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Working Papers

2022

1. Meritocracy and Representation
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
   See also Journal Article Meritocracy and Representation, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2023) (2023)

2021

2. The impact of temperature on productivity and labor supply: Evidence from Indian manufacturing
   Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen View citations (146)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2015) View citations (33)
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2015) View citations (39)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014) View citations (43)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (32)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (146) (2021)

2020

3. Child Labor and Schooling Decisions among Self-Help Group Members in Rural India
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
   Also in AMSE Working Papers, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France (2020) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, HAL (2018)
   See also Journal Article Child Labor and Schooling Decisions among Self-Help Group Members in Rural India, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
4. Language and Learning in Ethically Mixed Communities: A Study of School Children in an Indian Village
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics

2019

5. Hunger and Performance in the Classroom
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2018

6. The Measurement and Mismeasurement of Social Difference
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (1)

2017

7. Caste Connections and Government Transfers: The Mahadalits of Bihar
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
   Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2017) View citations (7)
8. Improving Learning Outcomes through Information Provision: Evidence from Indian Villages
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
9. Poverty Targeting Through Public Goods
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
   Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2017) View citations (5)
10. Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Micro-finance in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2017) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Microfinance in India, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2016

11. Group Inequality in Democracies: Lessons from Cross-National Experiences
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2016)
12. Student Responses to the Changing Content of School Meals in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2016) View citations (1)
13. The Mixture as Before? Student Responses to the Changing Content of School Meals in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (1)

2015

14. A Behaviour-based Approach to the Estimation of Poverty in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2013) View citations (7)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article A Behavior‐Based Approach to the Estimation of Poverty in India, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
15. CASTE, CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL COMPETITION IN INDIA
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Caste, corruption and political competition in India, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
16. STATE AND DISTRICT BOUNDARY CHANGES IN INDIA-(1961-2001)
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (4)

2014

17. Group Lending and Endogenous Social Sanctions
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
18. Incorporating Public Good Availability into the Measurement of Poverty
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)

2013

19. REPAYMENT AND EXCLUSION IN A MICROFINANCE EXPERIMENT
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
    Also in Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Repayment and exclusion in a microfinance experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2012

20. AID AND AGENCY IN AFRICA EXPLAINING FOOD DISBURSEMENTS ACROSS ETHIOPIAN HOUSEHOLDS, 1994-2004
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Aid and agency in Africa: Explaining food disbursements across Ethiopian households, 1994–2004, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (10) (2014)

2011

21. Lifting the Veil: The Face of TFP in an Indian Rail Mill
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
22. Repayment incentives and the distribution of gains from group lending
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Repayment incentives and the distribution of gains from group lending, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (24) (2013)

2010

23. Back on the Rails -- Competition and Productivity in State-owned Industry
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Back on the Rails: Competition and Productivity in State-Owned Industry, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
24. Quantifying Spatial Mislocation in Centrally Provided Public Goods
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2006)
    See also Journal Article Quantifying spatial misallocation in centrally provided public goods, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2009

25. MAPPING INDIAN DISTRICTS ACROSS CENSUS YEARS, 1971-2001
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (33)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2009) View citations (27)
26. PUBLIC GOODS ACCESS AND JUVENILE SEX RATIOS IN RURAL INDIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1991 AND 2001 VILLAGE CENSUS DATA
    Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank (2009) View citations (1)
27. Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census, The Review of Black Political Economy, Springer (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2008

28. The Demand for Disadvantage
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (1)

2007

29. Poverty targeting in public programs: A comparison of some nonparametric tests and their application to Indian microfinance
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (2)
30. Public Action for Public Goods
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (30)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (40)
    See also Chapter Public Action for Public Goods, Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (18) (2008)

2005

31. Is skill-biased technological change here yet ? Evidence from Indian manufacturing in the 1990
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Is Skill Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from India Manufacturing in the 1990's, Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES (2005) View citations (38) (2005)
    Chapter Is Skill-Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from Indian Manufacturing in the 1990s, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) (2010)

2004

32. Inequality and segregation
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (75)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2002) View citations (1)
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2001) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Inequality and Segregation, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (75) (2004)
33. Patronage in public administration: Presidential connections, position assignments and the performance of Korean public prosecutors, 1992-2000
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (1)
34. Poverty targeting in public programs: A comparison of alternative nonparametric methods
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (2)
35. Quantifying spatial misallocaton in centrally provided public goods
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    See also Journal Article Quantifying spatial misallocation in centrally provided public goods, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
36. The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (276) (2007)

2003

37. Identifying targeting with nonparametric methods: An application to an Indian microfinance program
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

2001

38. Racial Income Disparities and the Measurement of Segregation
    Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Career and family: women’s century-long journey toward equity by Claudia Goldin
   Indian Economic Review, 2024, 59, (1), 331-334

