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Working Papers
2022
- Meritocracy and Representation
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
2021
- 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 (14)
Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2015) View citations (22) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014) View citations (43) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (26) Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2015) View citations (29)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2021)
2020
- Child Labor and Schooling Decisions among Self-Help Group Members in Rural India
Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, HAL (2018)  AMSE Working Papers, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France (2020) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2020)
- Language and Learning in Ethically Mixed Communities: A Study of School Children in an Indian Village
Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics
2019
- Hunger and Performance in the Classroom
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
2018
- The Measurement and Mismeasurement of Social Difference
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
2017
- Caste Connections and Government Transfers: The Mahadalits of Bihar
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2017) View citations (3)
- Improving Learning Outcomes through Information Provision: Evidence from Indian Villages
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
- Poverty Targeting Through Public Goods
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2017) View citations (3)
- Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Micro-finance in India
Working Papers, eSocialSciences 
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4) 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 (2)
See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2019)
2016
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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 (8) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2019)
- CASTE, CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL COMPETITION IN INDIA
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in Research in Economics (2015)
- 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
- Group Lending and Endogenous Social Sanctions
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
- Incorporating Public Good Availability into the Measurement of Poverty
Working Papers, eSocialSciences
2013
- Repayment and Exclusion in a Microfinance Experiment
Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2017)
2012
- 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 in Journal of Development Economics (2014)
2011
- Lifting the Veil: The Face of TFP in an Indian Rail Mill
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
- 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 in Journal of Development Economics (2013)
2010
- Back on the Rails -- Competition and Productivity in State-owned Industry
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (4)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)  Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
- 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 in Economics Letters (2008)
2009
- MAPPING INDIAN DISTRICTS ACROSS CENSUS YEARS, 1971-2001
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (27)
Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2009) View citations (23)
- 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)
- Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in The Review of Black Political Economy (2009)
2008
- The Demand for Disadvantage
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (1)
2007
- 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)
- Public Action for Public Goods
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (26)
See also Chapter (2008)
2005
- Is skill-biased technological change here yet ? Evidence from Indian manufacturing in the 1990
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in Annals of Economics and Statistics (2005) Chapter (2010)
2004
- Inequality and segregation
Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (65)
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 in Journal of Political Economy (2004)
- 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)
- Poverty targeting in public programs: A comparison of alternative nonparametric methods
Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (1)
- Quantifying spatial misallocaton in centrally provided public goods
Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi 
See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2008)
- The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India
Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2007)
2003
- Identifying targeting with nonparametric methods: An application to an Indian microfinance program
Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
2001
- Racial Income Disparities and the Measurement of Segregation
Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
Journal Articles
2022
- Language and learning in ethnically mixed communities
Review of Development Economics, 2022, 26, (2), 835-846
2021
- Estimating the Welfare Gains from Public Schools in Rural India
Sankhya B: The Indian Journal of Statistics, 2021, 83, (2), 430-443
- The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing
Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 129, (6), 1797 - 1827 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2021)
2020
- 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 (1)
See also Working Paper (2020)
- Designing effective transfers: Lessons from India’s school meal program
Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24, (1), 45-61
- Improving learning outcomes through information provision: Experimental evidence from Indian villages
Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 146, (C) View citations (1)
2019
- 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 (2015)
- Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Microfinance in India
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67, (3), 537 - 569 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2017)
2018
- Editorial Introduction
JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2018, 84, (1), 1-2
2017
- Repayment and exclusion in a microfinance experiment
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 137, (C), 176-190 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2013)
2015
- Caste, corruption and political competition in India
Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (3), 336-352 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2015)
2014
- 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 (2012)
2013
- 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 (2010)
- Repayment incentives and the distribution of gains from group lending
Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, (C), 131-139 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2011
- The application of nonparametric tests to poverty targeting
Economics Letters, 2011, 113, (1), 58-61 View citations (1)
2009
- Racial Inequality and Segregation Measures: Some Evidence from the 2000 Census
The Review of Black Political Economy, 2009, 36, (2), 79-91 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2009)
2008
- Microfinance Lifespans: A Study of Attrition and Exclusion in Self-Help Groups in India
India Policy Forum, 2008, 4, (1), 159-210 View citations (15)
Also in India Policy Forum, 2007, 4, (1), 159-210 (2007) View citations (14)
- Quantifying spatial misallocation in centrally provided public goods
Economics Letters, 2008, 98, (2), 201-206 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2004) Working Paper (2010)
- Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development: An Institutional Design Perspective
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90, (2), 574-576
2007
- The political economy of public goods: Some evidence from India
Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (2), 287-314 View citations (237)
See also Working Paper (2004)
2005
- History, Social Divisions, and Public Goods in Rural India
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 639-647 View citations (133)
- 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 (2010) Working Paper (2005)
2004
- Inequality and Segregation
Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (6), 1296-1321 View citations (67)
See also Working Paper (2004)
2001
- A Simple Model of Voice
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (1), 189-227 View citations (56)
1998
- School heterogeneity, human capital accumulation, and standards
Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 67, (3), 369-397 View citations (4)
Chapters
2010
- 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 Working Paper (2005) Journal Article in Annals of Economics and Statistics (2005)
2008
- Public Action for Public Goods
Elsevier View citations (16)
See also Working Paper (2007)
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