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Working Papers

2023

1. Intergenerational Persistence of Health: Evidence from India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Intergenerational persistence of health: Evidence from India, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

2. Birth Weight and Cognitive Development during Childhood: Evidence from India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Birth Weight and Cognitive Development during Childhood: Evidence from India, Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

3. Alcohol Consumption among Adults in Vietnam: Prevalence, Patterns, and Its Determinants
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. Anemia, Diet, and Cognitive Development: Impact of Health Information on Diet Quality and Child Nutrition in Rural India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers, Courant Research Centre PEG
   See also Journal Article Anemia, diet, and cognitive development: Impact of health information on diet quality and child nutrition in rural India, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) (2021)
5. Impacts of Double-Fortified Salt on Anemia and Cognition: Four-Year Follow-up Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2018

6. Impact of delivering iron-fortified salt through a school feeding program on child health, education and cognition: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in rural India
   GlobalFood Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development View citations (1)
7. Improving Child Health and Cognition: Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India
   Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Improving Child Health and Cognition: Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
8. Improving Children Health and Cognition: Evidence from School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India
   Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers, Courant Research Centre PEG
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018)
9. The Impact of Rural Electrification on Income and Education: Evidence from Bhutan
   Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (16)
   See also Journal Article The impact of rural electrification on income and education: Evidence from Bhutan, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (16) (2018)

2017

10. Effect of Political Decentralization and Female Leadership on Institutional Births and Child Mortality in Rural Bihar, India
    Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Effect of political decentralization and female leadership on institutional births and child mortality in rural Bihar, India, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2016

11. Children of Drought: Rainfall Shocks and Early Child Health in Rural India
    PGDA Working Papers, Program on the Global Demography of Aging View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business (2014) View citations (11)
12. Price Elasticity of Alcohol Demand in India
    Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (3)
13. The Effect of Birth Order on Schooling in India
    Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The effect of birth order on schooling in India, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (9) (2016)

2015

14. Preference for Boys, Family Size and Educational Attainment in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Preference for Boys, Family Size, and Educational Attainment in India, Demography, Springer (2017) View citations (39) (2017)
15. Prenatal Care and Birthweight in Mexio
    Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Prenatal care and birthweight in Mexico, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2014

16. Does Distance Matter for Institutional Delivery in Rural India?
    Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Does distance matter for institutional delivery in rural India?, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
17. Supply-Side Barriers to Maternity-Care Provision in India: A Facility-Based Analysis
    Working Papers, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business View citations (4)

2013

18. Does Distance matter for Institutional Delivery in Rural India? An Instrumental Variable Approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2012

19. Does Improved Sanitation Reduce Diarrhea in Children in Rural India?
    Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers, Courant Research Centre PEG
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011)
20. Political Decentralization, Women's Reservation and Child Health Outcomes: A Case Study of Rural Bihar
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2011

21. Is electrification welfare improving?: non-experimental evidence from rural Bhutan
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
22. Testing the Children Quantity-Quality Trade-Off in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2009

23. Childhood Immunization, Mortality and Human Capital Accumulation: Micro-Evidence from India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
24. Fertility and Birth Spacing Consequences of Childhood Immunization Program: Evidence from India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Intergenerational persistence of health: Evidence from India
   Economics Letters, 2023, 224, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Intergenerational Persistence of Health: Evidence from India, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

2. Birth Weight and Cognitive Development during Childhood: Evidence from India
   Economic Papers, 2022, 41, (2), 155-175 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Birth Weight and Cognitive Development during Childhood: Evidence from India, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

3. Anemia, diet, and cognitive development: Impact of health information on diet quality and child nutrition in rural India
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 190, (C), 495-523
   See also Working Paper Anemia, Diet, and Cognitive Development: Impact of Health Information on Diet Quality and Child Nutrition in Rural India, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
4. Improving Child Health and Cognition: Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103, (5), 818-834 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Improving Child Health and Cognition: Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India, Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2020

5. Childhood vaccinations and adult schooling attainment: Long-term evidence from India's Universal Immunization Programme
   Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 250, (C) View citations (6)
6. The Quantile effects of prenatal care on birth weight in Mexico
   Economics Bulletin, 2020, 40, (2), 1498-1507

2019

7. Heterogeneity in the effect of mid-childhood height and weight gain on human capital at age 14-15 years: Evidence from Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam
   PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (2), 1-14 View citations (1)

2018

8. Effects of health insurance on birth weight in Mexico
   Health Economics, 2018, 27, (8), 1149-1159 View citations (2)
9. Prenatal care and birthweight in Mexico
   Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (10), 1156-1170 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Prenatal Care and Birthweight in Mexio, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
10. The impact of rural electrification on income and education: Evidence from Bhutan
    Review of Development Economics, 2018, 22, (3), 1146-1165 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Rural Electrification on Income and Education: Evidence from Bhutan, Working Papers (2018) View citations (16) (2018)

2017

11. Effect of political decentralization and female leadership on institutional births and child mortality in rural Bihar, India
    Social Science & Medicine, 2017, 185, (C), 171-178 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Effect of Political Decentralization and Female Leadership on Institutional Births and Child Mortality in Rural Bihar, India, Working Papers (2017) View citations (11) (2017)
12. Preference for Boys, Family Size, and Educational Attainment in India
    Demography, 2017, 54, (3), 835-859 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Preference for Boys, Family Size and Educational Attainment in India, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2016

13. Drought and Early Child Health in Rural India
    Population and Development Review, 2016, 42, (1), 53-68 View citations (19)
14. The effect of birth order on schooling in India
    Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (18), 1325-1328 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Birth Order on Schooling in India, Working Papers (2016) View citations (12) (2016)

2015

15. Socio-Economic Differentials in Impoverishment Effects of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in China and India: Evidence from WHO SAGE
    PLOS ONE, 2015, 10, (8), 1-19 View citations (17)

2014

16. Does distance matter for institutional delivery in rural India?
    Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (33), 4091-4103 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Does Distance Matter for Institutional Delivery in Rural India?, Working Papers (2014) View citations (21) (2014)
17. Supply-Side Barriers to Maternity-Care in India: A Facility-Based Analysis
    PLOS ONE, 2014, 9, (8), 1-9 View citations (4)

2013

18. DOES ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION REDUCE CHILDHOOD DIARRHEA IN RURAL INDIA?
    Health Economics, 2013, 22, (4), 410-427 View citations (33)
19. Travel time to maternity care and its effect on utilization in rural Ghana: A multilevel analysis
    Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 93, (C), 147-154 View citations (13)

2012

20. Social support, volunteering and health around the world: Cross-national evidence from 139 countries
    Social Science & Medicine, 2012, 74, (5), 696-706 View citations (23)

1968

21. Erratum
    Operations Research, 1968, 16, (1), 222-222