Kunal Sen

The University of Manchester

Oxford Road

Manchester, N/A M13 9PL

United Kingdom

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Scholarly Papers (38)

1.

The Labour Market Impact of Covid-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14692
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), United Nations - United Nations University (UNU), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and The University of Manchester
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COVID-19, lockdown, employment, informal economy, Ghana

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The Puzzling Decline in Rural Women's Labor Force Participation in India: A Reexamination

GIGA Working Paper No 196, May 2012
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Sep 2012
German Overseas Institute (DUI) - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), The University of Manchester and German Overseas Institute (DUI) - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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labor force, women, rural, India

How Do Political Institutions Affect Fiscal Capacity? Explaining Taxation in Developing Economies

Journal of Institutional Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2018
University of Verona - Department of Economics, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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State Capacity, Fiscal Capacity, Governance, Institutions, Economic Development

How Do Political Institutions Affect Fiscal Capacity? Explaining Taxation in Developing Economies

Effective States and Inclusive Development Working Paper No 59
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2018
University of Verona - Department of Economics, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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state capacity, fiscal capacity, governance, institutions, economic development

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Measurement and Evolution of State Capacity: Exploring a Lesser Known Aspect of Governance

Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre Working Paper 10, April 2012
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2015
Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen
University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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state capacity, governance, measurement, Cold War

Is Caste Destiny? Occupational Diversification Among Dalits in Rural India

Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper No. 162
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Jan 2012
Ira N. Gang, Kunal Sen and Myeong-Su Yun
Rutgers University - Economics Department, The University of Manchester and Inha University - Department of Economics
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caste, occupational diversification, poverty, India

Governance as a Global Development Goal? Setting, Measuring and Monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda

ESID Working Paper No.32, University of Manchester
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2015
David Hulme, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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Governance, institutions, development goals, measurement, post-2015 development agenda

Governance as a Global Development Goal? Setting, Measuring and Monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Global Policy (2014) doi: 10.1111/1758-5899.12181
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Antonio Savoia, David Hulme and Kunal Sen
University of Manchester - Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and The University of Manchester
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Governance, institutions, development goals, measurement, post-2015 development agenda

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Democracy Versus Dictatorship? The Political Determinants of Growth Episodes

ESID Working Paper No 70
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2017
The University of Manchester, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) and University of Dhaka
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Political institutions, economic growth, growth episodes, democracy, autocracy

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The Political Economy of Economic Growth in India, 1993-2013

ESID Working Paper No. 44
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2015
The University of Manchester, University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) and Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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economic growth, boom and bust, India, deals, institutions

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Industrialisation, Employment and Poverty

Forthcoming in Michael Tribe and John Weiss (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Industrial Development, London: Routledge, pp. 84- 95.
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Jul 2015
Australian National University (ANU)Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and The University of Manchester
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industrialisation, employment, poverty, Washington consensus

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The Effects of Economic Reforms on Manufacturing Dualism: Evidence from India

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 May 2011 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2012
Vinish Kathuria, Rajesh Raj and Kunal Sen
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), School of Management, Bombay, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) and The University of Manchester
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reforms, dualism, efficiency, informal, manufacturing, India

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The Determinants of Structural Transformation in Asia: A Review of the Literature

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 478
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Jul 2016
Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester
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Asia, government failure, market failure, structural transformation

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Revisiting the Great Indian Poverty Debate: Measurement, Patterns, and Determinants

Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper No. 203
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Jun 2014
Himanshu and Kunal Sen
Jawaharlal Nehru University and The University of Manchester
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poverty, measurement, agricultural growth, social exclusion, India

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Is There a Fiscal Resource Curse? Resource Rents, Fiscal Capacity and Political Institutions

ESID Working Paper No 96. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Feb 2018
Tania Masi, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen
'Gabriele d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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state capacity, fiscal capacity, resource curse, institutions, economic development

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Doing Business in a Deals World: The Doubly False Premise of Rules Reform

ESID Working Paper No 123. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Aug 2019
University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Delhi University Enclave - Development Planning Centre, Institute of Economic Growth and The University of Manchester
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doing business, deals, rules, state capability, investment climate

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On the Colonial Origins of Agricultural Development in India: A Re-Examination of Banerjee and Iyer, ‘History, Institutions and Economic Performance’

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Aug 2012
The University of Manchester, University of East Anglia (UEA) and The University of Manchester
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agriculture, colonisation, institutions, land revenue, India

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Measurement, Evolution, Determinants and Consequences of State Capacity: A Review of Recent Research

Journal of Economic Surveys, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Mar 2014
Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen
University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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state capacity, governance, economic development, measurement, institutions

Is Partisan Alignment Electorally Rewarding? Evidence from Village Council Elections in India

Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Working Paper No 63
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 09 Sep 2016
Subhasish Dey and Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 79 (528,699)
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National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, partisan alignment feedback effect, fuzzy regression, discontinuity design

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State Business Relations and Manufacturing Productivity Growth in India

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2010
Vinish Kathuria, Rajesh Raj and Kunal Sen
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), School of Management, Bombay, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) and The University of Manchester
Downloads 116 (405,784)
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State Business Relations, Total Factor Productivity, India

