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Working Papers

2021

1. Financial Inclusion, Women, and Building Back Better
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
2. Gender and Safety Nets
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2020

3. Adapting Skills Training to Address Constraints to Women’s Participation
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (5)
4. The Equality Equation
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

2019

5. What can we learn from experimenting with survey methods?
   Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
   See also Journal Article What Can We Learn from Experimenting with Survey Methods?, Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews (2020) View citations (18) (2020)

2016

6. Decomposing response error in food consumption measurement: implications for survey design from a survey experiment in Tanzania
   Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (4)
7. Do Returns to Education Depend on How and Who You Ask?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Do returns to education depend on how and whom you ask?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (17) (2017)
8. Not your average job: measuring farm labor in Tanzania
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2016) View citations (3)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (2)
   Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2016)
   See also Journal Article Not your average job: Measuring farm labor in Tanzania, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (61) (2018)
9. Not your average job: measuring household labor on Tanzanian farms
   Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance

2014

10. HIV testing, behavior change, and the transition to adulthood in Malawi
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article HIV Testing, Behavior Change, and the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
11. Informal economy and the World Bank
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

2013

12. What Does Variation in Survey Design Reveal About the Nature of Measurement Errors in Household Consumption?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Waikato View citations (13)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article What does Variation in Survey Design Reveal about the Nature of Measurement Errors in Household Consumption?, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2015) View citations (35) (2015)

2012

13. Migration and the transition to adulthood in contemporary Malawi
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2011

14. Family planning and fertility: estimating program effects using cross-sectional data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)

2010

15. Do Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzania
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (27)
16. Explaining Variation in Child Labor Statistics
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Explaining variation in child labor statistics, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (37) (2012)
17. Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (203) (2011)

2009

18. Demographic and socioeconomic patterns of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
19. Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare regressions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
20. Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (17) (2010)
21. The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article The Long-Run Impacts of Adult Deaths on Older Household Members in Tanzania, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2008

22. The consequences of child labor: evidence from longitudinal data in rural Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)

2007

23. Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (33) (2008)
24. Adult mortality and children's transition into marriage
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Adult mortality and children’s transition into marriage, Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
25. The long-run impact of orphanhood
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

2006

26. Forgone earnings from smoking: evidence for a developing country
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
27. Labor Shortages Despite Underemployment? Seasonality in Time Use in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (22)
28. Measuring Food Security Using Respondents' Perception of Food Consumption Adequacy
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) (2005) View citations (6)
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2005) View citations (10)

2005

29. The effect of school type on academic achievement: evidence from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006) View citations (39) (2006)

2004

30. The Education, Labour Market and Health Consequences of Child Labour
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)

2003

31. Labor effects of adult mortality in Tanzanian households
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Labor Effects of Adult Mortality in Tanzanian Households, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (42) (2005)

2000

32. Labor Market Transitions of Men and Women During an Economic Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (8)

1999

33. Health, Family Planning and Well-Being in Indonesia during an Economic Crisis: Early Results from the Indonesian Family Life Survey
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (10)
34. Measuring Change in Indonesia
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (6)
35. The Real Costs of Indonesia's Economic Crisis: Preliminary Findings from the Indonesia Family Life Surveys
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (107)

1996

36. Intrahousehold Allocations: A Review of Theories, Empirical Evidence and Policy Issues
    Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (20)

1995

37. The Quality and Availability of Family Planning Services and Contraceptive Use in Tanzania
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Introduction to the journal of development economics special issue on methods and measurement
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 170, (C)

2023

2. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women-Led Businesses
   The World Bank Research Observer, 2023, 38, (1), 36-72 View citations (2)

2020

3. What Can We Learn from Experimenting with Survey Methods?
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2020, 12, (1), 431-447 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper What can we learn from experimenting with survey methods?, Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2019) (2019)

2018

4. Not your average job: Measuring farm labor in Tanzania
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 130, (C), 160-172 View citations (61)
   See also Working Paper Not your average job: measuring farm labor in Tanzania, IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2017

5. Decomposing response error in food consumption measurement: Implications for survey design from a randomized survey experiment in Tanzania
   Food Policy, 2017, 72, (C), 94-111 View citations (22)
6. Direct and indirect effects of Malawi's public works program on food security
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 128, (C), 1-23 View citations (60)
7. Do returns to education depend on how and whom you ask?
   Economics of Education Review, 2017, 60, (C), 5-19 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Do Returns to Education Depend on How and Who You Ask?, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

