Actually, I think you have a much simpler problem: your bib file is corrupted (probably because of the translation from Mendeley). There are no strange character in the original ref. Here is the correct ref, just downloaded from http://ideas.repec.org/p/pas/asarcc/2008-07.html#biblio
@TechReport{RePEc:pas:asarcc:2008-07, author={Raghbendra Jha and Sambit Bhattacharyya and Raghav Gaiha and Shylashri Shankar}, title={Capture of Anti-Poverty Programs: An Analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program in India}, year=2008, month= , institution={Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre}, type={ASARC Working Papers}, url={http://ideas.repec.org/p/pas/asarcc/2008-07.html}, number={2008-07}, abstract={Using pooled household level data for the Indian states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh we find that the size of landholdings is a negative predictor of participation in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program (NREGP). In state level analysis this pattern survives in Rajasthan but reverses in Andhra Pradesh where we notice a positive relationship. This paper examines whether this sign reversal in Andhra Pradesh is indicative of program capture in Andhra Pradesh and better targeting in Rajasthan. We compare land inequality, political interference, and geographical remoteness across the two states and conclude that program capture may be an issue in Andhra Pradesh, largely because of these reasons. We also find evidence of complementarity between NREGP and the Public Distribution System (PDS).}, keywords={Capture; Poverty; India} } it is a perfectly standard bibtex ref. So, forget what I said about unicode, etcetera. Just go back to Mendeley and look into the export actions you originally took. I think something went wrong there. It may be an encoding issue. Sorry I cannot help more, but I've never used mendeley. Cheers, Stefano -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Associate Research Professor Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 College Station, Texas, USA stef...@tamu.edu http://stefano.cleinias.org