Working Papers

• “Ethnic Conflict: The Role of Ethnic Representation,” with Sonia Bhalotra and Irma Clots-Figueras, WIDER Working Paper 2023/84, June 2023.

• “Enfranchisement, Political Participation and Political Competition: Evidence from Colonial and Independent India,” with Guilhem Cassan and Rinchan Ali Mirza, IZA Discussion Paper No. 13476, updated June 2023 (revised and resubmitted). Appendix.
  • Ideas for India blog
  • Media: Mint

• “The Importance of Being Local: Administrative Decentralization and Human Development,” with Latika Chaudhary (submitted).
  • Ideas for India blog

• “A Field of Her Own: Property Rights and Women’s Agency in Myanmar,” with Alexander Fertig, Alexandra Hartman and Edmund Malesky (submitted).

• “Gender Quotas and Crimes Against Women: Is There an Intensive Margin Effect?” with Margaret Triyana (email me for a draft).

• “Religion and Demography: Papal Influences on Fertility,” with Paloma Lopez de mesa Moyano and Vivek Moorthy (email me for a draft).

• “Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India.” (with Petia Topalova), updated August 2014. PDF
  • Media: Slate, Chris Blattman’s blog.

• “Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World’s Largest Democracy?” (with Maya Reddy), December 2013. PDF
  • Media: The Hindu.