Asim Khwaja

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Asim Khwaja

Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance and Development
Director, Center for International Development
Person Description

Please visit Asim Khwaja's personal website for more information. 

khwaja@hks.harvard.edu
Assistant:

Alia Braley (617-496-6435)

Publications

Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
Khwaja, Asim; Khan, Adnan; Olken, Benjamin (2019)
American Economic Review
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Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2017)
American Economic Review
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Delivering Education: A Pragmatic Framework for Improving Education in Low-Income Countries
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2016)
Handbook of International Education
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Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small Borrowers
Khwaja, Asim; Iyer, Rajkamal; Luttmer, Erzo; Shue, Kelly (2016)
Management Science
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Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors
Khwaja, Asim; Khan, Adnan; Olken, Benjamin (2016)
Quarterly Journal of Economics
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Enterprising Psychometrics and Poverty Reduction
Khwaja, Asim; Klinger, Bailey; del Carpio, Carlos (2013)
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Students Today, Teachers Tomorrow: Identifying Constraints on the Provision of Education
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2013)
Journal of Public Economics
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Bank Credit and Business Networks
Khwaja, Asim; Mian, Atif; Qamar, Abid (2011)
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Do Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamics
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Zajonc, Tristan (2011)
American Economic Journal of Applied Economics
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Rent Seeking and Corruption in Financial Markets
Khwaja, Asim; Mian, Atif (2011)
Annual Review of Economics
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The Madrassa Controversy: The Story Does Not Fit The Facts
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2011)
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What Did You Do All Day? Maternal Education and Child Outcomes
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2011)
Journal of Human Resources
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Dollars Dollars Everywhere, Nor Any Dime to Lend: Credit Limit Constraints on Financial Sector Absorptive Capacity
Mian, Atif; Khwaja, Asim; Zia, Bilal (2010)
The Review of Financial Studies
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Education Policy in Pakistan: A Framework for Reform
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2010)
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Can Good Projects Succeed in Bad Communities?
Khwaja, Asim (2009)
Journal of Public Economics
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Estimating the Impact of the Hajj: Religion and Tolerance In Islam's Global Gathering
Khwaja, Asim; Clingingsmith, David; Kremer, Michael (2009)
Quarterly Journal of Economics
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The Madrasa Myth
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Fair, Christine (2009)
Foreign Policy, Aug 27 2009
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The Partition of India: Demographic Consequences
Khwaja, Asim; Bharadwaj, Prashant; Mian, Atif (2009)
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A Dime a Day: The Possibilities and Limits of Private Schooling in Pakistan
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu (2008)
Comparative Education Review
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Madrassa Metrics: The Statistics and Rhetoric of Religious Enrollment in Pakistan
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Zajonc, Tristan (2008)
Beyond Crisis: A Critical Second Look at Pakistan, Ed. Naveeda Khan, Routledge, May 2008.
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Mecca and Moderation
Khwaja, Asim; Clingingsmith, David; Kremer, Michael (2008)
New York Times, May 20, 2008
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The Big March: Migratory Flows after the Partition of India
Bharadwaj, Prashant; Khwaja, Asim; Mian, Atif (2008)
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tracing the Impact of Bank Liquidity Shocks: Evidence from an Emerging Market
Khwaja, Asim; Mian, Atif (2008)
American Economic Review
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Learning and Educational Achievements in Punjab Schools (LEAPS): Insights to inform the education policy debate
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Vishwanath, Tara; Zajonc, Tristan (2007)
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Local Government Reforms in Pakistan: Context, Content and Causes
Khwaja, Asim; Hasanain, Ali; Qadir, Adnan (2006)
Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective. Eds. D. Mookherjee and P. Bardhan, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, July 2006.
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Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the Data
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Zajonc, Tristan (2006)
Comparative Education Review
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Subcontractors for Tractors: Theory and Evidence on Flexible Specialization, Supplier Selection, and Contracting
Khwaja, Asim; Andrabi, Tahir; Ghatak, Maitreesh (2006)
Journal of Developmental Economics
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Do Lenders Favor Politically Connected Firms? Rent Provision in an Emerging Financial Market
Khwaja, Asim; Mian, Atif (2005)
Quarterly Journal of Economics
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Identifying Business Networks in Emerging Economies
Khwaja, Asim; Mian, Atif; Qamar, Abid (2005)
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Measuring Empowerment at the Community Level: An Economist’s Perspective
Khwaja, Asim (2005)
Measuring Empowerment: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives, 2005
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Unchecked Intermediaries: Price Manipulation in an Emerging Stock Market
Khwaja, Asim (2005)
Journal of Financial Economics
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Is Increasing Community Participation Always a Good Thing?
Khwaja, Asim (2004)
Journal of the European Economic Association
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