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Political agency, government responsiveness and the role of the media,
Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess, in European Economic Review (2001)

Land reform, poverty reduction and growth: evidence from India,
Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1998)
Keywords: land reform; political economy; poverty; growth; India

The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India,
Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000)
Keywords: government responsiveness; mass media; political economy; political agency; political accountability; democracy; social protection; disaster relief; public food distribution

Can labour regulation hinder economic performance? Evidence from India,
Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)
Keywords: Indian industrial relations; Industrial Disputes Act; manufacturing growth; pro-worker regulations; urban poverty; capital and labour.

Do rural banks matter? Evidence from the Indian social banking experiment,
Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003)
Keywords: Finance and development; rural banking; bank licensing; credit constraints; structural change; diversification; redistribution; poverty; growth

Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment,
Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2003)
Keywords: Finance and development, rural banking, bank licensing, credit constraints, structural change, diversification, redistribution, povery, growth.

The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India,
Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment,
Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande, from The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2004)
Keywords: finance and development, rural banking, bank licensing, credit constraints, structural change, diversification, redistribution, poverty, growth

Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India,
Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)

Toward a microeconomics of growth,
Robin Burgess and Anthony Venables, from The World Bank (2004)
Keywords: Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Economic Theory&Research,Labor Policies,Decentralization,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Health Economics&Finance,Governance Indicators,Achieving Shared Growth

Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment,
Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande, in American Economic Review (2005)

Taxation and Development,
Robin Burgess and Nicholas Stern, in Journal of Economic Literature (1993)

Modernization and Son Preference in People's Republic of China,
Robin Burgess and Juzhong Zhuang, from Asian Development Bank (2002)
Keywords: gender bias; household expenditure; Peoples Republic of China; son preference; welfare attainment

Banking for the Poor: Evidence From India,
Robin Burgess, Rohini Pande and Grace Wong, in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)

The Brazilian Amazon’s Double Reversal of Fortune,
Robin Burgess, Francisco Costa and Ben Olken, from Center for Open Science (2019)

Prediction and determination of household permanent income,
Ramses Abul Naga and Robin Burgess, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1997)
Keywords: Permanent income; prediction; determination; living standards; rural China.

The Unequal Effects of Trade Liberalization: Theory and Evidence from India,
Fabrizio Zilibotti, Philippe Aghion and Robin Burgess, from Society for Economic Dynamics (2004)
Keywords: reform, distance to frontier

War and deforestation in Sierra Leone,
Robin Burgess, Edward Miguel and Charlotte Stanton, from Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2015)
Keywords: Life on Land, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, deforestation, civil war, Sierra Leone, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Value-added tax options for India,
Robin Burgess, Stephen Howes and Nicholas Stern, in International Tax and Public Finance (1995)
Keywords: value-added tax, indirect taxation, fiscal federalism, India,

The behaviour of state firms in eastern Europe, pre-privatisation,
Philippe Aghion, Olivier Blanchard and Robin Burgess, in European Economic Review (1994)

Organization of the State: Home Assignment and Bureaucrat Performance,
Guo Xu, Marianne Bertrand and Robin Burgess, in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (2023)

Wilderness Conservation and the Reach of the State: Evidence from National Borders in the Amazon,
Robin Burgess, Francisco Costa and Benjamin Olken, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)

Social Proximity and Bureaucrat Performance: Evidence from India,
Guo Xu, Marianne Bertrand and Robin Burgess, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)

Mass media and political accountability,
Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess and Andrea Pratt, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)

Benchmarking government provision of social safety nets,
Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess and Imran Rasul, from The World Bank (2003)
Keywords: Health Economics&Finance,Environmental Economics&Policies,Safety Nets and Transfers,Rural Poverty Reduction,Poverty Assessment

Prediction and Determination of Household Permanent Income,
Ramses Abul Naga and Robin Burgess, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (1997)
Keywords: permanent income, prediction, determination, living standards, rural China

Organization of the state: home assignment and bureaucrat performance,
Guo Xu, Marianne Bertrand and Robin Burgess, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023)
Keywords: AAM requested

Prediction and Determination of Household Permanent Income,
Ramses Abul Naga and Robin Burgess, from Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie (1997)
Keywords: Permanent income; prediction; determination; living standards; rural China

