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Working Papers

2023

1. Rely (only) on the rigorous evidence” is bad advice
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2021

2. Let’s Take the Con Out of Randomized Control Trials in Development: The Puzzles and Paradoxes of External Validity, Empirically Illustrated
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (4)
3. National Development Delivers: And How! And How?
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article National development delivers: And how! And how?, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)

2019

4. Doing business in a deals world - The doubly false premise of rules reform
   Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (4)
   Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2019) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Doing business in a deals world: the doubly false premise of rules reform, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
5. Learning Equity Requires More than Equality: Learning Goals and Achievement Gaps between the Rich and the Poor in Five Developing Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (6)
6. The Limits of Accounting-Based Accountability in Education (and Far Beyond): Why More Accounting Will Rarely Solve Accountability Problems
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)

2018

7. Alleviating Global Poverty: Labor Mobility, Direct Assistance, and Economic Growth
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (3)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2018) View citations (3)

2017

8. Autonomous Reform vs Global Isomorphism: Explaining Iran’s Success in Reducing Fertility
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
9. Escaping Capability Traps through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (3)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (66)
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) View citations (59)
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (62)
   Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (64)
   See also Journal Article Escaping Capability Traps Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA), World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (65) (2013)
10. Girls’ Schooling and Women’s Literacy: Schooling Targets Alone Won’t Reach Learning Goals
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article Girls’ schooling and women’s literacy: schooling targets alone won’t reach learning goals, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2016

11. Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016) View citations (8)
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2016)
12. Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers - Working Paper 428
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (6)
13. Democracy Versus Dictatorship? The Political Determinants of Growth Episodes
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (1)
    Also in Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester (2016) View citations (1)
14. Doing Iterative and Adaptive Work
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (2)
15. Is There a Goldilocks Solution? “Just Right” Promotion of Labor Mobility
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
16. Managing Your Authorizing Environment in a PDIA Process
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (1)
17. Scaling PDIA through Broad Agency, and Your Role
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
18. Searching for the Devil in the Details: Learning about Development Program Design
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (3)
19. The Big Stuck in State Capability for Policy Implementation
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
20. The New Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (43)
21. The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (46)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016) View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article The new economic case for migration restrictions: An assessment, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (23) (2019)

2015

22. Doing Problem Driven Work
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (7)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015) View citations (4)
23. Slow Down, You're Going Too Fast: Matching Curricula to Student Skill Levels
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Slow down, you’re going too fast: Matching curricula to student skill levels, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (23) (2015)
24. Taxes: Price of Civilization or Tribute to Leviathan? - Working Paper 412
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)
25. The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (6)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2015) View citations (6)
26. Value Subtraction in Public Sector Production: Accounting versus Economic Cost of Primary Schooling in India
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (1)
27. Value Subtraction in Public Sector Production: Accounting vs Economic Cost of Primary Schooling in India
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (1)

2014

28. Asiaphoria Meets Regression to the Mean
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article Asia-phoria meet regression to the mean, Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
29. The Risks to Education Systems from Design Mismatch and Global Isomorphism
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (5)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2014) View citations (6)
30. The Risks to Education Systems from Design Mismatch and Global Isomorphism: Concepts, with Examples from India
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
31. Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episodes
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (1)
    Also in Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester (2013) View citations (3)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Trillions gained and lost: Estimating the magnitude of growth episodes, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2016) View citations (23) (2016)
32. Value Subtraction in Public Sector Production: Accounting Versus Economic Cost of Primary Schooling in India - Working Paper 391
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)