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The Puzzling Decline in Rural Women’s Labor Force Participation in India: A Reexamination

GIGA Working Paper Series
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 May 2012
German Overseas Institute (DUI) - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), The University of Manchester and German Overseas Institute (DUI) - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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labor force, women, rural, India

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Labour Market Effects of Digital Matching Platforms: Experimental Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15409
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Jul 2022
Sam Jones and Kunal Sen
United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and The University of Manchester
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digital labour platforms, search frictions, technical and vocational education, unemployment, Mozambique

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Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episodes

ESID Working Paper No. 26, ESID Methodological Paper No. 1, HKS Working Paper No. RWP14-016
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2015
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), The University of Manchester, University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) and University of Dhaka
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growth magnitude, growth episode, acceleration, deceleration, net present value

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Inclusive Growth: When May We Expect it? When May We Not?

Asian Development Review 31:1
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester
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inclusive growth, institutions, growth accelerations, growth maintenance, poverty, inequality

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Do We See Convergence in Institutions? A Cross-Country Analysis

The Journal of Development Studies, Volume 52, Issue 2, 2016, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen
University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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Convergence, Institutions, Institutional Change, Growth, Economic Development

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Transitions between Growth Episodes: Do Institutions Matter and Do Some Institutions Matter More?

ESID Working Paper 99. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester (April, 2018)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Apr 2018
Selim Raihan, Sabyasachi Kar and Kunal Sen
University of Dhaka, University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) and The University of Manchester
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economic growth, growth episodes, institutions, bureaucracy quality, contract viability, democracy, multinomial logit model, panel data

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The Political Dynamics of Economic Growth

Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre Working Paper 05
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2015
Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester
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political dynamics, economic growth, institutions

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Governance and Development Outcomes in Asia

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 384
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Aug 2014
Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester
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governance, development outcomes, Asia

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Trade, Labour Institutions and Flexibility in Indian Manufacturing

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2012
Kunal Sen, Bibhas Saha and Dibyendu Maiti
The University of Manchester, University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
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Flexibilisation, Informalisation, Contract Workers, Trade, Labour Institutions, India

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Finance, Gender, and Entrepreneurship: India's Informal Sector Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13854
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Nov 2020
Rutgers University - Economics Department, Sikkim University and The University of Manchester
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entrepreneurship, financial constraints, gender, informal sector, difference-in-differences, India

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Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience

ESID Working Paper No 126. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Aug 2019
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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South Asia, poverty indicators, development indicators, public expenditure, state capacity, quality of governance, Sustainable Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals

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Do Economic Institutions Matter for Growth Episodes?

ESID Working Paper 92. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester, 2017
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Nov 2017
Sabyasachi Kar, Selim Raihan and Kunal Sen
University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), University of Dhaka and The University of Manchester
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Economic Growth, Institutions, Episodes, State Capacity, Property Rights

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Does the Institution of State Business Relations Matter for Firm Performance? - A Study of Indian Manufacturing

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Jun 2010
Vinish Kathuria, Rajesh Raj and Kunal Sen
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), School of Management, Bombay, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) and The University of Manchester
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State business relations, firm productivity, manufacturing sector, India

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Was Kuznets Right? New Evidence on the Relationship between Structural Transformation and Inequality

The University of Manchester Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 2018-027
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Sep 2018
Cinar Baymul and Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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structural transformation, inequality, Kuznets, manufacturing, services

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Multigenerational Mobility in India

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14566
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Jul 2021
Anustup Kundu and Kunal Sen
University of Helsinki and The University of Manchester
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Kuznets Revisited: What Do We Know About the Relationship Between Structural Transformation and Inequality?

Asian Development Review 36:1 March 2019
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Mar 2019
Cinar Baymul and Kunal Sen
The University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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agriculture, inequality, Kuznets, manufacturing, services, structural transformation

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The Puzzling Decline in Rural Women’s Labour Force Participation in India: A Re-Examination

Posted: 04 Apr 2012
Kunal Sen, Daniel Neff and Veronika Kling
The University of Manchester, GIGA, Hamburg, Germany and German Overseas Institute (DUI) - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

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female labour force participation, gender, income effect, India

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Is Household Income Diversification a Means of Survival or a Means of Accumulation? Panel Data Evidence from Tanzania

Posted: 07 Oct 2010
Ralitza D. Dimova and Kunal Sen
Brunel University London - Economics and Finance and The University of Manchester

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Income Diversification, Tanzania, Panel Data

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Organized Versus Unorganized Manufacturing Performance in India in the Post-Reform Period

Posted: 30 Jan 2010
Vinish Kathuria, Rajesh Raj and Kunal Sen
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), School of Management, Bombay, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) and The University of Manchester

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Productivity, Organized Manufacturing, Unorganized Sector, Industrial Sector

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Do Effective State Business Relations Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from Indian States

IPPG Discussion Paper No. 29
Posted: 11 Jan 2010
Massimiliano Calì and Kunal Sen
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and The University of Manchester

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State-business relations, institutions, economic growth, Asia, India