Structural Change and Service-led Growth in India,
Philippe Aghion, Fabrizio Zilibotti, Michael Peters and Robin Burgess, from Society for Economic Dynamics (2019)

Towards the Establishment of a Continental European Customs Union,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Patrick Messerlin, from HAL (1992)

Towards the Establishment of a Continental European Customs Union,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Patrick Messerlin, from HAL (1992)

The glittering prizes: career incentives and bureaucrat performance,
Marianne Bertrand, Robin Burgess, Arunish Chawla and Guo Xu, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)

The economics of tropical deforestation,
Clare Balboni, Aaron Berman, Robin Burgess and Benjamin A. Olken, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023)
Keywords: climate change; environmental economics; tropical deforestation; environmental degradation; biodiversity loss; natural resource management; land use change; remote sensing; externalities; common-property resources; political economy; Graduate Research Fellowship under grant 1745302; Advanced Grant 743278

Bureaucracy and Development,
Adnan Khan, Guo Xu, Robin Burgess and Timothy Besley, in Annual Review of Economics (2022)
Keywords: government, state capacity, bureaucracy, public administration, regulation, service delivery, economic development, political economy

The Glittering Prizes: Career Incentives and Bureaucrat Performance,
Marianne Bertrand, Robin Burgess, Arunish Chawla and Guo Xu, in The Review of Economic Studies (2020)
Keywords: Incentives, Bureaucracy, Bureaucrat performance

Community networks and poverty reduction programmes: evidence from Bangladesh,
Oriana Bandiera, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Robin Burgess, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009)
Keywords: asset transfers; social networks; ultra-poor programme

The Economics of Tropical Deforestation,
Clare Balboni, Aaron Berman, Robin Burgess and Benjamin A. Olken, in Annual Review of Economics (2023)
Keywords: climate change, environmental economics, tropical deforestation, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, natural resource management, land use change, remote sensing, externalities, common-property resources, political economy

Graduation,
Anton Heil, Munshi Sulaiman, Oriana Bandiera and Robin Burgess, from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
Keywords: Poverty; Social protection; Big push

Demand for Electricity on the Global Electrification Frontier,
Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone, Nicholas Ryan and Anant Sudarshan, from University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2023)

Bureaucracy and Development,
Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, Adnan Khan and Guo Xu, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021)

The Economics of Tropical Deforestation,
Clare A. Balboni, Aaron Berman, Robin Burgess and Benjamin Olken, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)

The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)

The Consequences of Treating Electricity as a Right,
Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone, Nicholas Ryan and Anant Sudarshan, in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2020)

The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India,
Fabrizio Zilibotti, Stephen Redding, Robin Burgess and Philippe Aghion, from Harvard University Department of Economics (2008)

Entry Liberalization and Inequality in Industrial Performance,
Fabrizio Zilibotti, Stephen Redding, Robin Burgess and Philippe Aghion, from Harvard University Department of Economics (2005)

The consequences of treating electricity as a right,
Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone, Nicholas Ryan and Anant Sudarshan, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)

Entry Liberalization and Inequality in Industrial Performance,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)

The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, from Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2007)
Keywords: Distance to frontier, India, Industrial policy, Financial development, Labor regulation, Liberalization, Manufacturing, Reform.

The unequal effects of liberalization: evidence from dismantling the license Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005)

The unequal effects of liberalization: evidence from dismantling the License Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006)
Keywords: delicensing; economic development; labour regulation

The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, in American Economic Review (2008)

The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, from Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006)
Keywords: delicensing, economic development, labour regulation

The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence fromDismantling the License Raj in India,
Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding and Fabrizio Zilibotti, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2005)

Community Networks and PovertyReductionProgrammes: Evidence from Bangladesh,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Selim Gulesci and Imran Rasul, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2009)
Keywords: asset transfers, social networks, ultra-poor programme.

