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Review of Development Economics

1997 - 2025

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Volume 29, issue 1, 2025

Financial inclusion, gender gaps and agricultural productivity in Mali pp. 3-42 Downloads
Babajide Fowowe
A gendered analysis of the effect of financial inclusion on household welfare in Burundi pp. 43-63 Downloads
Jonathan Atta‐Aidoo, Ester Cosmas Matthew, Abdulkarim Onah Saleh and Saidi Bizoza
Does household welfare change with finance access? The case of women and the youth in The Gambia pp. 64-104 Downloads
Laston Manja and Isatou A. Badjie
The classical and neoclassical perspectives: A theoretical framework for studying the advent and growth of mobile money—The Tanzanian experience pp. 105-144 Downloads
Deogratius Joseph Mhella
Impact of financial inclusion on household welfare in Liberia: A gendered perspective pp. 145-165 Downloads
Francis F. B. Mulbah, Dennis Etemesi Olumeh, Vida Mantey and Billy Okemer Ipara
Employment transitions and COVID‐19 containment measures: Evidence from a developing country pp. 166-202 Downloads
Adeola Oyenubi
Decomposition of the impact of government and private transfers on income inequality in China pp. 203-225 Downloads
Jingqi Liu, Chen Wang, Jinxian Wang and Chen Yang
Assessing the role of tax‐benefit policies during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Evidence from the Andean region pp. 226-246 Downloads
H. Xavier Jara, David Rodríguez, Diego Collado, Javier Torres, Andrés Mideros, Lourdes Montesdeoca, Andrés Avellaneda, Rodrigo Chang and Omar Vanegas
The informal economy and the reach of policy interventions: Evidence from the COVID‐19 lockdown in India pp. 247-268 Downloads
Andrei Zhirnov and Abdul Basit Adeel
Inequality in Africa: Does injustice matter? pp. 269-290 Downloads
Jean‐Claude Kouladoum, Serge Monglengar Nadingar, Joseph Pasky Ngameni and Mathias Marie Adrien Ndinga
An empirical comparison of stabilization funds and futures hedging for oil exporting developing countries pp. 291-323 Downloads
Ricardo Lalloo
Power to the researchers: Calculating power after estimation pp. 324-358 Downloads
Jiarui Tian, Tom Coupé, Sayak Khatua, W. Reed and Benjamin D. K. Wood
The shadow wage of child labor: An application to Nepal pp. 359-383 Downloads
Elisa Meneghello, Martina Menon, Federico Perali and Furio Rosati
Climate threat and price stability: A case study of Belize pp. 384-434 Downloads
B. Ouattara, C. Soutar and G. Waight
The impact of a disaster recovery policy on health status of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake victims: Evidence from a natural experiment pp. 435-449 Downloads
Qiong Huang, Gautam Bhandari, Ghulam Dastgir Khan and Yuichiro Yoshida
Comparative responses of renewable energy stock market to economic policy uncertainty and climate policy uncertainty shocks: Evidence from China pp. 450-475 Downloads
Xiuqi Yang and Jing Nie
Does democracy stimulate remittances? pp. 476-498 Downloads
Farid Makhlouf
Is rapid urbanisation in Africa jeopardising the health and education of the population? pp. 499-547 Downloads
Borice Augustin Ngounou, Honoré Tekam Oumbe, Jean‐Marie Gankou Fowagap and Edmond Noubissi Domguia
Immigration and the economic performance of countries pp. 548-575 Downloads
Stelios Roupakias and Michael Chletsos
Can world heritage sites boost sales in non‐tourism firms? The role of visibility pp. 576-591 Downloads
Yiming Liu and Hua Cheng
Women as presidents: The impact on the female labor force pp. 592-621 Downloads
Daniela Carla Decaro Schettini and Ana Helena Baptista Rodrigues
Informality, foreign ownership and bribery in developing countries pp. 622-648 Downloads
Erica Aparecida Ribeiro and Gilberto Fraga
Unveiling the synergy: How natural resources, energy prices and financial development drive the energy transition in N‐11 countries pp. 649-669 Downloads
Aiping Zhou, Xiao Zhang, Weichen Li and Muhammad Wasif Zafar
Unveiling complexities: Income inequality and inequality of opportunity in China pp. 670-717 Downloads
Mingying Zhu

