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Working Papers
2025
- Motivational investments and financial incentives
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library 
2024
- Can the Law Affect Attitudes and Behaviour in the Absence of Strict Enforcement? Experimental Evidence from a Child Marriage Reform in Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2023
- To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (4)
Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article To invest or not to invest in sanitation: The role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
2022
- Can Child Marriage Law Affect Attitudes and Behaviour in the Absence of Strict Enforcement? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
- Personalized Information Provision and the Take-Up of Emergency Government Benefits: Experimental Evidence from India
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
2021
- Access to microfinance and female labour force participation
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
- Behind the Veil of Cultural Persistence: Marriage and Divorce in a Migrant Community
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
- Early Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Children in Rural Bangladesh
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (3)
Also in Working Papers, Florida International University, Department of Economics (2021) View citations (2)
2020
- Can Child Marriage Law Change Attitudes and Behaviour? Experimental Evidence from an Information Intervention in Bangladesh
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (4)
- Guilt, Esteem, and Motivational Investments
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
- Is Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari" (2020) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Is son preference disappearing from Bangladesh?, World Development, Elsevier (2021) View citations (15) (2021)
- Social Barriers to Female Migration: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
See also Journal Article Social barriers to female migration: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
2019
- Female Seclusion from Paid Work: A Social Norm or Cultural Preference?
Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
- Marriage Timing and Forward Contracts in Marriage
Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
- Marriage, work, and migration: The role of infrastructure development and gender norms
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2018) View citations (1)
2018
- Social Diversity and Bridging Identity
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Social diversity and bridging identity, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
- The Effects of Risk and Ambiguity Aversion on Technology Adoption: Evidence from Aquaculture in Ghana
93rd Annual Conference, April 15-17, 2019, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, Agricultural Economics Society - AES
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2018)
See also Journal Article The effects of risk and ambiguity aversion on technology adoption: Evidence from aquaculture in Ghana, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
- Will Urban Migrants Formally Insure their Rural Relatives? Family Networks and Rainfall Index Insurance in Burkina Faso
Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano
Also in Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business (2018)
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018)
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2018)
See also Journal Article Will urban migrants formally insure their rural relatives? Family networks and rainfall index insurance in Burkina Faso, World Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
2017
- Can Conditional Transfers Eradicate Child Marriage?
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (2)
- Early marriage, social networks and the transmission of norms
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (2)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2016) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2019) View citations (16) (2019)
- Missing from the Market: Purdah Norm and Women’s Paid Work Participation in Bangladesh
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (3)
2016
- Intra-household Resource Allocation and Familial Ties
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (2)
Also in Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business (2016) View citations (5)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2016) View citations (2)
Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano (2016) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Intra-household resource allocation and familial ties, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (20) (2017)
2015
- A Theory of Child Marriage
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (3)
- Going to School in Purdah: Female Schooling, Mobility Norms and Madrasas in Bangladesh
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (2)
- Norms of Allocation within Nuclear and Extended-Family Households
2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (3)
- Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas: The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (8)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2015) View citations (9)
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas: The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
2014
- Group Lending and Endogenous Social Sanctions
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
2013
- Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: A Theoretical Essay
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
Also in Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Elite capture through information distortion: A theoretical essay, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
2012
- Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Institutions and Public Goods Provision: Evidence from Indonesia
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Fiscal decentralisation, local institutions and public good provision: evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
- Social Norms, Higher-Order Beliefs and the Emperor's New Clothes
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
2011
- Gender, Social Norms and Household Production in Burkina Faso
Economics Working Paper Series, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business View citations (19)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2010) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Gender, Social Norms, and Household Production in Burkina Faso, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (51) (2013)
- 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
- Microfinance and Gender Empowerment
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Microfinance and gender empowerment, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (34) (2012)
- Social Norms And Individual Savings In The Context Of Informal Insurance
Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)
Also in CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University (2008)
See also Journal Article Social norms and individual savings in the context of informal insurance, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2010) View citations (10) (2010)
- Using the Law to Change the Custom
Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Using the law to change the custom, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (59) (2012)
Journal Articles
2024
- Early effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on children in north-western Bangladesh
Oxford Development Studies, 2024, 52, (1), 34-53
2023
- To invest or not to invest in sanitation: The role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power
Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 162, (C) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power, IFS Working Papers (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
2022
- Social barriers to female migration: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh
Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Social Barriers to Female Migration: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) (2020)
2021
- Is son preference disappearing from Bangladesh?
World Development, 2021, 140, (C) View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Is Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh?, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
- Social diversity and bridging identity
Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (3), 1324-1344 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Social Diversity and Bridging Identity, Studies in Economics (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
2020
- The effects of risk and ambiguity aversion on technology adoption: Evidence from aquaculture in Ghana
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, (C), 46-68 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper The Effects of Risk and Ambiguity Aversion on Technology Adoption: Evidence from Aquaculture in Ghana, 93rd Annual Conference, April 15-17, 2019, Warwick University, Coventry, UK (2018) (2018)
- Will urban migrants formally insure their rural relatives? Family networks and rainfall index insurance in Burkina Faso
World Development, 2020, 128, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Will Urban Migrants Formally Insure their Rural Relatives? Family Networks and Rainfall Index Insurance in Burkina Faso, Development Working Papers (2018) (2018)
2019
- Charitable giving or signalling? Voluntary contributions by microcredit borrowers in Pakistan
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 158, (C), 394-415 View citations (4)
- Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms
Economica, 2019, 86, (344), 801-831 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Early marriage, social networks and the transmission of norms, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
2018
- An economic model of early marriage
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 152, (C), 147-176 View citations (9)
- Gender Bias in Bangladeshi School Textbooks: Not Just a Matter of Politics or Growing Influence of Islamists
The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2018, 16, (2), 84-89 View citations (1)
2017
- Fiscal decentralisation, local institutions and public good provision: evidence from Indonesia
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (2), 383-409 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Institutions and Public Goods Provision: Evidence from Indonesia, Studies in Economics (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
- Intra-household resource allocation and familial ties
Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 109-132 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Intra-household Resource Allocation and Familial Ties, Studies in Economics (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
- Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas: The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups
The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31, (1), 97-128 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas: The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups, Working Papers (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
2014
- Elite capture through information distortion: A theoretical essay
Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 250-263 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: A Theoretical Essay, Studies in Economics (2013) (2013)
2013
- Gender, Social Norms, and Household Production in Burkina Faso
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61, (3), 539 - 576 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper Gender, Social Norms and Household Production in Burkina Faso, Economics Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (19) (2011)
- 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)
2012
- Formal Law as a Magnet to Reform Custom
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (4), 795 - 828 View citations (19)
- Microfinance and gender empowerment
Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (1), 1-12 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper Microfinance and Gender Empowerment, CSAE Working Paper Series (2010) (2010)
- Using the law to change the custom
Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (2), 182-200 View citations (59)
See also Working Paper Using the Law to Change the Custom, Working Papers (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
2010
- Social norms and individual savings in the context of informal insurance
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 76, (3), 511-530 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Social Norms And Individual Savings In The Context Of Informal Insurance, Post-Print (2010) View citations (10) (2010)
2001
- Is the Internet Better than Electricity?
World Economics, 2001, 2, (2), 53-72 View citations (3)
- The Economic Effects of Business to Business Internet Activity
National Institute Economic Review, 2001, 175, 95-108
Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2001, 175, (1), 95-108 (2001) View citations (3)
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