8. Can Subjective Questions on Economic Welfare Be Trusted?
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64, (4), 697 - 726 View citations (29)
9. The Challenge of Measuring Hunger through Survey
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64, (4), 727 - 758 View citations (15)

2015

10. HIV Testing, Behavior Change, and the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63, (4), 665 - 684 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper HIV testing, behavior change, and the transition to adulthood in Malawi, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
11. What does Variation in Survey Design Reveal about the Nature of Measurement Errors in Household Consumption?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 77, (3), 466-474 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper What Does Variation in Survey Design Reveal About the Nature of Measurement Errors in Household Consumption?, Working Papers in Economics (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2013

12. Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2013, 648, (1), 38-51 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Migration and the transition to adulthood in contemporary Malawi, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) (2012)
13. The State of the Poor: Where Are The Poor, Where Is Extreme Poverty Harder to End, and What Is the Current Profile of the World’s Poor?
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2013, (125), 1-8 View citations (28)

2012

14. Explaining variation in child labor statistics
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 136-147 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Explaining Variation in Child Labor Statistics, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
15. Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 81, (2), 556-570 View citations (40)
16. Methods of household consumption measurement through surveys: Experimental results from Tanzania
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 3-18 View citations (227)
17. Reliability of recall in agricultural data
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 34-41 View citations (82)
18. The Long-Run Impacts of Adult Deaths on Older Household Members in Tanzania
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (2), 245 - 277 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) (2009)

2011

19. Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (3), 1010-1033 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey, CEPR Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (8) (2010)

2010

20. Orphanhood and human capital destruction: Is there persistence into adulthood?
    Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 163-180 View citations (35)
21. Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Development, 2010, 38, (12), 1727-1746 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2009

22. Why Should We Care About Child Labor?: The Education, Labor Market, and Health Consequences of Child Labor
    Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (4) View citations (106)

2008

23. Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (2), 299-326 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS, CSAE Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
24. Adult mortality and children’s transition into marriage
    Demographic Research, 2008, 19, (42), 1551-1574 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Adult mortality and children's transition into marriage, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (4) (2007)

2006

25. Child labor and agricultural shocks
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 81, (1), 80-96 View citations (292)
26. Orphanhood and the Long-Run Impact on Children
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 88, (5), 1266-1272 View citations (42)
27. The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (3) View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper The effect of school type on academic achievement: evidence from Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (9) (2005)

2005

28. Labor Effects of Adult Mortality in Tanzanian Households
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (3), 655-83 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Labor effects of adult mortality in Tanzanian households, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (18) (2003)
29. The Impact of Adult Mortality and Parental Deaths on Primary Schooling in North-Western Tanzania
    Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41, (3), 412-439 View citations (74)

2004

30. Education in a crisis
    Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 74, (1), 53-85 View citations (145)
31. Employment Protections for Older Workers: Do Disability Discrimination Laws Matter?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004, 22, (1), 111-126 View citations (11)
32. Why Children Aren't Attending School: The Case of Northwestern Tanzania
    Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (2), 333-355 View citations (32)

2003

33. The Labor Market Effects of Disability Discrimination Laws
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (4) View citations (46)

2002

34. Wages, employment and economic shocks: Evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (1), 161-193 View citations (81)

2000

35. Intrahousehold Allocations: a Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence
    Journal of African Economies, 2000, 9, (Supplement_1), 83-143 View citations (29)

1996

36. The Impact of Women's Schooling on Fertility and Contraceptive Use: A Study of Fourteen Sub-Saharan African Countries
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1996, 10, (1), 85-122 View citations (56)

Books

2019

1. Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa
   (Accélérer la réduction de la pauvreté en Afrique)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (53)

2018

2. Realizing the Full Potential of Social Safety Nets in Africa
   (Les filets sociaux en Afrique comment realiser pleinement leur potential?)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (49)

2016

3. Poverty in a Rising Africa
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (231)

Chapters

2011

1. Chapter 6 Foregone Earnings from Smoking: Evidence for a Developing Country
   A chapter in Research in Labor Economics, 2011, pp 209-238 View citations (2)