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Working Papers
2024
- Costing Disasters: Hedonic Pricing, Neighborhood Effects, and the Nepal Gorkha Earthquakes
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- What Lies Behind “Good” Analytical Work on Development ? Four Years of Knowledge Products at the World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2023
- Measuring Global Economic Activity Using Air Pollution
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2022
- Private Cities: Implications for Urban Policy in Developing Countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2020
- Conflict and the Composition of Economic Activity in Afghanistan
IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Conflict and the composition of economic activity in Afghanistan, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) (2021) (2021)
- Identifying Urban Areas by Combining Human Judgment and Machine Learning: An Application to India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
See also Journal Article Identifying urban areas by combining human judgment and machine learning: An application to India, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
2019
- Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan's Transition
IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2016) View citations (2) Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan’s Transition, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
- Employment in South Asia: A New Dataset
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article Employment in South Asia: a new data set, Indian Growth and Development Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2019) (2019)
2018
- Identifying Urban Areas by Combining Data from the Ground and from Outer Space: An Application to India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Measuring districts'monthly economic activity from outer space
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
- States Diverge, Cities Converge: Drivers of Local Growth Catch-up in India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2015
- Advanced-country policies and emerging-market currencies: the impact of U.S. tapering on India's Rupee
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Advanced‐country policies and emerging‐market currencies: The impact of US tapering on India's rupee, International Finance, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
- Bhutan Macroeconomic and Public Finance Policy Note
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
- Households or locations ? cities, catchment areas and prosperity in India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
- Job opportunities along the rural-urban gradation and female labor force participation in India
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (62)
2010
- Taking Stock, June 2010
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
2003
- Globalization and workers in developing countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (39)
Also in Economics Study Area Working Papers, East-West Center, Economics Study Area (2002) View citations (9)
2002
- Downsizing and productivity gains in the public and private sectors of Colombia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
2001
- Are public sector workers underpaid? - Appropriate comparators in a developing country
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
- Labor market"rigidity"and the success of economic reforms across more than one hundred countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
Also in Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON (2000) View citations (27)
- Mandatory severance pay: its coverage and effects in Peru
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
- State ownership and labor redundancy - estimates based on enterprise-level data from Vietnam
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
- The gender implications of public sector downsizing: the reform program of Vietnam
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
See also Journal Article The Gender Implications of Public Sector Downsizing: The Reform Program of Vietnam, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
1999
- The Sri Lankan unemployment problem revisited
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
See also Journal Article The Sri Lankan Unemployment Problem Revisited, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2003) View citations (15) (2003)
1998
- Wage misalignment in CFA countries: are labor market policies to blame?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
1997
- Do labor market regulations affect labor earnings in Ecuador?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
- Efficient public sector downsizing
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
1996
- The consequences of doubling the minimum wage: the case of Indonesia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (30)
See also Journal Article The Consequences of Doubling the Minimum Wage: The Case of Indonesia, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2001) View citations (63) (2001)
1995
- Endogenous Distortions in Product and Labour Markets
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1995) View citations (6)
1994
- Flexibility in Sri Lanka's labor market
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
1993
- How labor markets and imperfect competition affect tariff policy
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- Indización de activos financieros y ahorro privado: la experiencia uruguaya
Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (3)
Also in Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON (1992) View citations (2)
- Rent - seeking trade policy: a time series approach
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
1990
- Empirical investment equations in developing countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
- Politica salarial y equilibrio macroeconomico en Ecuador
ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization
Undated
- Lobbying by Capital and Labor over Trade and Labor Market Policies
Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (57)
