Details about David Locke Newhouse

Access statistics for papers by David Locke Newhouse.

Last updated 2021-04-07. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pne69

Working Papers

2021

1. The Early Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Countries: Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2020

2. How Much Will Poverty Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020?
   World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank
3. How is the COVID-19 Crisis Affecting Nitrogen Dioxide Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa?
   World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank
4. March 2020 PovcalNet Update
   World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank
5. March 2020 PovcalNet Update: What's New
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
6. Measuring Internet Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
   World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank
7. Small Area Estimation of Non-Monetary Poverty with Geospatial Data
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
   World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank

2019

9. Are Public Sector Workers in Developing Countries Overpaid ? Evidence from a New Global Data Set
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2020)
10. Estimating Poverty in India without Expenditure Data: A Survey-to-Survey Imputation Approach
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
11. Estimating Small Area Population Density Using Survey Data and Satellite Imagery: An Application to Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
12. March 2019 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
13. September 2019 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank

2018

14. A Proxy Means Test for Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
15. Gender differences in poverty and household composition through the life-cycle: a global perspective
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
16. International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
17. Nowcasting poverty in India for 2014-15: A Survey to Survey Imputation Approach
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
18. The state of jobs in post-conflict areas of Sri Lanka
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2017

19. Can public works programs reduce youth crime ? evidence from Papua New Guinea's urban youth employment project
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Migration and Development (2017)
20. Poverty from space: using high-resolution satellite imagery for estimating economic well-being
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
21. The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: results from a numerical application to Pakistan
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Asian Economics (2017)

2016

22. Earnings Premiums and Penalties for Self-Employment and Informal Employees around the World
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (3)
23. New estimates of extreme poverty for children
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
24. Sri Lanka Poverty and Welfare
    World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank
25. Who are the poor in the developing world ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2014

26. Cohort Size and Youth Employment Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (1)
27. How survey-to-survey imputation can fail
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

2013

28. Youth employment: a human development agenda for the next decade
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (6)

2012

29. Self-employment in the developing world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2014)
30. Severance pay compliance in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
31. The Role of Sectoral Growth Patterns in Labor Market Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (4)

2011

32. Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Aggregate Crisis Impacts in Selected Middle-Income Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (1)
33. How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2013)

2010

34. Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries
    World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank

2009

35. Distributional impact analysis of past climate variability in rural Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
36. The value of vocational education: high school type and labor market outcomes in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2011)

2008

37. The Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in Honduras
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)

2007

38. Distributional Implications of the VAT Reform in the Philippines
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)
39. Health Aid and Infant Mortality
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (20)

2006

40. The Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies: Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali, and Sri Lanka
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (37)
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2006) View citations (56)

2005

41. The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2007)
42. 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 in Journal of Human Resources (2006)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Are public sector workers in developing countries overpaid? Evidence from a new global dataset
   World Development, 2020, 126, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
2. Discussion of "Small area estimation: its evolution in five decades", by Malay Ghosh
   Statistics in Transition New Series, 2020, 21, (4), 45-50
3. Self-employment earnings premiums/penalties and regulations: evidence from developing economies
   Small Business Economics, 2020, 55, (2), 507-527

2018

4. A New Profile of the Global Poor
   World Development, 2018, 101, (C), 250-267 View citations (13)

2017

5. Can public works programs reduce youth crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea’s Urban Youth Employment Project
   IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2017, 7, (1), 1-32
   See also Working Paper (2017)
6. New global estimates of child poverty and their sensitivity to alternative equivalence scales
   Economics Letters, 2017, 157, (C), 125-128 View citations (6)
7. The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: Results from a numerical application to Pakistan
   Journal of Asian Economics, 2017, 52, (C), 12-31 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

8. How Large are Earnings Penalties for Self-Employed and Informal Wage Workers?
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-39 View citations (4)

2014

9. Self-Employment in the Developing World
   World Development, 2014, 56, (C), 313-331 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

10. How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries
    World Development, 2013, 41, (C), 31-50 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

11. The Value of Vocational Education: High School Type and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia
    World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (2), 296-322 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

12. Does health aid matter?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (4), 855-872 View citations (94)

2007

13. THE CORRELATION OF YOUTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH STATE POLICIES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (4), 506-517 View citations (5)
14. The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (12), 1287-1301 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

15. The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (3) View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

16. The Persistence of Income Shocks: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
    Review of Development Economics, 2005, 9, (3), 415-433 View citations (13)

2003

17. For Richer or for Poorer? Evidence from Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2003, 1, (1), 67-99 View citations (55)
18. Household income dynamics: a four-country story
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 30-54 View citations (43)

Books

2014

1. Skilling Up Vietnam: Preparing the Workforce for a Modern Market Economy
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank View citations (10)
2. Working through the Crisis: Jobs and Policies in Developing Countries during the Great Recession
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank View citations (3)