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Working Papers

2024

1. The Effects of Adopting a Value Added Tax on Firms
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)

2021

2. The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   See also Journal Article The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2025) (2025)
3. The Workforce of Clientelism: The Case of Local Officials in the Party Machine
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)

2020

4. The Dynamic Electoral Returns of a Large Anti-Poverty Program
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Dynamic Electoral Returns of a Large Antipoverty Program, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
5. Why Guarantee Employment? Evidence from a Large Indian Public-Works Program
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Why Guarantee Employment? Evidence from a Large Indian Public-Works Program, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2015

6. Guns and Butter? Fighting Violence with the Promise of Development
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Guns and butter? Fighting violence with the promise of development, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (47) (2017)
7. May There Be Victory: Government Election Performance and the World's Largest Public-Works Program
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2012

8. It's a Boy! Women and Non-Monetary Benefits from a Son in India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
9. It’s a Boy! Women and Non-Monetary Benefits from a Son in India
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
10. Labor Market Impacts of a Large-Scale Public Works Program: Evidence from the Indian Employment Guarantee Scheme
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (48)
11. Remember When It Rained: The Elusiveness of Gender Discrimination in Indian School Enrollment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2011

12. Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation in India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intrahousehold Allocation in India, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (23) (2012)

2007

13. Ethnic Self-Identification of First-Generation Immigrants
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (30)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (7)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2006) View citations (11)

2006

14. Clash of Cultures: Muslims and Christians in the Ethnosizing Process
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (51)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (53)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (52)
15. Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Human capital and ethnic self-identification of immigrants, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (19) (2008)

Journal Articles

2025

1. The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl
   Journal of Human Resources, 2025, 60, (4), 1253-1283
   See also Working Paper The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2021) (2021)

2024

2. Why Guarantee Employment? Evidence from a Large Indian Public-Works Program
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 72, (4), 2031 - 2067 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Why Guarantee Employment? Evidence from a Large Indian Public-Works Program, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (8) (2020)

2023

3. De Jure versus De Facto transparency: Corruption in local public office in India
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 221, (C) View citations (3)

2021

4. The Dynamic Electoral Returns of a Large Antipoverty Program
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103, (5), 803-817 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Dynamic Electoral Returns of a Large Anti-Poverty Program, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

5. Remember when it rained – Schooling responses to shocks in India
   World Development, 2020, 126, (C) View citations (9)

2018

6. It’s a boy! Women and decision-making benefits from a son in India
   World Development, 2018, 104, (C), 326-335 View citations (4)

2017

7. Guns and butter? Fighting violence with the promise of development
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 124, (C), 120-141 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper Guns and Butter? Fighting Violence with the Promise of Development, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)

2014

8. Fighting Maoist Violence with Promises: Evidence from India's Employment Guarantee Scheme
   Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2014, 9, (1), 30-36 View citations (12)
9. Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 25 View citations (8)

2012

10. Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intrahousehold Allocation in India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (1), 151-163 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation in India, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2008

11. Human capital and ethnic self-identification of immigrants
    Economics Letters, 2008, 98, (3), 235-239 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2006) View citations (9) (2006)