2013

33. Context Matters for Size: Why External Validity Claims and Development Practice Don't Mix-Working Paper 336
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (27)
34. Estimating Income/Expenditure Differences across Populations: New Fun with Old Engel's Law-Working Paper 339
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (8)
35. It's All about MeE: Using Structured Experiential Learning ("e") to Crawl the Design Space
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2013) View citations (8)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. (2012) View citations (10)
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) View citations (8)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2012) View citations (3)
36. Looking for a Break: Identifying transitions in growth regimes
    IEG Working Papers, Institute of Economic Growth View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Looking for a break: Identifying transitions in growth regimes, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (43) (2013)
37. Promoting Millennium Development Ideals: The Risks of Defining Development Down
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (8)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2013) View citations (7)
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2013)
38. Promoting Millennium Development Ideals: The Risks of Defining Development Down-Working Paper 338
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (7)
39. South Sudan's Capability Trap: Building a State with Disruptive Innovation
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (7)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2013) View citations (4)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2013) View citations (7)
40. The State, Socialization, and Private Schooling: When Will Governments Support Alternate Producers?
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (7)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2013)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2013) View citations (7)

2012

41. Developing the guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): elite commitment and inclusive growth
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (23)
42. From Schooling Goals to Learning Goals: How Fast Can Student Learning Improve?
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
43. Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (13)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (91) (2013)
44. Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (15)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (15)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (15)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2012) View citations (15)
45. The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries - Working Paper 293
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (16)

2011

46. How business is done and the'doing business'indicators: the investment climate when firms have climate control
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2010) View citations (12)

2010

47. Birth Satisfaction Units (BSU): Measuring Cross-National Differences in Human Well-Being
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (4)
48. Capability Traps? The Mechanisms of Persistent Implementation Failure - Working Paper 234
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (67)
49. Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (7)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (33)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (39)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (39)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (23)
    See also Chapter Deals versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
50. Explaining the Cross-National Time Series Variation in Life Expectancy: Income, Women’s Education, Shifts, and What Else?
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (7)
51. In brief: Producing superstars for the economic World Cup
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
52. The Place Premium: Wage Differences for Identical Workers across the US Border
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2008) View citations (109)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (53)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (24)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (69)

2009

53. Is India a Flailing State? Detours on the Four Lane Highway to Modernization
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (26)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (27)
54. The Illusion of Equality: The Educational Consequences of Blinding Weak States, For Example
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)

2008

55. Income per natural: Measuring development as if people mattered more than places
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (24)

2006

56. A Millennium Learning Goal: Measuring Real Progress in Education
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (29)

2005

57. The political economy of targeted safety nets
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (26)
58. Voice Lessons:Local Government Organizations, Social Organizations, and the Quality of Local Governance
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations (8)

2004

59. Boom Towns and Ghost Countries: Geography, Agglomeration, and Population Mobility
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (5)
60. Growth Accelerations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (70)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2004) View citations (70)
    See also Journal Article Growth Accelerations, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2005) View citations (306) (2005)
61. The Varieties of Resource Experience: How Natural Resource Export Structures Affect the Political Economy of Economic Growth
    Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (114)
62. Towards a New Consensus for Addressing the Global Challenge of the Lack of Education
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)

2003

63. Who is not Poor? Proposing a Higher International Standard for Poverty
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)

2002

64. Solutions when the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Solutions When the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development, World Development, Elsevier (2004) View citations (157) (2004)
65. Targeted Programs in an Economic Crisis: Empirical Findings from Indonesia’s Experience
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (30)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2001) View citations (12)

2000

66. A Quick and Dirty Estimate of Measurement Error in Household Survey Consumption Expenditures: Application to Indonesian Data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
67. Measurements of poverty in Indonesia - 1996, 1999, and beyond
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
68. Quantifying vulnerability to poverty - a proposed measure, applied to Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (178)
69. Safety nets and safety ropes - who benefited from two Indonesian crisis programs - the"poor"or the"shocked"?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
70. Social Impacts of the Indonesian Crisis: New Data and Policy Implications
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (24)
71. The evolution of poverty during the crisis in Indonesia, 1996-99
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
72. The tyranny of concepts - CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated Investment Effort) is NOT capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (208)
    See also Journal Article The Tyranny of Concepts: CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated, Investment Effort) Is Not Capital, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2000) View citations (211) (2000)

1998

73. Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data - or tears: with an application to educational enrollments in states of India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (198)
74. Gender disparity in South Asia: comparisons between and within countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)
75. Health policy in poor countries: weak links in the chain
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (51)
76. Patterns of economic growth: hills, plateaus, mountains, and plains
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
77. The effect of household wealth on educational attainment: demographic and health survey evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)

