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Journal
Articles:-
To
Invest or not to Invest in Sanitation: Role of Intra-household Gender
Differences in Perceptions and Bargaining Power
Journal of Development Economics, May
2023
(With
Britta Augsburg, Bansi Malde, Harriet Olorenshaw). Link (Gold Access)
Social
Barriers to Female Migration
Journal
of Development Economics, September
2022.
(With
Amrit Amirapu and Niaz Asadullah). Link (Gold Access)
Social
Diversity and Bridging Identity
Oxford Economic Papers, July
2021.
(With
María García-Alonso).
Link | Ungated
Version
Is
Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh?
World Development,
April 2021.
(With
Niaz Asadullah, Nazia Mansoor and Teresa Randazzo). Link | Ungated
Version
The
Effects of Risk and Ambiguity Aversion on Technology Adoption
Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization, November 2020.
(With
Christian Crentsil and Adelina Gschwandtner). Link
Will
Urban Migrants Formally Insure their Rural Relatives?
World Development, April 2020. (With Harounan Kazianga).
Link
Early
Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms
Economica. October 2019. (With Niaz Asadullah). Link
Charitable
Giving or Signalling? Voluntary Contributions by Microcredit Borrowers in Pakistan
Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization.
February 2019. (With Mahreen Mahmud).
Link
An
Economic Model of Early Marriage
Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization.
August 2018. Link
Intra-household
Resource Allocation and Familial Ties
Journal of Development Economics. July 2017. (With Harounan
Kazianga). Link
Fiscal
Decentralisation, Local Institutions and Public Good Provision in
Indonesia
Journal of Comparative Economics. Published online July 2016. (With Sarmistha Pal). Link
Public
Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas: The Returns to Collective Action by
Microfinance Groups
World Bank Economic Review. Published online August 2015
(With Paolo Casini and Lore Vandewalle).
Link
Elite
Capture Through Information Distortion
Journal
of Development Economics. January 2014 (With Vincent Somville and
Jean-Philippe Platteau). Link
Repayment
Incentives and the Distribution of Gains from Group Lending
Journal
of Development Economics. November 2013 (With Jean-Marie Baland and Rohini
Somanathan). Link
Gender,
Social Norms and Household Production in Burkina Faso
Economic Development and Cultural
Change, April
2013. (With Harounan Kazianga). Link
Microfinance
and Gender Empowerment
Journal
of Development Economics, September 2012. (With Thi Minh-Phuong Ngo). Link
Modern
Law as a Magnet to Reform Unfair Customs
Economic Development and Cultural
Change, July
2012. (With Gani Aldashev, Imane Chaara and Jean-Philippe Platteau). Link
Using
the Law to Change the Custom
Journal of Development Economics, March 2012. (With Gani Aldashev,
Imane Chaara and Jean-Philippe Platteau).
Link
Legal
Reform in the Presence of a Living Custom: An Economic Approach
Proceedings of the
Social
Norms and Individual Savings in the Context of Informal Insurance
Journal
of Economic Behavior and Organization
December 2010. Link
Book Chapters:-
The
Economics of Early Marriage: Causes, Consequences and Policy Solutions
Handbook of the Labor, Human
Resources and Population Economics,
2022. Link
Strategic
Interactions between Modern Law and Custom
Handbook of the Economics of Art
and Culture
Volume II, 2014. (With Jean-Philippe Platteau). Link
Commentary:-
Can
Conditional Transfers Eradicate Child Marriage?
Economic & Political Weekly February 2017. (With Sajeda
Amin, Niaz Asadullah and Sara Hossain).
Link
Child
Marriage Law and Freedom of Choice in Bangladesh
Economic & Political Weekly January 2016. (With Niaz
Asadullah). Link
Behind
the Veil of Cultural Persistence: Marriage and Divorce in a Migrant Community
CEPR Discussion Paper (with Catherine Guirkinger and
Jean-Philippe Platteau) Link
Revise-and-Resubmit, Economic
Journal
Can
Child Marriage Law Change Attitudes and Behaviour?
EDI Working Paper (with Amrit Amirapu and Niaz
Asadullah) Link
Revise-and-Resubmit, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization
Guilt,
Esteem and Motivational Investments
CEPR Discussion Paper (with Maitreesh Ghatak) Link
Revise-and-Resubmit, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization
Marriage
Timing and Forward Contracts in Marriage Link
ECARES Working Paper (with Gani Aldashev)
Female
Seclusion from Paid Work: A Social Norm or Cultural Preference? Link
ECARES Working Paper (with Niaz Asadullah)
An
earlier version was circulated under the title “Missing from the Market: Purdah Norm and Women’s Paid Work
Participation in Bangladesh”
Social
Norms, Higher Order Beliefs and the Emperor’s New Clothes
ThReD (Theoretical Research in
Development Economics) Working Paper Link
Updated
version July 2017
Going
to School in Purdah: Female
Schooling, Mobility Norms and Madrasas in Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Paper (with Niaz Asadullah) Link
A
Theory of Household Bargaining with Limited Commitment and Public Goods Link
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