Arjun S. Bedi

Research Fellow

ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam

bedi@iss.nl

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Arjun Singh Bedi is Professor of Development Economics at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Prior to joining ISS in 1999, he held positions at the University of Bonn (1998-99) and Columbia University (1996-98). In 2013-2014 he was visiting professor at Georgetown University's campus in Doha. His research focuses on labour and human resource economics in developing countries. His work has been published in several international economics and development studies journals including European Economic Review, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Health Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Applied Economics, Labour Economics, Economics of Transition,Economics of Education Review and World Development.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2007.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11460

Help, Prejudice and Headscarves

Luis Artavia-Mora, Arjun S. Bedi, Matthias Rieger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11360

Gender Norms and the Motherhood Penalty: Experimental Evidence from India

Arjun S. Bedi, Tanmoy Majilla, Matthias Rieger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10965

Returns to Islamic Microfinance: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Pakistan

Maazullah, Arjun S. Bedi

published as 'Returns to Interest-free Microcredit: Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Pakistan' in: Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2022, 14 (2), 93 - 107

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10939

The Joint Effects of a Health Insurance and a Public Works Scheme in Rural Ethiopia

Zemzem Shigute, Christoph Strupat, Francesco Burchi, Getnet Alemu, Arjun S. Bedi

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56 (2), 431 - 448

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10903

Social Insurance Reform and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia

Admasu Shiferaw, Arjun S. Bedi, Mans Söderbom, Getnet Alemu

published as 'Social insurance reform and workers’ compensation' in: Labour Economics, 2022, 78, 102214

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10902

Skills Training and Employment Outcomes in Rural Bihar

Bhaskar Chakravorty, Arjun S. Bedi

published in: Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2019, 62 (2), 173–199

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9871

Intuitive Cooperation and Punishment in the Field

Luis Artavia-Mora, Arjun S. Bedi, Matthias Rieger

published in European Economic Review, 2017, 92, 133-145

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9833

Uptake of Health Insurance and the Productive Safety Net Program in Rural Ethiopia

Zemzem Shigute, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Robert Sparrow, Zelalem Yilma, Getnet Alemu, Arjun S. Bedi

published in: Social Science and Medicine, 2017, 176, 133-141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6226

Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective

Randall K. Q. Akee, Arjun S. Bedi, Arnab K. Basu, Nancy H. Chau

revised version published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57 (2), 349-386

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6048

Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa

Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Arjun S. Bedi

published in: Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2013, 22 (1), 94-115

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5462

The Impact of Interest in School on Educational Success in Portugal

Pedro Goulart, Arjun S. Bedi

revised version published as 'Interest in School and Educational Success in Portugal' in: Journal of Educational Research, 2017, 110 (6), 589 - 603

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4623

The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?

Admasu Shiferaw, Arjun S. Bedi

published as 'The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction in an African Economy: Evidence from Ethiopia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22(5), 651-692

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4361

Marital Violence and Women's Employment and Property Status: Evidence from North Indian Villages

Manasi Bhattacharya, Arjun S. Bedi, Amrita Chhachhi

published in: World Development, 2011, 39 (9), 1676–1689

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3658

The Impact of a Cash Transfer Program on Cognitive Achievement: The Bono de Desarrollo Humano of Ecuador

Juan Ponce, Arjun S. Bedi

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (1), 116-125

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3579

Unemployment Assistance and Transition to Employment in Argentina

Ana Iturriza, Arjun S. Bedi, Robert Sparrow

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59 (4), 811-837