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Published and Forthcoming Journal Articles:
 
"Teacher Absence in India: A Snapshot" (with Michael Kremer, Nazmul Chaudhury, Jeffrey Hammer, Halsey Rogers), Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 3, no. 2-3, April-May 2005, pp. 658-67
 
"Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries" (with Nazmul Chaudhury, Jeffrey Hammer, Michael Kremer, Halsey Rogers), Journal of Economic Perspectives, Winter 2006, pp 91-116
 
"Why are teachers absent? Probing service delivery in Peruvian primary schools" (with Lorena Alcázar, Halsey Rogers, Nazmul Chaudhury, Jeffrey Hammer, Michael Kremer), International Journal of Educational Research, 2006, vol. 45, pp 117-136
 
Published and Forthcoming Articles in Edited Volumes:
 
"Teacher and Medical Worker Incentives in India" in the Oxford Companion to Economics in India, edited by Kaushik Basu, Oxford University Press, 2007
 
"Public and Private Schools in Rural India" (with Michael Kremer) in School Choice International, edited by Paul Peterson and Rajashri Chakrabarti, MIT Press, 2008
 
Working Papers:
 
"Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from India" (with Venkatesh Sundararaman), also available as NBER Working Paper 15323
 
"Contract Teachers: Experimental Evidence from India" (with Venkatesh Sundararaman)
 
"The Impact of Diagnostic Feedback to Teachers on Student Learning: Experimental Evidence from India" (with Venkatesh Sundararaman)
 
"When Can School Inputs Improve Test Scores" (with Jishnu Das, Stefan Dercon, James Habyarimana, Pramila Krishnan, and Venkatesh Sundararaman)
 
"Is there a Doctor in the House? Absent Medical Providers in India" (with Michael Kremer, Nazmul Chaudhury, Jeffrey Hammer, Halsey Rogers)
 
Policy Papers and Popular Writing:
 
"Public-Private Partnerships for Quality Education in India," Seminar, Issue #565, September 2006
 
"Reward Teachers But Ensure Output," The Indian Express, June 30, 2006
 
"Public Service Delivery in India: Challenges and Opportunities,”India in Transition, Center for the Advanced Study of India (University of Pennsylvania) September 22, 2007
 
 
 
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