed and Why It Still Disappoints
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (1), 77-94 View citations (12)
37. Toward better global poverty measures
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016, 14, (2), 227-248 View citations (10)
    Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016, 14, (2), 227-248 (2016) View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Toward Better Global Poverty Measures, Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2015

38. Benefit incidence with incentive effects, measurement errors and latent heterogeneity: A case study for China
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 128, (C), 124-132 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Benefit Incidence with Incentive Effects, Measurement Errors and Latent Heterogeneity: A Case Study for China, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (15) (2015)
39. Empowering poor people through public information? Lessons from a movie in rural India
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 132, (C), 13-22 View citations (37)
40. On testing the scale sensitivity of poverty measures
    Economics Letters, 2015, 137, (C), 88-90 View citations (11)
41. On the Implications of Essential Heterogeneity for Estimating Causal Impacts Using Social Experiments
    Journal of Econometric Methods, 2015, 4, (1), 145-151
    See also Working Paper On the implications of essential heterogeneity for estimating causal impacts using social experiments, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
42. The Luxembourg Income Study
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2015, 13, (4), 527-547 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper The Luxembourg Income Study, Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

43. Can We Trust Shoestring Evaluations?
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2014, 28, (3), 413-431 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Can we trust shoestring evaluations ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
44. Intergenerational mobility and interpersonal inequality in an African economy
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 110, (C), 327-344 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Mobility and Interpersonal Inequality in an African Economy, PSE Working Papers (2014) View citations (38) (2014)
45. On the Role of Aid in The Great Escape
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2014, 60, (4), 967-984 View citations (5)

2013

46. A Proposal for Truly Global Poverty Measures
    Global Policy, 2013, 4, (3), 258-265 View citations (14)
47. How Long Will It Take to Lift One Billion People Out of Poverty?
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2013, 28, (2), 139-158 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper How long will it take to lift one billion people out of poverty ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (84) (2013)
48. Knowledgeable bankers? The demand for research in World Bank operations
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013, 5, (1), 1-29 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Knowledgeable bankers ? the demand for research in World Bank operations, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
49. More Relatively-Poor People in a Less Absolutely-Poor World
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2013, 59, (1), 1-28 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper More relatively-poor people in a less absolutely-poor world, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (21) (2012)
50. Price Levels and Economic Growth: Making Sense of Revisions to Data on Real Incomes
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2013, 59, (4), 593-613 View citations (12)
51. Reply to Robert Inklaar
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2013, 59, (4), 623-628 View citations (2)

2012

52. Fighting Poverty One Experiment at a Time: Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty: Review Essay
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, 50, (1), 103-14 View citations (34)
53. Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 81, (2), 556-570 View citations (40)
54. Mashup Indices of Development
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2012, 27, (1), 1-32 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Mashup indices of development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (39) (2010)
55. The World Bank’s publication record
    The Review of International Organizations, 2012, 7, (4), 343-368 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The World Bank's publication record, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) (2010)
56. Troubling tradeoffs in the Human Development Index
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 201-209 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper Troubling tradeoffs in the Human Development Index, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (23) (2010)
57. Why Don't We See Poverty Convergence?
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (1), 504-23 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper Why don't we see poverty convergence ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2011

58. A Comparative Perspective on Poverty Reduction in Brazil, China, and India
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2011, 26, (1), 71-104 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper A comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (15) (2009)
59. Has India's Economic Growth Become More Pro-Poor in the Wake of Economic Reforms?
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (2), 157-189 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Has India's economic growth become more pro-poor in the wake of economic reforms ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
60. On measuring scholarly influence by citations
    Scientometrics, 2011, 88, (1), 321-337 View citations (18)
61. On multidimensional indices of poverty
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (2), 235-248 View citations (215)
    See also Working Paper On multidimensional indices of poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (215) (2011)
62. The Two Poverty Enlightenments: Historical Insights from Digitized Books Spanning Three Centuries
    Poverty & Public Policy, 2011, 3, (2), 1-46 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The two poverty enlightenments: historical insights from digitized books spanning three centuries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (6) (2011)
63. The human development index: a response to Klugman, Rodriguez and Choi
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (3), 475-478 View citations (11)
64. Weakly Relative Poverty
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (4), 1251-1261 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper Weakly relative poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (17) (2009)

