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Vijayendra Rao

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First Name: Vijayendra
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Last Name: Rao
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Working papers

  1. Ban, Radu & Rao, Vijayendra, 2009. "Is deliberation equitable ? evidence from transcripts of village meetings in south India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4928, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  2. Ban, Radu & Das Gupta, Monica & Rao, Vijayendra, 2008. "The Political Economy of Village Sanitation in South India: Capture or Poor Information?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4802, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  3. Timothy Besley & Rohini Pande & Vijayendra Rao, 2007. "Just Rewards?Local Politics and Public ResourceAllocation in South India," STICERD - Development Economics Papers 49, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE. [Downloadable!]

  4. Timothy Besley & Rohini Pande & Vijayendra Rao, 2005. "Political Selection and the Qualilty of Government: Evidence from South India," Working Papers 921, Economic Growth Center, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Jha, Saumitra & Rao, Vijayendra & Woolcock, Michael, 2005. "Governance in the gullies : democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhi's slums," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3694, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Rao, Vijayendra, 2005. "Symbolic public goods and the coordination of collective action : a comparison of local development in India and Indonesia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3685, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  7. Mansuri, Ghazala & Rao, Vijayendra, 2004. "Community-based (and driven) development : A critical review," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3209, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Rao, Vijayendra & Ibanez, Ana Maria, 2003. "The social impact of social funds in Jamaica - a mixed-methods analysis of participation, targeting, and collective action in community-driven development," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2970, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  9. Rao, Vijayendra, 2001. "Poverty and public celebrations in rural India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2528, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  10. Rao, Vijayendra & Gupta, Indrani & Jana, Smarajit, 2000. "Sex workers and the cost of safe sex - the compensating differential for condom use in Calcutta," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2334, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  11. Bloch, Francis & Rao, Vijayendra, 1999. "Terror as a Bargaining Instrument : A Case-Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India," Discussion Papers (IRES - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales) 1999020, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
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  12. Bloch, Francis & Rao, Vijayendra & Desai, Sonalde, 1999. "Wedding Celebrations as Conspicuous Consumption : Signaling Social Status in Rural India," Discussion Papers (IRES - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales) 1999022, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
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  13. Rao, V. & Green, M.E., 1996. "Bargaining and fertility in Brazil: A Quantitative and Econometric Analysis," Center for Development Economics 153, Department of Economics, Williams College.

  14. Rao, V, 1995. "Wife-Beating in a Rural South Indian Community," Center for Development Economics 143, Department of Economics, Williams College.

  15. Bloch, F. & Rao, V., 1995. "Domestic Violence as a Bargainig Instrument in Rural India," Center for Development Economics 149, Department of Economics, Williams College.

  16. Rao, V., 1992. "Does "Prestige" Matter? Compensating Differentials for Social Mobility in the Indian Cast System," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 92-6, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
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  17. Rao, V., 1991. "A hedonic Analysis of Dowry in Rural India," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 91-6, Chicago - Economics Research Center.

  18. Rao, V., 1991. "Self-Selection, Endogenous Wage Offers, and Statistical Discrimination," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 91-9, Chicago - Economics Research Center.

  19. Deolalikar, A.B. & Rao, V., 1990. "The Demand For Bride Characteristics And Dowry In Mariage: Empirical Estimates For Rural South India," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 90-22, Department of Economics at the University of Washington.
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  20. Vijayendra Rao & Margaret Greene, . "Marital Instability, Inter-Spouse Bargaining and Their Implications for Fertility in Brazil: A Multi- Disciplinary Analysis," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 91-3b, Chicago - Population Research Center.

  21. Vijayendra Rao, . "The Rising Price of Husbands: A Hedonic Analysis of Dowry Increases in Rural India," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 91-6, Chicago - Population Research Center. [Downloadable!]
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Articles

  1. Radu Ban & Vijayendra Rao, 2008. "Tokenism or Agency? The Impact of Women’s Reservations on Village Democracies in South India," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56, pages 501-530. [Downloadable!]

  2. Jha, Saumitra & Rao, Vijayendra & Woolcock, Michael, 2007. "Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhi's Slums," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 230-246, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Vijayendra Rao & Ana María Ibáñez, 2005. "The Social Impact of Social Funds in Jamaica: A 'Participatory Econometric’ Analysis of Targeting, Collective Action, and Participation in Community-Driven Development," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 41(5), pages 788-838, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  4. Timothy Besley & Rohini Pande & Vijayendra Rao, 2005. "Participatory Democracy in Action: Survey Evidence from South India," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 3(2-3), pages 648-657, 04/05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  5. Francis Bloch & Vijayendra Rao & Sonalde Desai, 2004. "Wedding Celebrations as Conspicuous Consumption: Signaling Social Status in Rural India," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 39(3). [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. Timothy Besley & Rohini Pande & Lupin Rahman & Vijayendra Rao, 2004. "The Politics of Public Good Provision: Evidence from Indian Local Governments," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 2(2-3), pages 416-426, 04/05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  7. Lupin Rahman & Vijayendra Rao, 2004. "The Determinants of Gender Equity in India: Examining Dyson and Moore's Thesis with New Data," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 30(2), pages 239-268. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  8. Rao, Vijayendra & Gupta, Indrani & Lokshin, Michael & Jana, Smarajit, 2003. "Sex workers and the cost of safe sex: the compensating differential for condom use among Calcutta prostitutes," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 585-603, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  9. Francis Bloch & Vijayendra Rao, 2002. "Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 92(4), pages 1029-1043, September. [Downloadable!]
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  10. Vijayendra Rao, 2001. "Celebrations as social investments: festival expenditures, unit price variation and social status in rural India," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 71-97, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  11. Francis BLOCH & Vijayendra RAO, 2001. "Statistical Discrimination and Social Assimilation," Economics Bulletin, Economics Bulletin, vol. 10, pages 1-5. [Downloadable!]

  12. Vijayendra Rao, 2000. "The Marriage Squeeze Interpretation of Dowry Inflation: Response," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 108(6), pages 1334-1336, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  13. Rao, Vijayendra, 2000. "Price Heterogeneity and "Real" Inequality: A Case Study of Prices and Poverty in Rural South India," Review of Income and Wealth, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 46(2), pages 201-11, June.

  14. Rao, Vijayendra, 1993. "The Rising Price of Husbands: A Hedonic Analysis of Dowry Increases in Rural India," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(4), pages 666-77, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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NEP Fields

9 papers by this author were announced in
NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (2) 2008-02-02 2009-05-30
  2. NEP-CUL: Cultural Economics (1) 2005-12-14
  3. NEP-CWA: Central & Western Asia (7) 2005-09-29 2005-12-14 2005-12-14 2006-02-26 2008-02-02 2009-02-14 2009-05-30 Author is listed
  4. NEP-DEV: Development (6) 2005-09-29 2005-12-14 2006-02-26 2008-02-02 2009-02-14 2009-05-30 Author is listed
  5. NEP-EDU: Education (2) 2005-09-29 2006-02-26
  6. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (2) 2005-09-29 2008-02-02
  7. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (4) 2005-09-29 2005-12-14 2008-02-02 2009-02-14 Author is listed
  8. NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (2) 2005-12-14 2005-12-14
  9. NEP-URE: Urban & Real Estate Economics (4) 2004-08-16 2004-09-27 2005-12-14 2005-12-14 Author is listed

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