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Overview
Prior to joining University of Manchester, Saumik held academic positions at Newcastle University (UK), Hitotsubashi University (Japan), Osaka University (Japan), University of Nottingham (Malaysia campus) and worked in international organizations including the Asian Development Bank Institute (Tokyo), and the World Bank (Washington DC).
Research interests: inequality, political economy of development, and structural transformation.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals:
the Economic History Review, Economic Development and Cultural Change, World Development, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of African Economies, among others.
Books and edited volumes:
Labor Income Share: Explaining The drivers of the Global Decline (Palrgave Macmillan, 2020).
Labor Income Share in Asia: Measurement, Drivers and Policy (Springer, 2019) [with Gary Fields]
Land Acquisition in Asia: Towards a Sustainable Policy (Palrgave Macmillan, 2019) [with Naoyuki Yoshino]
Kuznets Beyond Kuznets: Structural Transformation and Income Distribution in the Era of Globalization in Asia (ADBI Pess, 2018)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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In Pursuit of Power Land Tenancy Contracts and Local Political Business Cycles in Indonesia
Paul, S., Kurosaki, T. & Witoelar, F., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Project Aid and Firm Performance
Paul, S., Marchesi, S. & Masi, T., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Economic Development and Cultural Change.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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1930-1943: Agrarian Transformation and the Famine in Bengal
Paul, S., 2024, IZA, (Discussion Paper Series IZA DP ; no. 17432).Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper
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Firm Ownership Control and Management Practices, with an Update on Sub-Saharan Africa
Dabalen, A. & Paul, S., 2024, IZA, 27 p. (DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES; no. 17433).Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper
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Mining spillovers and the formal–informal duality in manufacturing and services
Paul, S. & Raju, D., 2024, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research, p. 1-33, 33 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper