Working Papers

  1. "Strengthening Public Health Systems: Policy Ideas from a Governance Perspective." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9220, April 2020 [paper]
  2. "What is State Capacity?", World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 8734, February 2019 [paper]
  3. "The importance of political selection in the performance of government bureaucracies" (with James Habyarimana and Thiago Scot, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 8673, December 2018 [paper]
  4. "Demand and Supply Curves in Political Markets: Understanding the problem of public goods and why governments fail them", World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 8213, October 2017 [paper]
  5. “Radio’s Impact on Preferences for Patronage Benefits” (with Philip Keefer), Policy Research Working Paper 6932, June 2014 [paper]
  6. "Populist Fiscal Policy" (with Waly Wane), World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4762, October 2008 [paper]
  7. Decentralized Delivery of Primary Health Services in Nigeria (with Monica Das Gupta and Varun Gauri), Africa Region Human Development Working Paper Series, Report No. 32815, The World Bank, September 2003 [report]
  8. "Decentralization and Accountability: Are Voters More Vigilant in Local than in National Elections?", World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2557, February 2001 [paper]