1997

78. Cents and sociability: household income and social capital in rural Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (135)
    See also Journal Article Cents and Sociability: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural Tanzania, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (335) (1999)
79. Child mortality and public spending on health: how much does money matter?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (79)
80. More for the poor is less for the poor: the politics of targeting
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
81. What educational production functions really show: a positive theory of education spending
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)

1996

82. Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
83. Mind your P's and Q's: the cost of public investment is not the value of public capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (38)
84. Population growth, factor accumulation, and productivity
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
85. Where has all the education gone?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (228)

1995

86. Divergence, big time
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Divergence, Big Time, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1997) View citations (485) (1997)
87. Does more for the poor mean less for the poor? The politics of tagging
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
88. Governance and returns on investment: an empirical investigation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)

1994

89. Desired fertility and the impact of population policies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (145)
90. Does participation improve project performance: establishing causality with subjective data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
91. Where in the world is population growth bad?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

1993

92. Good Policy or Good Luck? Country Growth Performance and Temporary Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (483)
    See also Journal Article Good policy or good luck?: Country growth performance and temporary shocks, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1993) View citations (487) (1993)
93. Intra - Sub - Saharan African trade: is it too little?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (99)
    See also Journal Article Intra-sub-Saharan African Trade: Is It Too Little?, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (1993) View citations (111) (1993)
94. Tariff rates, tariff revenue, and tariff reform: some new facts
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Tariff Rates, Tariff Revenue, and Tariff Reform: Some New Facts, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (1994) View citations (78) (1994)
95. Wealthier is healthier
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article Wealthier is Healthier, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1996) View citations (503) (1996)

1991

96. European trade patterns after the transition
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (62)
97. Measuring outward orientation in developing countries: can it be done?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
98. Measuring real exchange rate instability in developing countries: empirical evidence and implications
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1988

99. Import demand in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

Journal Articles

2023

1. The Learning Crisis of Developing Country Elites: Lessons from PISA-D
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (2), 177-204 View citations (4)

2022

2. Doing business in a deals world: the doubly false premise of rules reform
   Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2022, 25, (4), 361-387 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Doing business in a deals world - The doubly false premise of rules reform, Global Development Institute Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
3. National development delivers: And how! And how?
   Economic Modelling, 2022, 107, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper National Development Delivers: And How! And How?, CID Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

4. A structured model of the dynamics of student learning in developing countries, with applications to policy
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 82, (C) View citations (8)
5. Effective investment in women's futures: Schooling with learning
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 86, (C) View citations (2)
6. Learning equity requires more than equality: Learning goals and achievement gaps between the rich and the poor in five developing countries⋆
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 82, (C) View citations (7)

2020

7. Aiming higher: Learning profiles and gender equality in 10 low- and middle-income countries
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, 79, (C) View citations (8)
8. Girls’ schooling and women’s literacy: schooling targets alone won’t reach learning goals
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, 78, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Girls’ Schooling and Women’s Literacy: Schooling Targets Alone Won’t Reach Learning Goals, Policy Papers (2017) (2017)
9. The future of jobs is facing one, maybe two, of the biggest price distortions ever
   Middle East Development Journal, 2020, 12, (1), 131-156 View citations (3)

2019

10. The Place Premium: Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (2), 201-213 View citations (45)
11. The new economic case for migration restrictions: An assessment
    Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 138, (C), 153-164 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment, Growth Lab Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

12. Trillions gained and lost: Estimating the magnitude of growth episodes
    Economic Modelling, 2016, 55, (C), 279-291 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episodes, CID Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

