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Working Papers

2024

1. Declining Clientelism of Welfare Benefits? Targeting and Political Competition based Evidence from an Indian State
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)

2023

2. Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice? An Audit Study in Hong Kong, China
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (1)
3. Economic Policies vs. Identity Politics: The Rise of a Right-wing Nationalist Party in India
   HKUST CEP Working Papers Series, HKUST Center for Economic Policy
   Also in Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2023)

2021

4. Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private versus Political Intermediaries
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (6)
   Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University (2020) View citations (5)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (6)
   HKUST CEP Working Papers Series, HKUST Center for Economic Policy (2021) View citations (4)
   HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2020) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private Versus Political Intermediaries, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2024) (2024)
5. Evaluating the Distributive Effects of a Development Intervention
   HKUST CEP Working Papers Series, HKUST Center for Economic Policy
6. Up in the Air: Air Pollution and Crime – Evidence from India
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (3)

2017

7. The Equity Impacts of Targeted Smallholder Agricultural Credit
   HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

2016

8. Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   Also in HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2015) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2018) View citations (52) (2018)
9. Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment wth Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (3)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (20)
   HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2015) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Financing smallholder agriculture: An experiment with agent-intermediated microloans in India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (31) (2017)
10. Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Unintended consequences of rewards for student attendance: Results from a field experiment in Indian classrooms, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (10) (2016)

2015

11. Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
    HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies View citations (2)

2014

12. Helping Microfinance Fulfill its Promise: Raising Borrower Incomes through Agent-Intermediated Lending
    HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

2013

13. Agent Intermediated Lending: A New Approach to Microfinance
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
14. Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with West Bengal Potato Farmers
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (15)

2010

15. THE DISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF REFORMS IN CREDIT ENFORCEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIAN DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNALS
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2009) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2012) View citations (78) (2012)

2008

16. Inter-Country Comparisons of Poverty Based on a Capability Approach
    Working Papers, International School of Economics at TSU, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia View citations (4)
17. Segregation, Rent Control, and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Segregation, Rent Control, and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (44) (2008)

2006

18. Inter-country Comparisons of Poverty Based on Capability Approach: An Empirical Exercise
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (2006) View citations (4)
19. Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (24)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2006) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (121) (2009)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private Versus Political Intermediaries
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22, (6), 2648-2699
   See also Working Paper Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private versus Political Intermediaries, Monash Economics Working Papers (2021) View citations (5) (2021)

2022

2. Evaluating the distributive effects of a micro-credit intervention
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (2)

2020

3. The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave?
   Asian Development Review, 2020, 37, (2), 77-99

2018

4. Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (1), 1-13 View citations (52)
   See also Working Paper Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2017

5. Financing smallholder agriculture: An experiment with agent-intermediated microloans in India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 306-337 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment wth Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2016

6. Unintended consequences of rewards for student attendance: Results from a field experiment in Indian classrooms
   Economics of Education Review, 2016, 54, (C), 173-184 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (10) (2016)

2012

7. The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
   Econometrica, 2012, 80, (2), 497-558 View citations (78)
   See also Working Paper THE DISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF REFORMS IN CREDIT ENFORCEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIAN DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNALS, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2010) (2010)

2009

8. Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (3), 59-81 View citations (121)
   See also Working Paper Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2006) View citations (24) (2006)

2008

9. Segregation, Rent Control, and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 505-10 View citations (44)
   See also Working Paper Segregation, Rent Control, and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2008) View citations (42) (2008)