Growth, poverty & human development
The role of human development for economic growth and poverty reduction has been a continuous interest; my work in this area includes work on climate change, aspirations, conflict, employment, and mobility of labour.
Work in Progress
The impact of climate change on work. Lessons for developing countries.
with Moustafa Feriga, Nancy Lozano, Working Paper
Published
Poverty, Aspirations and Education. Evidence from India.
Journal of Development Studies, 2021, Vol 57, Issues 1, with Stefan Dercon, previous versions available as IZA Discussion Paper 13697, RISE Working Paper 20/53
The impact of armed conflict on economic performance. Evidence from Rwanda.
Journal of Conflict Resolution, 59, 4, 555-592, 2015, with Marijke Verpoorten
Does employment generation really matter for poverty reduction?
In Ravi Kanbur and Jan Svejnar, 2009, Labor Markets in Developing and Transition Countries, Routledge, with Catalina Gutierrez, Carlos Orecchia, Pierella Paci. Working Paper version available here.
Book review ‘Globalization, labor markets and inequality in India’.
Book review, Journal of South Asian Development, 4(2), 2009
Employment and shared growth. The role of labour mobility for development,
2007, The World Bank, with Pierela Paci (eds), with contributions from Gary Fields, John Haltiwanger, Francis Teal, Chris Woodruff.
Labor, growth and poverty,
in Paci and Serneels, 2007, Employment and Shared Growth. The Role of Labor Mobility for Development, The World Bank, with Pierella Paci
African Poverty through the lens of labor economics: earnings and mobility in three countries,
Labor, growth and poverty, in Paci and Serneels, 2007, Employment and Shared Growth. The Role of Labor Mobility for Development, The World Bank, with Justin Sandefur, Francis Teal