Publications & Papers by Robert M. Townsend

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A Structural Evaluation of a Large-Scale Quasi-Experimental Microfinance Initiative

Econometrica 79(5): 1357-1406
Joseph Kaboski, Robert M. Townsend
September 2011
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Measuring the Return on Household Enterprise: What Matters Most for Whom?

Journal of Development Economics 98(1): 58-70
Krislert Samphantharak, Robert M. Townsend
August 2011
Quarterly Journal of Economics

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Working Paper

The Geographic Concentration of Enterprise in Developing Countries

Quarterly Journal of Economics 126 (4): 2005-2061
John Felkner, Robert M. Townsend
August 2011
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The Impact of Credit on Village Economies

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4(2): 98-133
Robert M. Townsend
June 2011
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Financial Systems in Developing Economies: Growth, Inequality, and Policy Evaluation in Thailand

Oxford University Press
Robert M. Townsend
March 2011
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Information-Constrained Optima with Retrading: An Externality and Its Market-Based Solution

Journal of Economic Theory 146(3): 1042-1077
Weerachart T. Kilenthong, Robert M. Townsend
November 2010

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World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5459

Microinsurance: A Case Study of the Indian Rainfall Index Insurance Market - WP

Handbook of the Indian Economy , 2012: Oxford University Press, pp. 167-194, Ghate, Chetan (ed.)
Xavier Giné, Lev Menand, Robert Townsend, James Vickery
October 2010
Macroeconomic Dynamics

Measuring the Impact of Financial Intermediation: Linking Contract Theory to Econometric Policy Evaluation

Macroeconomic Dynamics 13 (S2): 268-316
Robert M. Townsend, Sergio Urzua
April 2010

Rainfall Insurance in Semi-Arid India: Contract Design, Household Participation and Future Prospects

Chapter in: Weather Risk Management, K. Tang (ed.), London: Risk Books
Xavier Gine, Robert M. Townsend, and James Vickery
March 2010
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Wealth Accumulation and Factors Accounting for Success

Journal of Econometrics. 161(1): 56-81
Anan Pawasutipaisit, Robert M. Townsend
February 2010

Monetary Theory and Electronic Money: Reflections on the Kenyan Experience

Economic Quarterly 96(1): 83-122
William Jack, Tavneet Suri, Robert M. Townsend
January 2010

Financial Structure and Economic Welfare: Applied General Equilibrium Development Economics

Annual Review of Economics. Ed. Kenneth Arrow and Timothy Bresnahan. Vol. 2: 507-546
Robert M. Townsend
January 2010
Households as Corporate Firms: An Analysis of Household Finance Using Integrated Household Surveys and Corporate Financial Accounting

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Households as Corporate Firms: An Analysis of Household Finance Using Integrated Household Surveys and Corporate Financial Accounting

Econometric Society Monograph Series No. 46; Cambridge University Press
Krislert Samphantharak, Robert M. Townsend
December 2009

Forecasting when it Matters: Evidence from Semi-Arid India

World Bank mimeo, 2009
Xavier Gine, Robert M. Townsend, James Vickery
August 2009

Questioning Carlo Cipolla

Thomas J. Sargent and Robert M Townsend
May 2009
American Economic Review

Impact of Climate Change on Rice Production in Thailand

American Economic Review 99(2): 1-10
John Felkner, Kamilya Tazhibayeva, Robert M. Townsend
May 2009
International Economic Review

Welfare Gains from Financial Liberalization

International Economic Review 51(3): 553-597
Robert M. Townsend, Kenichi Ueda
April 2009

Entrepreneurial Talent and the Thai Financial Crisis

Anna Paulson, Robert M. Townsend
January 2009