Demand for Electricity on the Global Electrification Frontier,
Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone, Nicholas Ryan and Anant Sudarshan, from Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2020)
Keywords: Energy access, Solar electrification, Electricity demand, Field experiment

Cycles of Fire? Politics and Forest Burning in Indonesia,
Clare Balboni, Robin Burgess, Anton Heil, Jonathan Old and Benjamin A. Olken, in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2021)

Impacts of Community-Based Natural Resource Management on Wealth, Food Security and Child Health in Tanzania,
Sharon Pailler, Robin Naidoo, Neil D Burgess, Olivia E Freeman and Brendan Fisher, in PLOS ONE (2015)

Cycles of Fire? Politics and Forest Burning in Indonesia,
Clare Balboni, Robin Burgess, Anton Heil, Jonathan Old and Benjamin A Olken, from Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2021)
Keywords: Economics, Applied Economics, Life on Land

The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya,
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel, from Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2015)
Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Economics, Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services

The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya,
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel, in American Economic Review (2015)

The value of democracy: evidence from road building in Kenya,
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015)

Can basic entrepreneurship transform the economic lives of the poor?,
Oriana Bandiera, Narayan Das, Robin Burgess, Selim Gulesci, Munshi Sulaiman and Imran Rasul, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
Keywords: asset transfers; capital constraints; vocational training; occupational choice; structural change; poverty

Women’s empowerment in action: evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Niklas Buehren, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014)

Labor markets and poverty in village economies,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017)

Women’s empowerment in action: evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa,
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)

Tackling youth unemployment: evidence from a labor market experiment in Uganda,
Livia Alfonsi, Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)
Keywords: vocational training; on-the-job training; human capital; youth unemployment

Why do people stay poor?,
Clare Baboni, Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Maitreesh Ghatak and Anton Heil, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022)

Social incentives, delivery agents, and the effectiveness of development interventions,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno, Ricardo Morel, Munshi Sulaiman and Imran Rasul, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023)

Microfinance and diversification,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno, Ricardo Morel, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Jack Thiemel, from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022)

Social Incentives, Delivery Agents, and the Effectiveness of Development Interventions,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno, Ricardo Morel, Munshi Sulaiman and Imran Rasul, in Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics (2023)

Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa,
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2020)

Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2017)

Why Do People Stay Poor?,
Clare Balboni, Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Maitreesh Ghatak and Anton Heil, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2023)

Intentions to Participate in Adolescent Training Programs: Evidence from Uganda,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, in Journal of the European Economic Association (2010)

Microfinance and Diversification,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno, Ricardo Morel, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Jack Thiemel, in Economica (2022)

Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labour Market Experiment in Uganda,
Livia Alfonsi, Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2017)

Microfinance and Diversification,
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno, Ricardo Morel, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Jack Thiemel, from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)

The Search for Good Jobs: Evidence from a Six-year Field Experiment in Uganda,
Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali, from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
Keywords: Job search; Vocational training; Expectations; Field experiment; Uganda

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics,
Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin Olken, Peter Potapov and Stefanie Sieber, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2012)

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics,
Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin Olken, Peter Potapov and Stefanie Sieber, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)

The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya,
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013)

Why do people stay poor?,
Clare A. Balboni, Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Maitreesh Ghatak and Anton Heil, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021)

The Search for Good Jobs: Evidence from a Six-year Field Experiment in Uganda,
Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali, from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)

Women’s economic empowerment in action: evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa,
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi. Sulaiman, from International Labour Organization (2015)
Keywords: womens empowerment, youth employment, social role, educational needs, vocational training., autonomisation des femmes, emploi des jeunes, rôle social, besoins d'éducation, formation professionnelle, potenciación de las mujeres, empleo de jóvenes, papel social, necesidades de educación, formación profesional

Empowering Adolescent Girls in Uganda,
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, from The World Bank Group (2013)
Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Adolescent Health Education - Access & Equity in Basic Education Education - Education For All Gender - Gender and Health Gender - Gender and Education Gender - Gender and Development

The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya,
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel, from Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2013)

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics,
Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin Olken, Peter Potapov and Stefanie Sieber, from eSocialSciences (2012)
Keywords: Tropical deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, diverse ecosystems, post-Soeharto Indonesia, forest policy, local wood markets, bureaucrats, politicians, climate changes, land use zones, legal logging, rent-extraction, political coalitions, oil, gas rents

Women's empowerment in action: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa,
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman, from Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2014)

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics,
Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin Olken, Peter Potapov and Stefanie Sieber, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2012)
Keywords: political economy, corruption, deforestation, Cournot competition, satellite imagery, environmental monitoring, illegal logging, climate change, biodiversity

The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya,
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padro i Miquel, from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2013)