2010

65. A Micro‐Decomposition Analysis of Aggregate Human Development Outcomes*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72, (2), 119-145 View citations (1)
66. Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (2), 31 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?, One Pager Chinese (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
67. Poverty reduction without economic growth?: Explaining Brazil's poverty dynamics, 1985-2004
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 93, (1), 20-36 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Poverty reduction without economic growth ? explaining Brazil's poverty dynamics, 1985-2004, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (12) (2007)
68. The Developing World is Poorer than We Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (4), 1577-1625 View citations (283)
    See also Working Paper The developing world is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (287) (2008)
69. The Developing World's Bulging (but Vulnerable) Middle Class
    World Development, 2010, 38, (4), 445-454 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper The Developing World's Bulging (but Vulnerable) "Middle Class", Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
70. The pattern of growth and poverty reduction in China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2010, 38, (1), 2-16 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper The pattern of growth and poverty reduction in China, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (11) (2009)
71. Understanding PPPs and PPP-Based National Accounts: Comment
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2010, 2, (4), 46-52 View citations (8)
72. Who cares about relative deprivation?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (2), 171-185 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Who cares about relative deprivation ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (27) (2005)

2009

73. Are There Lessons for Africa from China's Success Against Poverty?
    World Development, 2009, 37, (2), 303-313 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Are there lessons for africa from China's success against poverty ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
74. Are there lasting impacts of aid to poor areas?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (3-4), 512-528 View citations (58)
75. Bailing Out the World's Poorest
    Challenge, 2009, 52, (2), 55-80 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Bailing out the world's poorest, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
76. Dollar a Day Revisited
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2009, 23, (2), 163-184 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Dollar a day revisited, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (33) (2008)
77. Evaluating three stylised interventions
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2009, 1, (3), 227-236 View citations (4)
78. Evaluation in the Practice of Development
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2009, 24, (1), 29-53 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Evaluation in the practice of development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (19) (2008)
79. Should the Randomistas Rule?
    The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (2), 5 View citations (62)

2008

80. Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 87, (2), 191-209 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (13) (2006)
81. Miss-targeted or miss-measured?
    Economics Letters, 2008, 100, (1), 9-12 View citations (11)
82. Testing for an economic gradient in health status using subjective data
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (11), 1237-1259 View citations (16)

2007

83. "Achieving Child-Health-Related Millennium Development Goals: The Role of Infrastructure"--A Comment
    World Development, 2007, 35, (5), 920-928 View citations (13)
84. An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys
    Journal of Econometrics, 2007, 136, (1), 213-235 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (5) (2005)
85. China's (uneven) progress against poverty
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (1), 1-42 View citations (291)
    See also Working Paper China's (uneven) progress against poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (58) (2004)
86. Lasting Impacts of Indonesia’s Financial Crisis
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 56, (1), 27-56 View citations (18)
87. New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty
    Population and Development Review, 2007, 33, (4), 667-701 View citations (237)
    See also Working Paper New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty, Conference papers (2007) View citations (26) (2007)

2006

88. Land Reallocation in an Agrarian Transition
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (514), 924-942 View citations (28)
89. Looking beyond averages in the trade and poverty debate
    World Development, 2006, 34, (8), 1374-1392 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Looking Beyond Averages in the Trade and Poverty Debate, Working Papers (2010) (2010)
90. Survey nonresponse and the distribution of income
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2006, 4, (1), 33-55 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper Survey nonresponse and the distribution of income, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (15) (2005)
91. TESTING POVERTY LINES
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2006, 52, (3), 399-421 View citations (18)
92. The Wealth Effect on New Business Startups in a Developing Economy
    Economica, 2006, 73, (291), 367-392 View citations (40)

