Research
Papers
The Effect of Male Outmigration on Women's Empowerment.2024. Migration Letters, Vol.21, No.4, pp. 1503-1512
The Effect of Male Outmigration on Women's Empowerment, December 2019, GRIPS Discussion Paper 19-28 [Co-authored with Dainn Wie] (alternate link)
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol.5, No.1, ADB, March 2017
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol.4, No.2, ADB, August 2016 (Issue Focus: Efficiency and Integrity in Public Procurement)
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol.3, No.2, ADB, August 2015 (presentation here). Issue Focus: Accelerating Post-earthquake Reconstruction for Faster Recovery in Nepal
Nepal’s economic outlook (ADO 2015), ADB, 24 March 2015 (blog here).
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol.3, No.1, ADB, February 2015 (presentation here)
Inclusive Economic Growth in Nepal.2014. Journal of Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Vol. 5, No.2, pp.77-116. [Awarded second prize (runner up), 2014 JPAID Outstanding Publication Prize ]
Effects of Migration and Remittance Income on Nepal’s Agriculture Yield. 2014. ADB South Asia Working Paper Series No.27, pp.1-27.
Gains and Losses in Kenya’s Road Towards African Integration, July 2014, UNDP Discussion Paper [co-authored paper with Zepeda et. al.]
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol. 2, No. 2, ADB, August 2014. [Issue Focus: Mainstreaming Environment for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction]
Nepal’s economic outlook (ADO 2014), ADB, 01 April 2014 (blog here).
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol. 2, No. 1, ADB, February 2014. [Issue Focus: Nepal’s Export Competitiveness]
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol. 1, No. 2, ADB, August 2013. [Issue Focus:Graduation from LDC Category]
Remittances in Nepal: Boon or Bane? (August 2013), Journal of Development Studies. Vol.49, No.10, pp.1316 – 1331. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.812196
Renewable Energy Diffusion in Asia: Can It Happen Without Government Support? (August 2013), Energy Policy, Vol. 59, pp.301-311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.040 [co-authored]
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, Vol. 1, No. 1, ADB, April 2013. [Issue Focus: Need to Accelerate Capital Spending]
Nepal’s economic outlook (ADO 2013), ADB, 09 April 2013.
Employing India: Guaranteeing Jobs for the Rural Poor (co-authored report), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC (Feb 2013). — brief here
A Study on Nepal-India Trade. 2012. South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE). (co-authored)
Cash Incentives for Export Promotion in Nepal: Considering Value Addition and Employment. Forthcoming FAO research paper. (presentation here)
Challenges to investment in South Asia, Trade Insight, Vol.8, No.1, 2012, pp.30-32 (related blog here)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) projects: Lessons for future policy design and implementation. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 19:2 (2012), 116-129. DOI:10.1080/13504509.2012.654410 [Co-authored]
Evaluating Aid for Trade on the Ground: Lessons from Nepal: Aid for Trade Series; Issue Paper No. 23; International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland. December 2011. (alternative link here) [Co-authored]
Liberalizing Health Services under the SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS): Implications for South Asian Countries. SACEPS Paper No.24, May 2011, Kathmandu, (co-authored)
High Food Prices in South Asia: Causes and Solutions, Trade Insight, Vol.7, No.3-4, 2011, pp.36-39
Nepalese Banking Crisis Explained. Journal of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal, Vol.13, No.4, 2011, pp.16-20 Kathmandu, Nepal (related link here)
Food Security and Aid in Nepal. AAMN Research and Policy Brief No. 5, Kathmandu, Nepal
Food Insecurity: Can Trade Address It?, Trade Insight, Vol.7, No.1, 2011, pp.20-24 (related blog here)
Agricultural Trade and Climate Change in South Asia, Trade Insight, Vol.6, No.3-4, 2010 (also see this blog)
The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Revolution in the Twenty-first Century, Journal of South Asian Development, 5:2 (2010), 300-303
“Exploring the link between poverty and growth.” The 2008 Business & Economics Digest (Summer 2008): 34-36.
Book Chapter
Economic Transformation: What Is Holding US Back?, Chapter 6 in "The Politics of Change: Reflections on Contemporary Nepal" March 2019, Kathmandu: Social Science Baha and The Asia Foundation, pp.133-158 [co-authored]
Nepali version: समकालीन नेपाल: राजनीति र अन्य आयाम
Inclusive Economic Growth in Nepal, Chapter 3 in ‘Dynamics of Poverty: Cases from CIRDAP Member Countries‘, May 2016, Dhaka: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific, pp.41-72
Guaranteeing Jobs for the Rural Poor: An Assessment of India’s MGNREGA Public Works Programme, Chapter 6 in ‘Social Protection, Growth and Employment: Evidence from India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Peru and Tajikistan‘ , July 2013, New York: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [co-authored]
Sapkota, Chandan. (2011). Food Prices, Food Security and Aid. In P. Devkota, Changing Paradigms of Aid Effectiveness in Nepal (pp. 159-165). Kathmandu: Alliance for Aid Monitor Nepal.
