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Working Papers

2021

1. Corruption in Customs
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021)
2. Protectionism and Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. State Capture Analysis
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
4. Transnational Terrorism and the Internet
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2020

5. Does Better Information Curb Customs Fraud?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (1)
6. Does Democratization Promote Competition?: Indonesian Manufacturing Pre and Post Suharto
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
7. Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (24)
   CEBI working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (26) (2022)
8. Measuring Employment: Experimental Evidence from Urban Ghana
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
9. Robots, Tasks, and Trade
   Working Papers REM, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, REM, Universidade de Lisboa View citations (12)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (17)
10. Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
11. Which Jobs Are Most Vulnerable to COVID-19? What an Analysis of the European Union Reveals
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (13)
12. Who on Earth Can Work from Home ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Who on Earth Can Work from Home?, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2021) View citations (22) (2021)

2019

13. Household Impacts of Tariffs: Data and Results from Agricultural Trade Protection
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
14. Labor Supply Responses to Health Shocks: Evidence from High-Frequency Labor Market Data from Urban Ghana
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Labor Supply Responses to Health Shocks: Evidence from High-Frequency Labor Market Data from Urban Ghana, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2022) (2022)
15. Trading off the Income Gains and the Inequality Costs of Trade Policy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
    Also in CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2018)
    See also Journal Article Trading off the income gains and the inequality costs of trade policy, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (14) (2019)

2018

16. Obstacles on the road to Palestinian economic growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2015

17. Can minimum wages close the gender wage gap ? evidence from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
18. Political Connections and Tariff Evasion: Evidence from Tunisia
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (23)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Political Connections and Tariff Evasion Evidence from Tunisia, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
19. Which Firms Create the Most Jobs in Developing Countries? Evidence from Tunisia
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (9)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries? Evidence from Tunisia, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (40) (2014)

2014

20. All in the Family: State Capture in Tunisia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (31)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article All in the family: State capture in Tunisia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (56) (2017)
21. Deals and delays: firm-level evidence on corruption and policy implementation times
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Deals and Delays: Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
22. Episodes of unemployment reduction in rich, middle-income, and transition economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Episodes of unemployment reduction in rich, middle-income and transition economies, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
23. Risky Business Political Instability and Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (12)

2012

24. Gender and rural non-farm entrepreneurship
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article Gender and Rural Non-Farm Entrepreneurship, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (47) (2012)
25. Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2010) View citations (1)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Heterogeneity in subjective wellbeing: An application to occupational allocation in Africa, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (16) (2015)

2011

26. Do crises catalyze creative destruction ? firm-level evidence from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Do Crises Catalyze Creative Destruction? Firm-level Evidence from Indonesia, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (54) (2013)
27. Ladies first ? firm-level evidence on the labor impacts of the East Asian crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2010

28. Avoiding the Eye of the Storm: How to Deal Effectively with Job Crises
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2009

29. Coping with crises: why and how to protect employment and earnings
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
30. Market integration and structural transformation in a poor rural economy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
31. Mind the gap ? a rural-urban comparison of manufacturing firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2008

32. Nonfarm microenterprise performance and the investment climate: evidence from rural Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
33. Who benefits from promoting small and medium scale enterprises ? some empirical evidence from Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts
   Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (2), 388 - 425 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (20) (2020)
2. Labor Supply Responses to Health Shocks: Evidence from High-Frequency Labor Market Data from Urban Ghana
   Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57, (1), 143-177
   See also Working Paper Labor Supply Responses to Health Shocks: Evidence from High-Frequency Labor Market Data from Urban Ghana, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2021

3. Who on Earth Can Work from Home?
   (Secular Stagnation? The Effect of Aging on Economic Growth in the Age of Automation)
   The World Bank Research Observer, 2021, 36, (1), 67-100 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Who on Earth Can Work from Home ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2019

4. Trading off the income gains and the inequality costs of trade policy
   Journal of International Economics, 2019, 120, (C), 1-45 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Trading off the Income Gains and the Inequality Costs of Trade Policy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (20) (2019)

2017

5. All in the family: State capture in Tunisia
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 124, (C), 41-59 View citations (56)
   See also Working Paper All in the Family: State Capture in Tunisia, World Bank Publications - Reports (2014) View citations (31) (2014)
6. Can Minimum Wages Close the Gender Wage Gap?
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (2), 310-334 View citations (16)
7. Do Employers' Responses to Crises Impact Men and Women Differently? Firm-level Evidence from Indonesia
   Review of Development Economics, 2017, 21, (4), 1018-1056
8. Political Connections and Tariff Evasion Evidence from Tunisia
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31, (2), 459-482 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Political Connections and Tariff Evasion: Evidence from Tunisia, Working Papers (2015) View citations (23) (2015)

2016

9. Deals and Delays: Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 354-382 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Deals and delays: firm-level evidence on corruption and policy implementation times, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
10. Risky Business: Political Instability and Sectoral Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 306-331 View citations (14)

2015

11. Heterogeneity in subjective wellbeing: An application to occupational allocation in Africa
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 111, (C), 137-153 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (11) (2012)

2014

12. Episodes of unemployment reduction in rich, middle-income and transition economies
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42, (4), 907-923 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Episodes of unemployment reduction in rich, middle-income, and transition economies, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
13. Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries? Evidence from Tunisia
    Labour Economics, 2014, 31, (C), 84-102 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Which Firms Create the Most Jobs in Developing Countries? Evidence from Tunisia, Working Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)

2013

14. Do Crises Catalyze Creative Destruction? Firm-level Evidence from Indonesia
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (5), 1788-1810 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Do crises catalyze creative destruction ? firm-level evidence from Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
15. The Effects of Risk and Shocks on Non-Farm Enterprise Development in Rural Ethiopia
    World Development, 2013, 45, (C), 119-136 View citations (25)

2012

16. Coping with Crises: Policies to Protect Employment and Earnings
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2012, 27, (1), 106-141 View citations (3)
17. Gender and Rural Non-Farm Entrepreneurship
    World Development, 2012, 40, (12), 2411-2426 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Gender and rural non-farm entrepreneurship, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (47) (2012)

2010

18. A Rural-Urban Comparison of Manufacturing Enterprise Performance in Ethiopia
    World Development, 2010, 38, (9), 1278-1296 View citations (21)
19. Who Benefits from Promoting Small Enterprises? Some Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia
    World Development, 2010, 38, (4), 523-540 View citations (6)

Books

2022

1. The Inequality Adjusted Gains from Trade
   Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion, and Well-Being, Springer

2014

2. Working toward Better Pay: Earning Dynamics in Ghana and Tanzania
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)

Chapters

2022

1. Alternative Models
   Springer
2. An Agricultural Household Model with Tariffs
   Springer
3. Conclusions
   Springer
4. Data and Estimation
   Springer
5. HIT: Household Impacts of Trade
   Springer
6. Income Gains and Inequality Costs
   Springer
7. Introduction
   Springer
8. The Trade-Off
   Springer