Economic Development and Cultural Change

1969 - 2026

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Volume 75, issue 1, 2026

Women Talking: Intimate Partner Violence, Group Discussions, and Their Effects on Social and Economic Ties pp. 1 - 31

David M. A. Murphy, Fatima Aqeel and Carolina Castilla

Tasks and Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from China pp. 33 - 64

Jiachen Han, Xinxin Ma and Shi Li

Crime-Differential Responses to an Environmental Shock: Evidence from Blackouts pp. 65 - 93

Patricio Domínguez and Pedro Rodriguez-Martinez

Foreign Direct Investment and Gender Education Gap pp. 95 - 132

Rufei Guo, Haiji Lin, Xin Wang and Chaoqun Zhan

Environmental Regulation, Labor Income Share, and Implications for Inequality pp. 133 - 178

Yu Luo, Nan Wu and Ming-ang Zhang

Labor Scarcity and Technology Adoption in Agriculture: Evidence from Rural India during the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 179 - 213

Kenichi Kuroiwa, Prakashan Chellattan Veettil and Ishika Gupta

Economic Empowerment and Mental Health: Evidence from India pp. 215 - 250

Ajinkya Keskar and Sulagna Mookerjee

Effects of Reduced Educational Opportunities on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Female College Restrictions pp. 251 - 308

Safoura Moeeni and Feng Wei

In the Name of Love: Policy Imitation, Political Incentives, and Local Economic Growth pp. 309 - 365

Hai Hong, Yunfei Zhang and Kevin Chen

Tackling Women’s Unemployment: Evidence from an Online Jobs Experiment in Bangladesh pp. 367 - 399

Mohammad Raied Arman, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Narayan Das, Mohima Gomes and Sakib Mahmood

Automation Trends and Labor Markets pp. 401 - 430

Irene Brambilla, Andrés César, Guillermo Falcone, and Leonardo Gasparini

Spatial Clustering of Natural Disasters, Selection in Migration, and Economic Outcomes pp. 431 - 461

Junni Pan

Volume 74, issue 4, 2026

Workplace Attributes and Women’s Labor Supply Decisions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment pp. 1141 - 1166

Nivedhitha Subramanian

Son Preference and Maternal Health: A Cross-Cultural and Temporal Analysis pp. 1167 - 1203

Neha Agarwal and Annamaria Milazzo

Unpacking the Links between Conflict and Child Health: Evidence from a Foreign Insurgency pp. 1205 - 1235

Heidi Kaila, Larissa Nawo and Hyuk Harry Son

COVID-19, Crises, and Women’s Control of Resources: Evidence from Mexico pp. 1237 - 1278

José L. Casco

Understanding Improvements in Reading Performance in Liberia: Investigating the Centrality of Text pp. 1279 - 1307

Alicia Menendez, Ursula Hoadley and Anna Solovyeva

Returns to Education in the Marriage Market: Bride Price and School Reform in Egypt pp. 1309 - 1351

Jingyuan Deng, Nelly Elmallakh, Luca Flabbi and Roberta Gatti

Learning Camp, Language of Instruction, and Education Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Malawi pp. 1353 - 1375

Hyuncheol Bryant Kim and Seonghoon Kim

Cooperation in Polygynous Households: Experimental Evidence from Northern Benin pp. 1377 - 1409

Doux Baraka Kusinza and Catherine Guirkinger

More Powerful Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials pp. 1411 - 1436

Brendon McConnell and Marcos Vera-Hernandez

Is Hypertension Screening Effective in a Low-Resource Setting? A Multidimensional Regression Discontinuity Design pp. 1437 - 1468

Fabrice Kämpfen, Owen O’Donnell, Carlos Riumalló Herl and Xavier Gómez-Olivé

Land Property Rights and Household Welfare: Evidence from Rural China pp. 1469 - 1507

Han Li, Goytom Abraha Kahsay, Wusheng Yu and Hao Xia

British Colonialism and Women’s Empowerment in India pp. 1509 - 1552

Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury

Short-Term Financial Stress and Decision-Making: Evidence from Market Vendors in Addis Ababa pp. 1553 - 1587

Sylvia Blom

Communication and Production in the Family Farm: Theory and Evidence from Rural Togo pp. 1589 - 1622

Marie Christine Apedo-Amah, Habiba Djebbari and Roberta Ziparo

Volume 74, issue 3, 2026

Retention Effects of Employee Stock Options: Evidence from Bunching at Vesting Dates pp. 777 - 816

Qing Gong, Hong Zhang and Li-An Zhou

Elections and Rural Road Construction: Evidence from India pp. 817 - 846

Ahana Basistha, Amrita Dhillon and Arka Roy Chaudhuri

Short-Term Effects of Cash Assistance for Migrants and Refugees in Colombia pp. 847 - 859

Pablo A. Celhay, Sebastian Martinez, Carolyn Huang, Anna Stamatiadi and Carlos Alviar

Can Bridging the Learning Gap Improve Test Scores on a Key National Exam? Evidence from a Remedial Education Program in Indian Secondary Schools pp. 861 - 885