2005

93. A poverty-inequality trade off?
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2005, 3, (2), 169-181 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper A poverty-inequality trade-off?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (24) (2005)
94. Decentralized targeting of an antipoverty program
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (4), 705-727 View citations (237)
95. Hidden impact? Household saving in response to a poor-area development project
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (11-12), 2183-2204 View citations (51)
96. On Measuring Aggregate "Social Efficiency."
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (2), 273-92 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper In measuring aggregate"social efficiency", Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
97. Rich and powerful?: Subjective power and welfare in Russia
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2005, 56, (2), 141-172 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Rich and powerful? Subjective power and welfare in Russia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (6) (2002)
98. What Can Ex-Participants Reveal about a Program’s Impact?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (1) View citations (37)

2004

99. Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work: A Randomized Experiment
    ILR Review, 2004, 58, (1), 128-142 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Assisting the transition from workfare to work: a randomized experiment, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (39) (2001)
100. Breaking up the collective farms
     The Economics of Transition, 2004, 12, (2), 201-236 View citations (24)
101. Household Income Dynamics in Two Transition Economies
     Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, 2004, 8, (3), 33 View citations (68)
102. How Have the World's Poorest Fared since the Early 1980s?
     The World Bank Research Observer, 2004, 19, (2), 141-169 View citations (195)
     See also Working Paper How Have the World's Poorest Fared Since the Early 1980s?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (93) (2004)
103. Social Protection in a Crisis: Argentina's Plan Jefes y Jefas
     The World Bank Economic Review, 2004, 18, (3), 367-399 View citations (54)
     See also Working Paper Social protection in a crisis - Argentina's Plan Jefes y Jefas, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (39) (2003)
104. The Debate on Globalization, Poverty and Inequality: why Measurement Matters
     QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, 2004, (1) View citations (2)
     See also Working Paper The debate on globalization, poverty, and inequality: why measurement matters, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (89) (2003)
105. Welfare Impacts of China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
     The World Bank Economic Review, 2004, 18, (1), 29-57 View citations (68)

2003

106. Does piped water reduce diarrhea for children in rural India?
     Journal of Econometrics, 2003, 112, (1), 153-173 View citations (265)
     See also Working Paper Does piped water reduce diarrhea for children in rural India ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (39) (2001)
107. Estimating the Benefit Incidence of an Antipoverty Program by Propensity-Score Matching
     Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2003, 21, (1), 19-30 View citations (145)
     See also Working Paper Estimating the Benefit Incidence of an Antipoverty Program by Propensity Score Matching, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) View citations (34) (2000)
108. Inequality convergence
     Economics Letters, 2003, 80, (3), 351-356 View citations (68)
     See also Working Paper Inequality convergence, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (11) (2001)
109. Measuring Aggregate Welfare in Developing Countries: How Well Do National Accounts and Surveys Agree?
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (3), 645-652 View citations (110)
     See also Working Paper Measuring aggregate welfare in developing countries - How well do national accounts and surveys agree?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (25) (2001)
110. Measuring pro-poor growth
     Economics Letters, 2003, 78, (1), 93-99 View citations (508)
     See also Working Paper Measuring pro-poor growth, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (100) (2001)
111. Who wants safer streets? Explaining concern for public safety in Brazil
     Journal of Economic Psychology, 2003, 24, (1), 17-33 View citations (7)
     See also Working Paper Who wants Safer Streets? Explaining Concern for Public Safety in Brazil, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2001) (2001)

2002

112. Are the Poor Protected from Budget Cuts? Evidence for Argentina
     Journal of Applied Economics, 2002, 5, (1), 95-121 View citations (3)
     Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2002, 05, (01), 27 (2002) View citations (6)
     Journal of Applied Economics, 2002, 5, 95-121 (2002) View citations (8)
113. Is India's Economic Growth Leaving the Poor Behind?
     Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (3), 89-108 View citations (94)
     See also Working Paper Is India's economic growth leaving the poor behind?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (76) (2002)
114. On the urbanization of poverty
     Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 435-442 View citations (60)
     See also Working Paper On the urbanization of poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (9) (2001)
115. Self-rated economic welfare in Russia
     European Economic Review, 2002, 46, (8), 1453-1473 View citations (171)
116. Why has economic growth been more pro-poor in some states of India than others?
     Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 381-400 View citations (287)