See also Journal Article Lobbying by capital and labor over trade and labor market policies, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1998) View citations (65) (1998)
Journal Articles
2021
- Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan’s Transition
Journal of Development Studies, 2021, 57, (10), 1776-1790 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan's Transition, IZA Policy Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
- Conflict and the composition of economic activity in Afghanistan
IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2021, 12, (1), 23 
See also Working Paper Conflict and the Composition of Economic Activity in Afghanistan, IZA Policy Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
- Identifying urban areas by combining human judgment and machine learning: An application to India
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 125, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Identifying Urban Areas by Combining Human Judgment and Machine Learning: An Application to India, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
2019
- Advanced‐country policies and emerging‐market currencies: The impact of US tapering on India's rupee
International Finance, 2019, 22, (1), 35-52 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Advanced-country policies and emerging-market currencies: the impact of U.S. tapering on India's Rupee, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
- Challenges in Measuring Poverty and Understanding its Dynamics: A South Asian Perspective
Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (S1), S2-S32 View citations (1)
- Employment in South Asia: a new data set
Indian Growth and Development Review, 2019, 12, (2), 153-181 
See also Working Paper Employment in South Asia: A New Dataset, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)
2015
- Firm Dynamics, Productivity Growth, and Job Creation in Developing Countries: The Role of Micro- and Small Enterprises
The World Bank Research Observer, 2015, 30, (1), 3-38 View citations (39)
2003
- Globalization and the Labor Market
The World Bank Research Observer, 2003, 18, (2), 159-186 View citations (19)
- The Sri Lankan Unemployment Problem Revisited
Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (3), 510-525 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper The Sri Lankan unemployment problem revisited, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (11) (1999)
2002
- Mondialisation, inégalités et politiques de l'emploi
Revue d’économie du développement, 2002, 10, (1), 43-83
- The Gender Implications of Public Sector Downsizing: The Reform Program of Vietnam
The World Bank Research Observer, 2002, 17, (2), 167-189 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The gender implications of public sector downsizing: the reform program of Vietnam, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (6) (2001)
2001
- The Consequences of Doubling the Minimum Wage: The Case of Indonesia
ILR Review, 2001, 54, (4), 864-881 View citations (63)
See also Working Paper The consequences of doubling the minimum wage: the case of Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (30) (1996)
2000
- Wage misalignment in CFA countries: were labour market policies to blame?
Journal of African Economies, 2000, 9, (4), 475-511 View citations (12)
1999
- Earnings and Welfare after Downsizing: Central Bank Employees in Ecuador
The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (1), 89-116 View citations (26)
- Labor Earnings in One-Company Towns: Theory and Evidence from Kazakhstan
The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (1), 185-209 View citations (18)
- Public Sector Downsizing: An Introduction
The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (1), 1-22 View citations (38)
1998
- How Bad Is Unemployment in Tunisia? Assessing Labor Market Efficiency in a Developing Country
The World Bank Research Observer, 1998, 13, (1), 59-77 View citations (49)
- Lobbying by capital and labor over trade and labor market policies
European Economic Review, 1998, 42, (7), 1295-1316 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper Lobbying by Capital and Labor over Trade and Labor Market Policies, Working Papers View citations (57)
1997
- Determinants of Hourly Earnings in Ecuador: The Role of Labor Market Regulations
Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (3), S136-65 View citations (45)
- Imperfect Rent Dissipation with Unionized Labor
Public Choice, 1997, 93, (1-2), 55-75 View citations (4)
- Labor Market Institutions and the Second‐Best Tariff
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1997, 99, (2), 299-314 View citations (7)
- Organized Labor and the Political Economy of Product Market Distortions
The World Bank Economic Review, 1997, 11, (2), 327-55 View citations (16)
1994
- Bargaining structure and economic performance in the open economy
European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (2), 403-415 View citations (27)
- ENDOGENOUS TRADE POLICY: A TIME‐SERIES APPROACH*
Economics and Politics, 1994, 6, (3), 215-232 View citations (8)
1993
- Rent seeking and economic growth: A theoretical model and some empirical evidence
Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 42, (1), 35-50 View citations (28)
1992
- Exchange rate preannouncement and economic activity: A note on southern cone stabilization attempts
Journal of Macroeconomics, 1992, 14, (3), 509-524
1987
- L'endettement extérieur dans un modèle de croissance en déséquilibre
Revue Économique, 1987, 38, (5), 933-948
Books
2018
- Toward Great Dhaka
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
2015
- Addressing Inequality in South Asia
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (32)
2008
- Making Difficult Choices
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (16)
Edited books
2016
- Jobs For Development: Challenges and Solutions in Different Country Settings
OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (1)
Chapters
2018
- Towards improved economic measurement
Chapter 13 in South Asian cooperation: Issues old and new (Edited volume), 2018, pp 250-271
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