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Priyaranjan Jha

University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics

Associate Professor

3151 Social Science Plaza

Irvine, CA 92697-5100

United States

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Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

International Trade and Unemployment: Theory and Cross-National Evidence

INSEAD Business School Research Paper No. 2008/06/EPS
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Jan 2008
Pushan Dutt, Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
INSEAD - Economics and Political Sciences, Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Protectionism, Unemployment, Trade and Labor

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Impact of Colonial Institutions on Economic Growth and Development in India: Evidence from Night Lights Data

CESifo Working Paper No. 9031
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 Apr 2021
Priyaranjan Jha and Karan Talathi
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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What's Across the Border? Re-Evaluating the Cross-Border Evidence on Minimum Wage Effects

CESifo Working Paper No. 9746
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 May 2022
Priyaranjan Jha, David Neumark and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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minimum wage, employment, commuting zones

What's Across the Border? Re-Evaluating the Cross-Border Evidence on Minimum Wage Effects

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15282
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Priyaranjan Jha, David Neumark and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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minimum wage, employment, commuting zones

What’s Across the Border? Re-Evaluating the Cross-Border Evidence on Minimum Wage Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w32901
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 10 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2024
Priyaranjan Jha, David Neumark and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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Promoting Growth in Sri Lanka: Lessons from East Asia

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sadiq Ahmed and Priyaranjan Jha
World Bank - South Asia Region and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Citation 2

Offshoring and Unemployment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2805
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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offshoring, unemployment, search, general equilibrium

Offshoring and Unemployment

NBER Working Paper No. w13149
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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The Impact of Credit Constraints on Exporting Firms: Empirical Evidence from India

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Mar 2012
Mudit Kapoor, Priyaranjan Jha and Jibonayan Raychaudhuri
Indian School of Business, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies
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Finance, Credit constraints, Trade, Export

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Globalization, Inequality, and Redistribution: Theory and Evidence

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5522
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Oct 2015
Giray Gozgor and Priyaranjan Jha
Istanbul Medeniyet University and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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globalization, income inequality, redistributive policies

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Minimum Wage and Employer Variety

CESifo Working Paper No. 9312
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 04 Oct 2021
Priyaranjan Jha and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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minimum wage, number for firms, love of employer variety

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Offshoring and Unemployment: The Role of Search Frictions and Labor Mobility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4136
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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unemployment, search, offshoring, trade

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When Does Legal Origin Matter?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2009
Mohammad Amin and Priyaranjan Jha
World Bank - Enterprise Analysis Unit and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Legal Origin, Regulation, Political Institutions

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Offshoring, Exporting, and Jobs

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4550
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Jan 2014
University of the Balearic Islands, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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heterogeneous firms, offshoring costs, search frictions, unemployment

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Can Offshoring Reduce Unemployment?

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 257
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 May 2009
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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offshoring, unemployment, employment, labour, labour mobility

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Education Policies and Practices: What Have We Learnt and the Road Ahead for Bihar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6614
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Priyaranjan Jha and Nishith Prakash
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Northeastern University (USA)
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education, enrollment, out-of-school, Bihar, India

14.

Globalization and Taxation: Theory and Evidence

CESifo Working Paper No. 7598
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Priyaranjan Jha and Giray Gozgor
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Istanbul Medeniyet University
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trade liberalization, capital market openness, redistributive taxation, median voter

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Temporary Shocks and Offshoring: The Role of External Economies and Firm Heterogeneity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2811
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Jun 2007
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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offshoring, outsourcing, Y2K, complementarity

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Globalization, Jobs, and Welfare: The Roles of Social Protection and Redistribution

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5191
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 05 Feb 2015
Priyaranjan Jha
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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offshoring, unemployment, endogenous job destruction, severance payments, unemployment benefits

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Monopsonistic Labor Markets and International Trade

CESifo Working Paper No. 7771
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Aug 2019
Priyaranjan Jha and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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monopsonistic labor market, wage inequality, trade liberalization

18.

Global Taxation and National Welfare States

CESifo Working Paper No. 10522
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Jul 2023
Priyaranjan Jha and Rahul Mukherjee
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of Nottingham
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globalization, welfare state, tax competition, corporate taxation, income taxation, global tax coordination

19.

Trade Liberalization and Local Development in India: Evidence from Nighttime Lights

CESifo Working Paper No. 10294
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Mar 2023
Priyaranjan Jha and Karan Talathi
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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trade liberalization, nighttime lights, per capita income, tariffs, labor laws

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Labour Market Power and the Dynamic Gains to Openness Reforms

CESifo Working Paper No. 10247
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Feb 2023
Priyaranjan Jha, Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez and Adam Spencer
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine and The University of Nottingham
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monopsonistic labour market, trade liberalisation, love of firm variety, dynamics, foreign direct investment, corporate taxation

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Labor Market Regulations in the Context of Structural Transformation

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 543
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Jun 2018
Priyaranjan Jha, Rana Hasan and Erik Jan Eleazar
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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dismissal regulations, informal employment, minimum wage, severance payments, structural transformation

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Trade Costs and Job Flows: Evidence from Establishment-Level Data

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4876
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 Jul 2014
University of the Balearic Islands, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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heterogeneous firms, job flows, trade costs

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Y2k and Offshoring: The Role of External Economies and Firm Heterogeneity

NBER Working Paper No. w11718
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2022
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Search and Offshoring in the Presence of "Animal Spirits"

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4141
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
Downloads 54 (1,020,567)

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fair wages, unemployment, strategic effect, offshoring

Regional Autonomy and Development: Evidence from Madhya Pradesh – Chhattisgarh Split in India

CESifo Working Paper No. 12264
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 20 Nov 2025
Priyaranjan Jha and Karan Talathi
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and FLAME University
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state autonomy and control, responsive governance, economic development, proximity, capital, accountability

Regional Autonomy and Development: Evidence from Madhya Pradesh – Chhattisgarh Split in India

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 May 2026
Priyaranjan Jha and Karan Talathi
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and FLAME University
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state autonomy and controlresponsive governance economic developmentproximity, capital accountability

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Jue Insight: City Size, Monopsony, and the Employment Effects of Minimum Wages

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 May 2025
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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J38, J42, R23

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City Size, Monopsony, and the Employment Effects of Minimum Wages

NBER Working Paper No. w33862
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2025
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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The Economics of Offshoring: Theory and Evidence with Applications to Asia

The Singapore Economic Review, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 357-369, 2008
Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Devashish Mitra and Priyaranjan Jha
Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics

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Offshoring, outsourcing, fragmentation, Asia, inequality, poverty