2001

117. Behavioral responses to risk in rural China
     Journal of Development Economics, 2001, 66, (1), 23-49 View citations (88)
     See also Working Paper Behavioral responses to risk in rural China, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (4) (1998)
118. Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Looking Beyond Averages
     World Development, 2001, 29, (11), 1803-1815 View citations (491)
     See also Working Paper Growth, inequality, and poverty: looking beyond averages, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (481) (2001)
119. How did the world's poorest fare in the 1990s?
     Review of Income and Wealth, 2001, 47, (3), 283-300 View citations (64)
     See also Working Paper How did the world's poorest fare in the 1990s ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (29) (2000)
120. Identifying Welfare Effects from Subjective Questions
     Economica, 2001, 68, (271), 335-357 View citations (159)
     See also Working Paper Identifying welfare effects from subjective questions, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (76) (2000)
121. Is literacy shared within households? Theory and evidence for Bangladesh
     Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (6), 649-665 View citations (37)
122. Note: On Assessing the Efficiency of the Welfare State: A Comment
     Kyklos, 2001, 54, (1), 115-124
123. The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits: An Introduction to Impact Evaluation
     The World Bank Economic Review, 2001, 15, (1), 115--140 View citations (2)

2000

124. Banking on the Poor? Branch Location and Nonfarm Rural Development in Bangladesh
     Review of Development Economics, 2000, 4, (2), 121-139 View citations (8)
125. Carbon Emissions and Income Inequality
     Oxford Economic Papers, 2000, 52, (4), 651-69 View citations (130)
126. Does Child Labour Displace Schooling? Evidence on Behavioural Responses to an Enrollment Subsidy
     Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (462), C158-75 View citations (342)
     See also Working Paper Does child labor displace schooling? - evidence on behavioral responses to an enrollment subsidy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (114) (1999)
127. Is transient poverty different? Evidence for rural China
     Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (6), 82-99 View citations (171)
128. Measuring Poverty Using Qualitative Perceptions Of Consumption Adequacy
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (3), 462-471 View citations (172)
129. Monitoring Targeting Performance When Decentralized Allocations to the Poor Are Unobserved
     The World Bank Economic Review, 2000, 14, (2), 331-45 View citations (48)
     See also Working Paper Monitoring targeting performance when decentralized allocation to the poor are unobserved, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (4) (1999)
130. Prices, wages and poverty in rural India: what lessons do the time series data hold for policy?
     Food Policy, 2000, 25, (3), 351-364 View citations (25)
131. Welfare Impacts of the 1998 Financial Crisis in Russia and the Response of the Public Safety Net
     The Economics of Transition, 2000, 8, (2), 269-295 View citations (55)
132. Who wants to redistribute?: The tunnel effect in 1990s Russia
     Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 76, (1), 87-104 View citations (239)

1999

133. Appraising Workfare
     The World Bank Research Observer, 1999, 14, (1), 31-48 View citations (31)
134. Are poorer states worse at targeting their poor?
     Economics Letters, 1999, 65, (3), 373-377 View citations (20)
135. Are the poor less well insured? Evidence on vulnerability to income risk in rural China
     Journal of Development Economics, 1999, 58, (1), 61-81 View citations (250)
     See also Working Paper Are the poor less well-insured? Evidence on vulnerability to income risk in rural China, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1997) View citations (39) (1997)
136. Benefit Incidence, Public Spending Reforms, and the Timing of Program Capture
     The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (2), 257-73 View citations (85)
137. China's Lagging Poor Areas
     American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 301-305 View citations (20)
138. Is More Targeting Consistent with Less Spending?
     International Tax and Public Finance, 1999, 6, (3), 411-419 View citations (19)
     See also Working Paper Is more targeting consistent with less spending?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (17) (1999)
139. When Economic Reform is Faster Then Statistical Reform: Measuring and Explaining Income Inequality in Rural China
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 61, (1), 33-56 View citations (64)

