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London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, BRAC, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), University College London - Department of Economics and BRAC-Africa

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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Jul 2002

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. DEDPS28

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Apr 2008

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Apr 2001

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

Posted: 07 May 2002

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Toward a Microeconomics of Growth

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Robin Burgess and Anthony J. Venables

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and University of Oxford

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The Search for Good Jobs: Evidence from a Six-year Field Experiment in Uganda

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The Search for Good Jobs: Evidence from a Six-year Field Experiment in Uganda

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2023

Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), University of Southern California - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, BRAC-Africa and University College London

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The Search for Good Jobs: Evidence from a Six-Year Field Experiment in Uganda

NBER Working Paper No. w31570

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 14 Aug 2023

Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), University of Southern California - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, BRAC and University College London

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Electricity is Not a Right

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-112

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Sep 2019

Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone, Nicholas Ryan and Anant Sudarshan

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Yale University and Stanford University

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The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

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The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

University of Zurich Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 345

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Dec 2007

Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen J. Redding, Fabrizio Zilibotti and Fabrizio Zilibotti

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, Princeton University and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University

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The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

NBER Working Paper No. w12031

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 May 2006 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2022

Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen J. Redding, Fabrizio Zilibotti and Fabrizio Zilibotti

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, Princeton University and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University

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The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5492

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 May 2006

Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen J. Redding, Fabrizio Zilibotti and Fabrizio Zilibotti

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, Princeton University and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University

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Land Reform, Poverty Reduction and Growth: Evidence from India

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. DEDPS13

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Apr 2008

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Community Networks and Poverty Reduction Programmes: Evidence from Bangladesh

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. EOPP015

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Nov 2010

Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Selim Gulesci and Imran Rasul

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) and University College London - Department of Economics

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Can Labour Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

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Can Labour Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. DEDPS33

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Apr 2008

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Can Labour Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Apr 2002

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Modernisation and Son Preference

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. DEDPS29

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Apr 2008

Robin Burgess and Juzhong Zhuang

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Consultant

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Banking for the Poor: Evidence from India

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Jul 2011

Grace Wong Bucchianeri, Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande

University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Yale University - Economic Growth Center

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Why Do People Stay Poor?

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Why Do People Stay Poor?

NBER Working Paper No. w29340

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023

Clare Balboni, Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Maitreesh Ghatak and Anton Heil

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Independent

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Why Do People Stay Poor?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14534

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 08 May 2020

Clare Balboni, Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Maitreesh Ghatak and Anton Heil

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics

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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics

NBER Working Paper No. w17417

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2023

Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin A. Olken, Peter Potapov and Stefanie Sieber

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Maryland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9020

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Sep 2012

Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin A. Olken, Peter Potapov and Stefanie Sieber

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Maryland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya

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The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w19398

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2023

Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, George Washington University, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS) and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

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The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9627

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Sep 2013

Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, George Washington University, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS) and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

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Bureaucracy and Development

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Bureaucracy and Development

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 14, pp. 397-424, 2022

Posted: 31 Aug 2022

Timothy J. Besley, Robin Burgess, Adnan Khan, Guo Xu and Guo Xu

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and University of California, BerkeleyLondon School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Bureaucracy and Development

NBER Working Paper No. w29163

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2023

Timothy J. Besley, Robin Burgess, Adnan Khan and Guo Xu

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Wilderness Conservation and the Reach of the State: Evidence from National Borders in the Amazon

NBER Working Paper No. w24861

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023

Robin Burgess, Francisco Costa and Benjamin A. Olken

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, FGV EPGE and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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The Economics of Tropical Deforestation

NBER Working Paper No. w31410

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2023

Clare Balboni, Aaron Berman, Robin Burgess and Benjamin Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Social Proximity and Bureaucrat Performance: Evidence from India

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Social Proximity and Bureaucrat Performance: Evidence from India

NBER Working Paper No. w25389

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 26 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 May 2023

Guo Xu, Marianne Bertrand and Robin Burgess

University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

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Social Proximity and Bureaucrat Performance: Evidence from India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13562

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2019

Marianne Bertrand, Robin Burgess and Guo Xu

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Modernization and Son Preference in People’s Republic of China

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 20

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Jul 2024

Robin Burgess and Juzhong Zhuang

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Consultant

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The Consequences of Treating Electricity as a Right

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14416

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Mar 2020

Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone, Nicholas Ryan and Anant Sudarshan

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Yale University and University of Chicago

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Microfinance and Diversification

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17081

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 29 Mar 2022

Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno, Ricardo Morel, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Jack Thiemel

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS), Innovations for Poverty Action, University College London - Department of Economics, BRAC-Africa and London School of Economics

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The Economics of Tropical Deforestation

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 15, pp. 723-754, 2023

Posted: 20 Sep 2023

Clare Balboni, Aaron Berman, Robin Burgess and Benjamin Olken

London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14973

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 23 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2020

Livia Alfonsi, Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali

University of California Berkeley, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), University of Southern California - Department of Economics, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, BRAC-Africa and University College London

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Development Policy Through the Lens of Social Structure

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14876

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 16 Jun 2020

Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Erika Deserranno and Imran Rasul

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS) and University College London - Department of Economics

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Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13386

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 17 Dec 2018

Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), World Bank, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, World Bank, Bocconi University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics and BRAC-Africa

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Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11554

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 10 Oct 2016

Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, BRAC, Bocconi University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics and BRAC-Africa

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Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

Posted: 15 Jul 2004

Timothy J. Besley and Robin Burgess

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

Robin Burgess

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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