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Working Papers

2022

1. Meritocracy and Representation
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics

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 (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

3. 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)
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

2017

7. 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)
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 (3)
   Also in Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics (2017) View citations (3)
10. 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

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 (8)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (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 in Research in Economics (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

2013

19. 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

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 in Journal of Development Economics (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 in Journal of Development Economics (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 (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)
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 in Economics Letters (2008)

2009

25. 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)
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 (6)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Black Political Economy (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
    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

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 (9)
    See also Journal Article in Annals of Economics and Statistics (2005)
    Chapter (2010)

2004

32. 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)
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 (1)
35. Quantifying spatial misallocaton in centrally provided public goods
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (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 in Journal of Development Economics (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

2022

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

2021

2. Estimating the Welfare Gains from Public Schools in Rural India
   Sankhya B: The Indian Journal of Statistics, 2021, 83, (2), 430-443
3. 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

4. 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)
5. Designing effective transfers: Lessons from India’s school meal program
   Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24, (1), 45-61
6. Improving learning outcomes through information provision: Experimental evidence from Indian villages
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 146, (C) View citations (1)

2019

7. 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)
8. 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

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

2017

10. 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

11. Caste, corruption and political competition in India
    Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (3), 336-352 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

12. 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

13. 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)
14. 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

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

2009

16. 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

17. 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)
18. 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)
19. Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development: An Institutional Design Perspective
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90, (2), 574-576

2007

20. 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

21. History, Social Divisions, and Public Goods in Rural India
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 639-647 View citations (133)
22. 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

23. Inequality and Segregation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (6), 1296-1321 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2001

24. A Simple Model of Voice
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (1), 189-227 View citations (56)

1998

25. 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 Working Paper (2005)
   Journal Article in Annals of Economics and Statistics (2005)

2008

2. Public Action for Public Goods
   Elsevier View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2007)