1998

140. Are there dynamic gains from a poor-area development program?
     Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 67, (1), 65-85 View citations (87)
     See also Working Paper Are there dynamic gains from a poor-area development program?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (3) (1996)
141. Does aggregation hide the harmful effects of inequality on growth?
     Economics Letters, 1998, 61, (1), 73-77 View citations (50)
142. Farm productivity and rural poverty in India
     Journal of Development Studies, 1998, 34, (4), 62-85 View citations (177)
     See also Working Paper Farm productivity and rural poverty in India, FCND discussion papers (1998) View citations (146) (1998)
143. Transient Poverty in Postreform Rural China
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1998, 26, (2), 338-357 View citations (150)
144. Why Have Some Indian States Done Better than Others at Reducing Rural Poverty?
     Economica, 1998, 65, (257), 17-38 View citations (141)
     See also Working Paper Why have some Indian states done better than others at reducing rural poverty?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (67) (1996)

1997

145. A Comment on Rati Ram's Test of the Kuznets Hypothesis
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1997, 46, (1), 187-90 View citations (3)
146. Can high-inequality developing countries escape absolute poverty?
     Economics Letters, 1997, 56, (1), 51-57 View citations (296)
     See also Working Paper Can high-inequality developing countries escape absolute poverty?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1997) View citations (279) (1997)
147. Decomposing social indicators using distributional data
     Journal of Econometrics, 1997, 77, (1), 125-139 View citations (126)
     See also Working Paper Decomposing social indicators using distributional data, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1995) View citations (9) (1995)
148. Famines and Economics
     Journal of Economic Literature, 1997, 35, (3), 1205-1242 View citations (58)
     See also Working Paper Famines and economics, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (3) (1996)
149. Good and bad growth: The human development reports
     World Development, 1997, 25, (5), 631-638 View citations (108)
150. Macroeconomic Crises and Poverty Monitoring: A Case Study for India
     Review of Development Economics, 1997, 1, (2), 135-152 View citations (12)
     See also Working Paper Macroeconomic crises and poverty monitoring: a case study for India, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (2) (1996)
151. Risk and Insurance in Village India: Comment
     Econometrica, 1997, 65, (1), 171-184 View citations (130)
152. What Can New Survey Data Tell Us about Recent Changes in Distribution and Poverty?
     The World Bank Economic Review, 1997, 11, (2), 357-82 View citations (446)
     See also Working Paper What can new survey data tell us about recent changes in distribution and poverty?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (43) (1996)

1996

153. Data in transition: Assessing rural living standards in Southern China
     China Economic Review, 1996, 7, (1), 23-56 View citations (108)
154. Growth divergence due to spatial externalities
     Economics Letters, 1996, 53, (2), 227-232 View citations (31)
155. How Important to India's Poor Is the Sectoral Composition of Economic Growth?
     The World Bank Economic Review, 1996, 10, (1), 1-25 View citations (291)
156. How Well Can Method Substitute for Data? Five Experiments in Poverty Analysis
     The World Bank Research Observer, 1996, 11, (2), 199-221 View citations (23)
157. Issues in Measuring and Modelling Poverty
     Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (438), 1328-43 View citations (116)
     See also Working Paper Issues in measuring and modeling poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (55) (1996)
158. When Method Matters: Monitoring Poverty in Bangladesh
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1996, 44, (4), 761-92 View citations (41)

1995

159. Growth and poverty: Evidence for developing countries in the 1980s
     Economics Letters, 1995, 48, (3-4), 411-417 View citations (83)
160. Poverty and Household Size
     Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (433), 1415-34 View citations (253)
     See also Working Paper Poverty and household size, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1994) View citations (23) (1994)
161. Testing a social safety net
     Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 57, (2), 175-199 View citations (15)