Conference and Other Papers
Nepal earthquake reconstruction conference and the way forward to recovery, Asian Development Blog, 03 July 2015
Final take on economic and poverty impact of Nepal earthquake, Asian Development Blog, 01 July 2015
Update economic outlook following Nepal’s earthquake – prices, trade, budget, Asian Development Blog, 22 May 2015
Updated economic outlook following Nepal’s earthquake – agriculture, industry, services, Asian Development Blog, 22 May 2015
Updated economic outlook following Nepal’s earthquake — needs and priorities, Asian Development Blog, 21 May 2015
ADB’s initial analysis of the economic impact of the Nepal earthquake, Asian Development Blog, 01 May 2015
Accelerating public capital investment to reduce Nepal’s infrastructure deficit, Asian Development Blog, 09 April 2015
Inflation in Nepal: Recent Development & Outlook, ADO Workshop, January 2014.
Can a Good Thing Eventually Become Bad?, Future Development blog. [co-authored], November 2013.
Remittances in Nepal. South Asia Seminar Series (SASS), 18 September 2013.
Cost of economic non-cooperation in South Asia and Nepal. April 2, 2012, Kathmandu
Study on Nepal India trade. March 23, 2012, Kathmandu (also see this blog)
High Food Prices in South Asia: Status, Impact and Solution. Presented at ‘South Asian Consultation on Food Justice in a Resource Constrained South Asia’, 26-27 September 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal (presentation slides)
Optimistic account of the Nepali economy, October 2010
“Growth diagnostics of the Nepali economy“, April 2009, Dickinson College discussion paper,
“Growth Diagnostics and its Application to the Nepalese Economy” (This paper is divided into two parts. Part I is about theoretical stuff and its previous applications. Part II is about the application of this approach to the Nepali economy)
“Selective Intervention: Addressing Local Constraints to Create Customized Institutions.” Asia America Initiative (AAI), Washington DC, May 2008
“The WTO, post MFA era, and the Nepalese Garment Industry.” Dickinson College discussion paper 2007
Book review
Unleashing the Vajra, The Kathmandu Post, 11 January 2020 (related link here)
Arthat Arthatantra (अर्थात् अर्थतन्त्र), The Kathmandu Post, 26 May 2018 (related link here)
The New Global Rulers: The Privatization of of Regulation in World Economy, Trade Insight, 8(3), 38, 2012: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE)– also see this
Economic Growth and the Private Sector of Nepal, The Week (Republica), 3 February, 2012 (alternative link here)
The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Revolution in the Twenty-first Century, Journal of South Asian Development, 5:2 (2010), 300-303
“The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, And Your Neighbour Usually Looks Like You.” The Kathmandu Post, 15 May, 2010: 7 [alternative link here]
“Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy.” Trade Insight, 6(1), 38, 2010: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE)
“Unleashing Nepal: Past, Present and Future of the Economy.” The Kathmandu Post, 30 January, 2010: 7. [alternative link here]
“Return of Depression Economics.” Trade Insight, 5(2), 38, 2009; South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE)
Presentations and Events
Nepal, India and the Himalayan Connectivity Challenge, 21 January 2020, Brookings India (video here).
Kantipur Conclave, 17-18 February 2019 (moderated a session on Tourism- From Product to Experience; related blog on tourism sector in Nepal here)
neftalk: What prosperity? Whose prosperity?, Nepal Economic Forum, 09 May 2018 (presentation slides here and summary report here)
Nepal Macroeconomic Update and Post-earthquake Reconstruction, Press meet (03 September 2015)
Nepal’s Post-earthquake Economy: A Preliminary Outlook, Apex College (3 June 2015)
Current Macroeconomic Development & Outlook, National Banking Institute (25 March 2015)
ADO 2014 Nepal chapter, press conference on 24 March 2015
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, February 2015, press briefing.
Nepal Macroeconomic Update, August 2014, press briefing.
ADO 2014 Nepal chapter, press conference on 1 April 2014
Mid-FY2014 macroeconomic update of Nepal and key economic challenges, March 2014 (presentation to SEJON Executive Members)
Current State of Nepali Economy, January 2014 (guest speaker at Annapurna Post).
Panelist in session ‘Barriers to the expansion of intra-SAARC trade in agriculture and food products‘, 21 December 2012 [Workshop: Regional Consultation on Trade, Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia], Kathmandu
Lecture on “Current State of Nepali Economy“, Shanker Dev Campus (MBS 2nd year), May 2, 2012 (also see this)
Lecture on “Spurring Growth During Crisis.” Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies (DCPDS), Tribhuvan University (MA 1st year), December 5, 2011
CGE modeling training, 20–23 September 2011, Kathmandu
Panelist in COENCOSA workshop in Jaipur (April 16, 2011) and Dhaka (June 28, 2011)
Lecture on “Binding constraints to growth.” Budhanilkantha School, December 2010
Panelist in climate change session in 3rd South Asia Economic Summit, 17-19 December 2010, Kathmandu