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Working Papers

2026

1. Factor income taxation and the governance dividend
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2025

2. Curse or blessing? The effect of inequality on financial development
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2024

3. Institutional change and persistence: What does the long-run evidence tell us?
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2022

4. Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

5. Regional Income Inequality in Egypt: Evolution and Implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10
   LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg
   See also Journal Article Regional income inequality in Egypt: evolution and implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2020

6. Is there a fiscal resource curse?: Resource rents, fiscal capacity, and political institutions in developing economies
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Is there a fiscal resource curse? Resource rents, fiscal capacity and political institutions in developing economies, World Development, Elsevier (2024) View citations (7) (2024)
7. Patterns of Regional Income Inequality in Egypt: Implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10
   Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (2)
8. The political economy of the resource curse: A development perspective
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Political Economy of the Resource Curse: A Development Perspective, Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews (2021) View citations (25) (2021)

2019

9. Explaining a ‘development miracle’: poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
   Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
10. Will South Asia achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs experience
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2020) View citations (17) (2020)

2018

11. Is there a fiscal resource curse? Resource rents, fiscal capacity and political institutions
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (8)
12. What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2019) View citations (5) (2019)

2017

13. Poverty reduction during 1990-2013: Did Millennium Development Goals adoption and state capacity matter?
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
    See also Journal Article Poverty reduction during 1990–2013: Did millennium development goals adoption and state capacity matter?, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (18) (2018)

2016

14. How do political institutions affect fiscal capacity? Explaining taxation in developing economies
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article How do political institutions affect fiscal capacity? Explaining taxation in developing economies, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (29) (2019)

2014

15. Governance as a global development goal? Setting, measuring and monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Governance as a Global Development Goal? Setting, Measuring and Monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (2015) View citations (9) (2015)

2013

16. Paths to development: is there a Bangladesh surprise?
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?, World Development, Elsevier (2014) View citations (55) (2014)

2012

17. Measurement and evolution of state capacity: exploring a lesser known aspect of governance
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (5)

2011

18. Inequality in Developing Economies: The Role of Institutional Development
    Discussion Papers, University of Exeter, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in CELPE Discussion Papers, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy (2010)
    See also Journal Article Inequality in developing economies: the role of institutional development, Public Choice, Springer (2013) View citations (30) (2013)

Journal Articles

2026

1. Does local government fragmentation reduce poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2026, 24, (1), 159-181

2025

2. Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey
   Journal of Development Studies, 2025, 61, (9), 1548-1549

2024

3. Is there a fiscal resource curse? Resource rents, fiscal capacity and political institutions in developing economies
   World Development, 2024, 177, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Is there a fiscal resource curse?: Resource rents, fiscal capacity, and political institutions in developing economies, WIDER Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
4. Regional income inequality in Egypt: evolution and implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10
   Oxford Development Studies, 2024, 52, (1), 17-33 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Regional Income Inequality in Egypt: Evolution and Implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10, LIS Working papers (2021) (2021)

2023

5. Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2023, 19, (3), 314-331 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run, WIDER Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
6. Decentralisation or patronage: What determines government's allocation of development spending in a unitary country? Evidence from Bangladesh
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 78, (C) View citations (1)
7. The origins of fiscal states in developing economies: history, politics and institutions
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2023, 19, (3), 303-313 View citations (1)

2021

8. The Political Economy of the Resource Curse: A Development Perspective
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2021, 13, (1), 203-223 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper The political economy of the resource curse: A development perspective, WIDER Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
9. Understanding a “Development Miracle”: Poverty Reduction and Human Development in Malaysia Since the 1970s
   Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2021, 22, (4), 551-576

2020

10. COVID-19 and the case for global development
    World Development, 2020, 134, (C) View citations (41)
11. Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2020, 152, (1), 165-189 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Will South Asia achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs experience, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2019

12. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2019, 20, (4), 488-490
13. How do political institutions affect fiscal capacity? Explaining taxation in developing economies
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2019, 15, (2), 351-380 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper How do political institutions affect fiscal capacity? Explaining taxation in developing economies, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
14. What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2019, 26, (5), 972-998 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?, WIDER Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

15. Poverty reduction during 1990–2013: Did millennium development goals adoption and state capacity matter?
    World Development, 2018, 105, (C), 70-82 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Poverty reduction during 1990-2013: Did Millennium Development Goals adoption and state capacity matter?, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2016

16. Do We See Convergence in Institutions? A Cross-Country Analysis
    Journal of Development Studies, 2016, 52, (2), 166-185 View citations (33)
17. Institutions: Evolution, Path Dependency, Anachronisms and Impact
    Journal of Development Studies, 2016, 52, (2), 161-165 View citations (4)

2015

18. Governance as a Global Development Goal? Setting, Measuring and Monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda
    Global Policy, 2015, 6, (2), 85-96 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Governance as a global development goal? Setting, measuring and monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
19. MEASUREMENT, EVOLUTION, DETERMINANTS, AND CONSEQUENCES OF STATE CAPACITY: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2015, 29, (3), 441-458 View citations (49)

2014

20. Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?
    World Development, 2014, 62, (C), 138-154 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Paths to development: is there a Bangladesh surprise?, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2013

21. Inequality in developing economies: the role of institutional development
    Public Choice, 2013, 155, (1), 43-60 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Inequality in Developing Economies: The Role of Institutional Development, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2012

22. Social norms and tax compliance: Framing the decision to pay tax
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2012, 41, (2), 159-168 View citations (22)

2010

23. Inequality, Democracy, and Institutions: A Critical Review of Recent Research
    World Development, 2010, 38, (2), 142-154 View citations (46)