1994

162. How Robust Is a Poverty Profile?
     The World Bank Economic Review, 1994, 8, (1), 75-102 View citations (229)
     See also Working Paper How robust is a poverty profile?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (13) (1993)
163. How well do static indicators identify the chronically poor?
     Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 53, (3), 367-394 View citations (67)
164. IS POVERTY INCREASING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD?
     Review of Income and Wealth, 1994, 40, (4), 359-376 View citations (54)
     See also Working Paper Is poverty increasing in the developing world?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (41) (1993)
165. Impacts on rural poverty of land-based targeting: Further results for Bangladesh
     World Development, 1994, 22, (6), 823-838 View citations (19)
166. Measuring Social Welfare with and without Poverty Lines
     American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 359-64 View citations (28)
167. Poverty rankings using noisy data on living standards
     Economics Letters, 1994, 45, (4), 481-485 View citations (19)
168. Transfer Benefits from Public-Works Employment: Evidence for Rural India
     Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (427), 1346-69 View citations (73)

1993

169. Does Household Consumption Behave as a Martingale? A Test for Rural South India
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 75, (3), 500-504 View citations (7)
     See also Chapter DOES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION BEHAVE AS A MARTINGALE? A TEST FOR RURAL SOUTH INDIA, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2006, 99-103 (2006) (2006)
170. Does Maharashtra's Employment Guarantee Scheme Guarantee Employment? Effects of the 1988 Wage Increase
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1993, 41, (2), 251-75 View citations (46)
171. Employment and Length of the Working Week in a Unionized Economy in which Hours of Work Influence Productivity
     The Economic Record, 1993, 69, (4), 428-436 View citations (39)
172. Human Development in Poor Countries: On the Role of Private Incomes and Public Services
     Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (1), 133-150 View citations (360)
173. Reciprocity without commitment: Characterization and performance of informal insurance arrangements
     Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 40, (1), 1-24 View citations (405)

1992

174. Does Undernutrition Respond to Incomes and Prices? Dominance Tests for Indonesia
     The World Bank Economic Review, 1992, 6, (1), 109-24 View citations (12)
     See also Working Paper Does undernutrition respond to incomes and prices? dominance tests for indonesia, Working Papers (1991) View citations (1) (1991)
175. Growth and redistribution components of changes in poverty measures: A decomposition with applications to Brazil and India in the 1980s
     Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 38, (2), 275-295 View citations (441)
176. On "Hunger and Public Action": A Review Article
     The World Bank Research Observer, 1992, 7, (1), 1-16 View citations (4)

1991

177. A Dynamic Econometric Model of Agricultural Wage Determination in Bangladesh
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 53, (4), 361-76 View citations (33)
178. Measuring Changes in Poverty: A Methodological Case Study of Indonesia during an Adjustment Period
     The World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (1), 57-82 View citations (152)
179. QUANTIFYING ABSOLUTE POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
     Review of Income and Wealth, 1991, 37, (4), 345-361 View citations (187)
180. Reaching the Rural Poor through Public Employment: Arguments, Evidence, and Lessons from South Asia
     The World Bank Research Observer, 1991, 6, (2), 153-75 View citations (70)
181. The impact on poverty of food pricing reforms: A welfare analysis for Indonesia
     Journal of Policy Modeling, 1991, 13, (2), 281-299 View citations (62)
182. The sectoral structure of poverty during an adjustment period: Evidence for Indonesia in the mid-1980s
     World Development, 1991, 19, (12), 1653-1678 View citations (40)
     See also Working Paper The sectoral structure of poverty during an adjustment period: evidence for Indonesia in the mid-1980s, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1990) View citations (2) (1990)
183. Urban-rural cost-of-living differentials in a developing economy
     Journal of Urban Economics, 1991, 29, (1), 113-127 View citations (20)

1990

184. Famine, biosocial society series: G. Ainsworth Harrison, ed., No. 1 (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988) pp. xvi + 166, [UK pound]30.00
     Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 33, (1), 165-170
185. Income Effects on Undernutrition
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1990, 38, (3), 489-515 View citations (46)
186. On the coverage of public employment schemes for poverty alleviation
     Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 34, (1-2), 57-79 View citations (16)
187. Rural Welfare Effects of Food Price Changes under Induced Wage Responses: Theory and Evidence for Bangladesh
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1990, 42, (3), 574-85 View citations (102)
188. Rural indebtedness in the Punjab 1878: Results of a household survey
     Explorations in Economic History, 1990, 27, (2), 178-196