Gaurav Chiplunkar, Diva Dhar and Radhika Nagesh

Major Earthquake Experience and Presently Gratifying Expenditures pp. 887 - 933

Jaimie W. Lien, Qingqing Peng and Jie Zheng

Migration, Marriage, and Counterfactual Spouses pp. 935 - 969

Simone Bertoli, David McKenzie and Elie Murard

Redistribution, Rent-Seeking, and the Welfare Effect of a Universal Basic Income in India pp. 971 - 995

Nicholas Lawson and Dean Spears

Saving Lives through Technology: Mobile Phones and Infant Mortality pp. 997 - 1040

Justice Tei Mensah, Kibrom Tafere and Kibrom A. Abay

The Rule of Law, Collective Action, and Growth: Micro Evidence from Peru pp. 1041 - 1078

Philip Keefer, Mauricio Espinoza Hermoza, Álvaro Espinoza and Ricardo Fort

Hukou or Son? Access to Urban Citizenship and Sex Selection of Migrants in China pp. 1079 - 1104

Jun Li, Wei Wang and Mengxuan Wu

Culture and the Performance of Government Officials pp. 1105 - 1139

Xiaochang Yan and Yang Yao

Volume 74, issue 2, 2026

Fear of the Dark: How Terrorist Events Affect Trust in the Long Run pp. 379 - 414

Elisa Borghi, Michela Braga and Francesco Scervini

Soil Endowments and Intrahousehold Distribution of Consumption in India: A Structural Approach pp. 415 - 453

Sutirtha Bandyopadhyay and Bipasha Maity

Where Ideas Come From: Experimenting on the “Spirit of Capitalism” in Medieval China pp. 455 - 489

Xiaoyang Luan and Runzhuo Zhai

(Un)Intended Effects of a Teacher Bonus Tournament pp. 491 - 520

Joniada Milla

Cushioning the Shock: The Rise of Nonstandard Work Amid the US-China Trade War pp. 521 - 564

Chuan He, He Li, Hong Ma and Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu

Cultural Distance and Internal Migration: Evidence from Indonesia pp. 565 - 606

Yao Wang

What’s Hers Isn’t Mine: Gender-Differentiated Tenure Security, Agricultural Investments, and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 607 - 637

Martin Limbikani Mwale and Jacob Ricker-Gilbert

Land Tenure Reforms, Entrepreneurial Talent Allocation, and Structural Change: Evidence from Twentieth-Century China pp. 639 - 682

Shouying Liu, Gewei Wang and Wuyue You

Distributive Implications for Governing Party Constituencies: Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 683 - 725

Youjin Hahn, Kanti Nuzhat, Hee-Seung Yang and Haishan Yuan

Sir! I’d Rather Go to School, Sir! pp. 727 - 746

Mahdi Majbouri

Narrow Paths Out of Poverty and Educational Demand: Evidence from Dominican Baseball pp. 747 - 775

Brian Marein and Craig Palsson

Volume 74, issue 1, 2025

Informal Contracts in an Incomplete Market: The Price of Milk in Paraguay pp. 1 - 36

Laura Schechter, Guanming Shi and Mizuhiro Suzuki

Alcohol Prohibition and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from an Indian State pp. 37 - 84

Mayank Dixit and Subhankar Mukherjee

Flooding the Brains: Natural Disasters, Student Outcomes, and the Urban-Rural Gap in Human Capital pp. 85 - 115

Juan Munoz-Morales

Welfare Effects of Digital Credit: A Randomized Evaluation in Nigeria pp. 117 - 140

Daniel Björkegren, Joshua E. Blumenstock, Omowunmi Folajimi-Senjobi, Jacqueline Mauro and Suraj R. Nair

Women’s Work, Social Norms, and the Marriage Market pp. 141 - 179

Farzana Afridi, Abhishek Arora, Diva Dhar and Kanika Mahajan

The Hidden Cost of Prenatal Heat Stress Exposure: Evidence on Psychological Well-Being in China pp. 181 - 211

Jiaowei Gong, Xiaoyu Li, Yinghao Pan and Yang Zhang

Cash for Votes: Evidence from India pp. 213 - 239

Anirban Mitra and Shabana Mitra

Decollectivization and Child Adoption in Rural China pp. 241 - 276

Shukang Xiao and Pinghan Liang

Fertility Responses to Granting Legal Status: Evidence from Venezuelan Forced Migrants in Colombia pp. 277 - 303

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Ana Ibáñez, Sandra V. Rozo and Salvador Traettino

Miracle Seeds: Biased Expectations, Complementary Input Use, and the Dynamics of Smallholder Technology Adoption pp. 305 - 334

Caroline Miehe, Leocardia Nabwire, Robert Sparrow, David Spielman and Bjorn Van Campenhout

Locus of Control and Economic Decision-Making: A Field Experiment in Odisha, India pp. 335 - 378

Cecilia Ahsan Jansson, Vikram Patil, Joseph Vecci, Prakashan Chellattan Veettil and Yashodha