2023

2. Meritocracy and Representation
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, 61, (3), 941-57
   See also Working Paper Meritocracy and Representation, Working papers (2022) (2022)

2022

3. Language and learning in ethnically mixed communities
   Review of Development Economics, 2022, 26, (2), 835-846 View citations (1)

2021

4. Estimating the Welfare Gains from Public Schools in Rural India
   Sankhya B: The Indian Journal of Statistics, 2021, 83, (2), 430-443
5. The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing
   Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 129, (6), 1797 - 1827 View citations (146)
   See also Working Paper The impact of temperature on productivity and labor supply: Evidence from Indian manufacturing, Ruhr Economic Papers (2021) View citations (146) (2021)

2020

6. Child Labor and Schooling Decisions among Self-Help Group Members in Rural India
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 69, (1), 73 - 105 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Child Labor and Schooling Decisions among Self-Help Group Members in Rural India, Post-Print (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
7. Designing effective transfers: Lessons from India’s school meal program
   Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24, (1), 45-61
8. Improving learning outcomes through information provision: Experimental evidence from Indian villages
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 146, (C) View citations (9)

2019

9. A Behavior‐Based Approach to the Estimation of Poverty in India
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2019, 121, (1), 182-224 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper A Behaviour-based Approach to the Estimation of Poverty in India, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
10. Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Microfinance in India
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67, (3), 537 - 569 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Micro-finance in India, Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2018

11. Editorial Introduction
    JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2018, 84, (1), 1-2

2017

12. Repayment and exclusion in a microfinance experiment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 137, (C), 176-190 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper REPAYMENT AND EXCLUSION IN A MICROFINANCE EXPERIMENT, Working papers (2013) (2013)

2015

13. Caste, corruption and political competition in India
    Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (3), 336-352 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper CASTE, CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL COMPETITION IN INDIA, Working papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

14. Aid and agency in Africa: Explaining food disbursements across Ethiopian households, 1994–2004
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 108, (C), 128-137 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper AID AND AGENCY IN AFRICA EXPLAINING FOOD DISBURSEMENTS ACROSS ETHIOPIAN HOUSEHOLDS, 1994-2004, Working papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2013

15. Back on the Rails: Competition and Productivity in State-Owned Industry
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 136-62 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Back on the Rails -- Competition and Productivity in State-owned Industry, Working papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
16. Repayment incentives and the distribution of gains from group lending
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, (C), 131-139 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Repayment incentives and the distribution of gains from group lending, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2011

17. The application of nonparametric tests to poverty targeting
    Economics Letters, 2011, 113, (1), 58-61 View citations (1)

2009

18. Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2009, 36, (2), 79-91 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census, Working Papers (2009) View citations (7) (2009)

2008

19. Microfinance Lifespans: A Study of Attrition and Exclusion in Self-Help Groups in India
    India Policy Forum, 2008, 4, (1), 159-210 View citations (16)
    Also in India Policy Forum, 2007, 4, (1), 159-210 (2007) View citations (14)
20. Quantifying spatial misallocation in centrally provided public goods
    Economics Letters, 2008, 98, (2), 201-206 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Quantifying Spatial Mislocation in Centrally Provided Public Goods, Working Papers (2010) (2010)
    Working Paper Quantifying spatial misallocaton in centrally provided public goods, Discussion Papers (2004) (2004)
21. Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development: An Institutional Design Perspective
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90, (2), 574-576

2007

22. The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (2), 287-314 View citations (276)
    See also Working Paper The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India, Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (5) (2004)

2005

23. History, Social Divisions, and Public Goods in Rural India
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 639-647 View citations (147)
24. Is Skill Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from India Manufacturing in the 1990's
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2005, (79-80), 299-321 View citations (38)
    See also Chapter Is Skill-Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from Indian Manufacturing in the 1990s, NBER Chapters, 2010, 299-321 (2010) (2010)
    Working Paper Is skill-biased technological change here yet ? Evidence from Indian manufacturing in the 1990, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (35) (2005)

2004

25. Inequality and Segregation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (6), 1296-1321 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Inequality and segregation, Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (75) (2004)

2001

26. A Simple Model of Voice
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (1), 189-227 View citations (58)

1998

27. School heterogeneity, human capital accumulation, and standards
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 67, (3), 369-397 View citations (4)

Chapters

2010

1. Is Skill-Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from Indian Manufacturing in the 1990s
   A chapter in Contributions in Memory of Zvi Griliches, 2010, pp 299-321
   See also Journal Article Is Skill Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence from India Manufacturing in the 1990's, GENES (2005) View citations (38) (2005)
   Working Paper Is skill-biased technological change here yet ? Evidence from Indian manufacturing in the 1990, The World Bank (2005) View citations (35) (2005)

2008

2. Public Action for Public Goods
   Elsevier View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Public Action for Public Goods, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (30) (2007)