1989

189. Land-contingent poverty alleviation schemes
     World Development, 1989, 17, (8), 1223-1233 View citations (16)
190. Targeted policies for poverty alleviation under imperfect information: Algorithms and applications
     Journal of Policy Modeling, 1989, 11, (2), 213-224 View citations (51)
191. The welfare cost of housing standards: Theory with application to Jakarta
     Journal of Urban Economics, 1989, 26, (2), 197-211 View citations (2)

1988

192. Expected Poverty under Risk-Induced Welfare Variability
     Economic Journal, 1988, 98, (393), 1171-82 View citations (121)
193. Liberalization and inequality in Sri Lanka: A comment
     Journal of Development Economics, 1988, 28, (2), 247-255 View citations (1)
194. Rational expectations as long-run equilibria: Tests for Indian securities
     Economics Letters, 1988, 26, (4), 363-367 View citations (2)
195. Social Security in a "Moral Economy": An Empirical Analysis for Java
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1988, 70, (1), 36-44 View citations (92)

1987

196. Towards a theory of famine relief policy
     Journal of Public Economics, 1987, 33, (1), 21-39 View citations (1)
197. Trade and stabilization: Another look at British India's controversial foodgrain exports
     Explorations in Economic History, 1987, 24, (4), 354-370 View citations (11)

1986

198. On Expectations Formation when Future Welfare is Contemplated
     Kyklos, 1986, 39, (4), 564-573 View citations (1)
199. On some estimates of an asian savings function
     Economics Letters, 1986, 20, (2), 121-124 View citations (1)
200. Testing Market Integration
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986, 68, (1), 102-109 View citations (212)

1985

201. The Information Efficiency of Traders' Price Expectations in a Bangladesh Price Market
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1985, 47, (2), 171-84 View citations (2)
202. The Performance of Rice Markets in Bangladesh during the 1974 Famine
     Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (377), 15-29 View citations (21)

1984

203. How Much Is a Transfer Payment Worth to a Rural Worker?
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1984, 36, (3), 478-89 View citations (4)
204. The social appraisal of local public spending using revealed fiscal preferences
     Journal of Urban Economics, 1984, 16, (1), 46-64 View citations (2)

1983

205. Commodity transfers and the international economic order: A comment
     Journal of Development Economics, 1983, 13, (1-2), 205-212 View citations (2)

1979

206. A Note on Intra-Urban Wage Differentials1
     Urban Studies, 1979, 16, (2), 213-215 View citations (2)

Undated

207. Decentralizing Eligibility for a Federal Antipoverty Program: A Case Study for China
     The World Bank Economic Review, 23, (1), 1-30 View citations (7)

Books

2016

1. The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement, and Policy
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (182)

2014

2. Right to Work? Assessing India's Employment Guarantee Scheme in Bihar
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (32)

2008

3. Land in Transition: Reform and Poverty in Rural Vietnam
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (60)

Chapters

2014

1. Trade Insulation as Social Protection
   A chapter in The Economics of Food Price Volatility, 2014, pp 345-366 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Trade insulation as social protection, The World Bank (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2008

2. Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs
   Elsevier View citations (121)
   See also Working Paper Evaluating anti-poverty programs, The World Bank (2005) View citations (64) (2005)

2006

3. DOES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION BEHAVE AS A MARTINGALE? A TEST FOR RURAL SOUTH INDIA
   Chapter 6 in Econometrics, Statistics And Computational Approaches In Food And Health Sciences, 2006, pp 99-103
   See also Journal Article Does Household Consumption Behave as a Martingale? A Test for Rural South India, MIT Press (1993) View citations (7) (1993)
4. On the Consistency of Poverty Lines
   Springer View citations (1)

1995

5. Poverty and policy
   Chapter 41 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1995, vol. 3, Part 2, pp 2551-2657 View citations (280)
   See also Working Paper Poverty and policy, The World Bank (1993) View citations (183) (1993)