Research
Publications
A Passage to India: Quantifying Internal and External Barriers to Trade.
Journal of International Economics (2021), Volume 131, July 2021, 103473.
[Fed Board IFDP 1185] [Online appendix] [Code]
Emerging Markets and the New Geography of Trade: The Effects of Rising Trade Barriers.
(joint with Ricardo Reyes-Heroles and Sharon Traiberman)
IMF Economic Review (2020), vol. 68, 456–508.
[Fed Board IFDP 1278]; RHTVL Sectoral Trade Flows, Tariffs and Production Data [Description] [Data]
Can Self-Help Groups Really Be 'Self-Help'?
(joint with Brian Greaney and Joseph Kaboski)
Review of Economic Studies (2016), vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 1614-1644
[NBER WP 18970 Fed Board IFDP 1155] [Appendix] [Online appendix]
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Working Papers
What Happens in China Does Not Stay in China. (submitted)
(joint with William Barcelona, Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia, and Jasper Hoek)
Coverage: The Economist, Hutchins Roundup (Brookings), Adam Tooze's Chartbook, Rhodium Group
Internal Trade Barriers: Evidence from Indian Trucking.
(joint with Prabhat Barnwal, Jonathan Dingel, Daniil Iurchenko, and Pravin Krishna)
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Work in Progress
Globalization, Investment and the Welfare Gains from Trade.
(joint with Ricardo Reyes-Heroles and Sharon Traiberman)
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Other Research
Financial Inclusion: Zooming in on Latin America.
(joint with Era Dabla-Norris, Yixi Deng, Anna Ivanova, Izaela Karpowicz, and Filiz Unsal)
Identifying Constraints on Financial Deepening and the Impact on Growth and Inequality in India.
(joint with Era Dabla-Norris, Jain-Chandra Sonali, and Filiz Unsal)