13. Does public sector control reduce variance in school quality?
    Education Economics, 2015, 23, (5), 557-576 View citations (10)
14. Eric A. Hanushek & Ludger Woessmann, Knowledge Capital of Nations: Education and the Economics of Growth
    Turkish Economic Review, 2015, 2, (3), 203-207
15. How Business Is Done in the Developing World: Deals versus Rules
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (3), 121-40 View citations (65)
16. Learning from Experiments When Context Matters
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 471-75 View citations (47)
17. Slow down, you’re going too fast: Matching curricula to student skill levels
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2015, 40, (C), 276-288 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Slow Down, You're Going Too Fast: Matching Curricula to Student Skill Levels, Mathematica Policy Research Reports (2015) View citations (23) (2015)
18. The State, Socialisation, and Private Schooling: When Will Governments Support Alternative Producers?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (7), 784-807 View citations (12)

2014

19. Context Matters for Size: Why External Validity Claims and Development Practice do not Mix
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2014, 4, (2), 161-197 View citations (14)
20. Robert William Fogel, Enid M. Fogel, Mark Guglielmo, and Nathaniel Grotte, Political Arithmetic: Simon Kuznets and the Empirical Tradition in Economics
    Population and Development Review, 2014, 40, (1), 170-170

2013

21. Asia-phoria meet regression to the mean
    Proceedings, 2013, (Nov), 1-35 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Asiaphoria Meets Regression to the Mean, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (80) (2014)
22. Escaping Capability Traps Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)
    World Development, 2013, 51, (C), 234-244 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Escaping Capability Traps through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA), CID Working Papers (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
23. Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation
    Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (1), 1-18 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation, CID Working Papers (2012) View citations (13) (2012)
24. Looking for a break: Identifying transitions in growth regimes
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2013, 38, (PB), 151-166 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Looking for a Break: Identifying transitions in growth regimes, IEG Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
25. Why Demographic Suicide? The Puzzles of European Fertility
    Population and Development Review, 2013, 38, 55-71 View citations (1)

2011

26. Charles Kenny; Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding—And How We Can Improve the World Even More
    Population and Development Review, 2011, 37, (2), 397-399

2009

27. A Review of Edward Luce's In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2009, 47, (3), 771-80 View citations (3)

2008

28. Income per Natural: Measuring Development for People Rather Than Places
    Population and Development Review, 2008, 34, (3), 395-434 View citations (53)

2007

29. Teacher Compensation: Can Decentralization to Local Bodies Take India from the Perfect Storm Through Troubled Waters to Clear Sailing?
    India Policy Forum, 2007, 3, (1), 123-177 View citations (6)
    Also in India Policy Forum, 2006, 3, (1), 123-177 (2006) View citations (8)

2006

30. Who is Not Poor? Dreaming of a World Truly Free of Poverty
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (1), 1-23 View citations (24)

2005

31. Growth Accelerations
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2005, 10, (4), 303-329 View citations (306)
    See also Working Paper Growth Accelerations, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (79) (2004)
32. The Varieties of Resource Experience: Natural Resource Export Structures and the Political Economy of Economic Growth
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (2), 141-174 View citations (477)

2004

33. Ought ain't is: midnight thoughts on education
    Brussels Economic Review, 2004, 47, (3-4), 321-340
34. Solutions When the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development
    World Development, 2004, 32, (2), 191-212 View citations (157)
    See also Working Paper Solutions when the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development, Working Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

2003

35. Comment on: Institutions, trade, and growth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (1), 163-165 View citations (8)
36. Evolution of Poverty During the Crisis in Indonesia
    Asian Economic Journal, 2003, 17, (3), 221-241 View citations (60)
37. Safety Nets or Safety Ropes? Dynamic Benefit Incidence of Two Crisis Programs in Indonesia
    World Development, 2003, 31, (7), 1257-1277 View citations (21)

2002

38. Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle in Pakistan
    Environment and Development Economics, 2002, 7, (1), 123-146 View citations (11)
39. Is More for the Poor Less for the Poor? The Politics of Means-Tested Targeting
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2002, 2, (1), 1-28 View citations (36)
40. It pays to be ignorant: A simple political economy of rigorous program evaluation
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2002, 5, (4), 251-269 View citations (36)
41. Weak Links in the Chain II: A Prescription for Health Policy in Poor Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2002, 17, (1), 47-66 View citations (20)
42. What’s the Big Idea? The Third Generation of Policies for Economic Growth
    Economía Journal, 2002, Volume 3 Number 1, (Fall 2002), 1-40 View citations (21)

