Dr. Alok Kumar

Publications

 

                                      Articles:

                                       

13. “Urbanization, Human Capital, and Cross-Country Productivity Differences’’ , with Brianne Kober forthcoming Economic Letters. The

expanded version of the paper can be found  “here’’.

                                       12. “Self-Employment, Efficiency Wage, and Public Policies’’ , forthcoming Economic Inquiry.

 

 

 

11. ``Taxes, Minimum Wage and the Dispersion of Wages”, in ``Taxation, Tax Policies, and Income Taxes” Ed. W.J. Berube and C. N. Pinto, Nova Sciences Publishers, NY, February 2010, ISBN-10: 160741623.

10. “Market Power, Price Adjustment, and Inflation’’ , with Allen Head and Bev Lapham, February 2010, International Economic Review, 51(1),73-98..

9. “Inflation and the Dispersion of Real Wages’’, May 2008, International Economic Review, 49(2), 377-399 (Lead Article).

8. “Capital Tax, Minimum Wage, and Labor Market Outcomes’’, January 2008, Review of Economic Dynamics, 11(1), 133-154. Among the hottest twenty-five articles published in Review of Economic Dynamics.

7. Price Dispersion, Inflation, and Welfare, with Allen Head, May 2005, International Economic Review, 46(2), 533-572. Among top ten most cited papers published in International Economic Review during 2005-08.

6. Monopsony and Labour Market Flows and Policies”, December 2005, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 48(4), 463-474 (Lead Article).

5. “Agricultural Development of Bihar, 2001, in Accelerating Growth though Globalization of Indian Agriculture, Edited  by K.P. Kalirajan, G. Mytthili, and U. Sankar, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, pages 167-195.

4. “Agriculture, Employment, and Poverty: Emerging Trends in Bihar, with A. N. Sharma, 1997, in  Growth, Employment, and Poverty: Change and Continuity in Rural India, Edited by Chadha, G.K.and A.N. Sharma, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.Ltd., Delhi, 1997, pages 365-387.

3. “Indian Tea Exports- An Analysis of Performance and Constraints, with Ramani Kumar, December 1994, Foreign Trade Review, pages 160-180

2. “Determinants of the Incidence of Poverty among Rural Labor- a Cross-Sectional Study, December, 1994, Indian Journal of Labor Economics, 37(4), pages 639-652.

1. “Rural Non-Farm Employment- a Static and Dynamic Study of Inter-State Variations, September 1993, Indian Journal of Labor Economics, 36(3), pages 440-453.

 

Books:

 

1.    “Monetary, Fiscal, and Labor Market Policies in Frictional Economies’’ , April 2010, Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN 978-3-8383-4828-5.

 

2.    “Governance, Social and Physical Infrastructure, and Development’’ , May 2011, Ed. Alok Kumar and Adam Scott.