2001

43. Eating like which “Joneses?” an Iterative Solution to the Choice of a Poverty Line “Reference Group”
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2001, 47, (4), 473-487 View citations (22)
44. Estimating Wealth Effects Without Expenditure Data—Or Tears: An Application To Educational Enrollments In States Of India*
    Demography, 2001, 38, (1), 115-132 View citations (1133)
45. Indicator targeting in a political economy: Leakier can be better
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2001, 4, (2), 113-145 View citations (2)

2000

46. The Tyranny of Concepts: CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated, Investment Effort) Is Not Capital
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2000, 5, (4), 361-84 View citations (211)
    See also Working Paper The tyranny of concepts - CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated Investment Effort) is NOT capital, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (208) (2000)
47. Understanding Patterns of Economic Growth: Searching for Hills among Plateaus, Mountains, and Plains
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2000, 14, (2), 221-50 View citations (306)
48. Weak Links in the Chain: A Diagnosis of Health Policy in Poor Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2000, 15, (2), 199-224 View citations (133)

1999

49. A National Snapshot of the Social Impact of Indonesia's Crisis
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 1999, 35, (3), 145-152 View citations (8)
50. Cents and Sociability: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural Tanzania
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (4), 871-97 View citations (335)
    See also Working Paper Cents and sociability: household income and social capital in rural Tanzania, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1997) View citations (135) (1997)
51. The Effect of Household Wealth on Educational Attainment: Evidence from 35 Countries
    Population and Development Review, 1999, 25, (1), 85-120 View citations (221)
52. The impact of public spending on health: does money matter?
    Social Science & Medicine, 1999, 49, (10), 1309-1323 View citations (249)
53. What education production functions really show: a positive theory of education expenditures
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (2), 223-239 View citations (124)

1997

54. Civil Liberties, Democracy, and the Performance of Government Projects
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1997, 11, (2), 219-42 View citations (88)
55. Divergence, Big Time
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (3), 3-17 View citations (485)
    See also Working Paper Divergence, big time, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1995) View citations (36) (1995)

1996

56. Measuring outward orientation in LDCs: Can it be done?
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (2), 307-335 View citations (186)
57. Wealthier is Healthier
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (4), 841-868 View citations (503)
    See also Working Paper Wealthier is healthier, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (75) (1993)

1995

58. Does Participation Improve Performance? Establishing Causality with Subjective Data
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1995, 9, (2), 175-200 View citations (74)

1994

59. Tariff Rates, Tariff Revenue, and Tariff Reform: Some New Facts
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1994, 8, (1), 1-16 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper Tariff rates, tariff revenue, and tariff reform: some new facts, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (7) (1993)

1993

60. Good policy or good luck?: Country growth performance and temporary shocks
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1993, 32, (3), 459-483 View citations (487)
    See also Working Paper Good Policy or Good Luck? Country Growth Performance and Temporary Shocks, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (483) (1993)
61. Intra-sub-Saharan African Trade: Is It Too Little?
    Journal of African Economies, 1993, 2, (1), 74-105 View citations (111)
    See also Working Paper Intra - Sub - Saharan African trade: is it too little?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (99) (1993)
62. The Structural-Adjustment Debate
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 383-89 View citations (23)

Books

2017

1. Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (79)

2009

2. Moving Out of Poverty: Volume 2. Success from the Bottom Up
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (34)

2002

3. Better Health Systems for India's Poor: Findings, Analysis, and Options
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (48)

Chapters

2023

1. Towards a right to learn: concepts and measurement of global education poverty
   Chapter 20 in Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, 2023, pp 212-223

2014

2. Deals versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2014, pp 215-260
   See also Working Paper Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2006

3. Does Learning to Add up Add up? The Returns to Schooling in Aggregate Data
   Elsevier View citations (68)

2003

4. A Conclusion to Cross-National Growth Research: A Foreword ‘To the Countries Themselves’
   Palgrave Macmillan