Volume 28, issue 4, 2024

Dynamics of energy transition and climate actions on sustainable cities: A cross country comparison of East Asia and Pacific pp. 1319-1344 Downloads
Humaira Yasmeen and Hashim Zameer
Free zones and manufactured export competitiveness from Africa pp. 1345-1373 Downloads
Dieu Ne Dort Talla Fokam, Rodrigue Nda'chi Deffo, Ernest Youmto and Benjamin Fomba Kamga
The role of formal, informal, and family credit in the business performance of young entrepreneurs in Benin pp. 1374-1391 Downloads
Djossou Gbetoton Nadege, Novignon Jacob and Abdelkrim Araar
From climatic to international shocks: Where does the evidence stand on income changes and child labor pp. 1392-1445 Downloads
Chiara Ravetti, Martina Bozzola and Anna Bruederle
Re‐evaluating Africa's growth, poverty and inequality nexus pp. 1446-1474 Downloads
Babatunde Aiyemo
Mobile phones, income diversification, and poverty reduction in rural Bangladesh pp. 1475-1493 Downloads
Masanori Matsuura‐Kannari, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam and Salauddin Tauseef
Population aging and saving: Evidence from China pp. 1494-1521 Downloads
Dong‐Hyeon Kim, Peiyao Liu and Shu‐Chin Lin
The tax revenue implication of trade liberalisation in sub‐Saharan Africa: Some new evidence pp. 1522-1550 Downloads
Olanrewaju Kassim
The effects of local economic development on female obesity (overweight) in sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 1551-1571 Downloads
Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Edward Martey and Justice Moses Aheto
Minimum wages and household income distribution: Evidence from China pp. 1572-1601 Downloads
Jiwei Chen and Zhigang Xu
Does reversal of the educational gender gap affect Men's happiness: Evidence from China pp. 1602-1631 Downloads
Steven Zhongwu Li and Fengzhi Lu
Does opening up change customs? Evidence from trade liberalization and marriage payments in China pp. 1632-1675 Downloads
Qiyangfan Feng, Yiwen Shangguan and Hao Wei
The remittance‐growth nexus in leading remittance‐earning nations, controlling regulatory quality, trade openness, energy use, and financial expansion pp. 1676-1694 Downloads
Md. Saiful Islam
The impact of international sanctions on income mobility: Evidence from Iran pp. 1695-1717 Downloads
Ali Reza Oryoie
Application of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in the Indian core industries: Towards a greener economy pp. 1718-1740 Downloads
Nivaj Gogoi and Farah Hussain
Income‐linked pathways towards sustainable development goals: Analyzing the interplay of green energy, financial inclusion, and militarization in shaping aggregated economic sustainability pp. 1741-1773 Downloads
Muhammad Ramiz Murtaza, Fan Hongzhong, Atta Ullah and Muhammad Kashif
Does fiscal expenditure matter for agricultural development? Examining the impact of technological progress on food production pp. 1774-1802 Downloads
Abbas Ali Chandio, Waqar Akram, Muhammad Usman, Yasir A. Nasereldin and Ilhan Ozturk
Foreign direct investment spillovers and regional innovation in China: The spatial moderating role of absorptive capacity pp. 1803-1837 Downloads
Yuxue Sheng, Xin Yang, Yao‐Yu Chih and Jun Zhang
Land ownership and nutrition in Nepal pp. 1838-1870 Downloads
Manda Tiwari
Improved livestock production system and welfare in rural Ethiopia pp. 1871-1890 Downloads
Musa Hasen Ahmed and Wondimagegn Mesfin Tesfaye
Money, methods, and morals: What are development economists up to? pp. 1891-1899 Downloads
Anke Hoeffler and Reetika Khera
Research collaboration in development economics pp. 1900-1926 Downloads
Verónica Amarante and Julieta Zurbrigg
Publishing experiences of researchers in the developing world: An analysis of submissions to the Review of Development Economics, January 2015 to April 2022 pp. 1927-1946 Downloads
Andy McKay
The case for mixed methods research: Embracing qualitative research to understand the (informal) economy pp. 1947-1970 Downloads
Edward Cartwright and Eghosa Igudia
Analysing the informal economy: Data challenges, research design, and research transparency pp. 1971-1993 Downloads
Rob Ackrill and Eghosa Igudia
Did the nationwide implementation of electronic fund management in the Indian employment guarantee scheme result in reduced expenditures? A re‐examination of the evidence pp. 1994-2013 Downloads
Deepti Goel, J. V. Meenakshi and Zaeen de Souza
Poor economics and its missing mechanisms: The case for causal mediation pp. 2014-2033 Downloads
Sunil Mitra Kumar and Ragupathy Venkatachalam
“Rely (only) on the rigorous evidence” is bad advice pp. 2034-2058 Downloads
Lant Pritchett
The perils of embedded experiments pp. 2059-2071 Downloads
Jean Drèze
Some questions of ethics in randomized controlled trials pp. 2072-2087 Downloads
Reetika Khera
Whither ethics in research? Randomized controlled trials at the nexus of technocratization and Eurocentrism pp. 2088-2104 Downloads
Bikalp Chamola
Urban strategy in an era of public policy assessment: Beyond the methodological divide pp. 2105-2120 Downloads
Nestor Garza and Jennifer Garza

Volume 28, issue 3, 2024

Spatial tax regimes and location choices of manufacturing firms: Survey evidence in southern Tunisia pp. 803-826 Downloads
Rawaa Laajimi
New insight into decoupling carbon emissions from economic growth: Do financialization, human capital, and energy security risk matter? pp. 827-850 Downloads
Paul Terhemba Iorember, Solomon Gbaka, Abdurrahman Işık, Chinazaekpere Nwani and Jaffar Abbas
Labor supply responses to rainfall shocks pp. 851-887 Downloads
Pushkar Maitra and Anirudh Tagat
Connecting the fields: How ICT improve agricultural productivity in sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 888-903 Downloads
Louis de Berquin Eyike Mbongo and Yannick Fosso Djoumessi
Impact of manufacturing servitization on total factor productivity under global trade openness pp. 904-928 Downloads
Hongsen Wang, Shuanxi Fang, Qing Guo and Bo Meng
Digital financial inclusion and corporate investment efficiency: Evidence from small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises in China pp. 929-957 Downloads
Yong Ma and Yiqing Jiang
The effect of capital structure on the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions: A meta‐analysis pp. 958-983 Downloads
Muleye Tarekegn Dirse and Gurudutta P. Japee
Income inequality among peers in China: Does internet penetration have a role? pp. 984-1004 Downloads
Yulin Liu, Xiaomei Li and Xin Fang
Active conflict and access to education: Evidence from a series of conflict‐related shocks in Yemen pp. 1005-1030 Downloads
Safa Almoayad, Eliana Favari, Saamira Halabi, Siddharth Krishnaswamy, Almedina Music and Sharad Tandon
Empowering women through microcredit in Djibouti pp. 1031-1062 Downloads
Mohamed Abdallah Ali, Mazhar Mughal and Dina Chhorn
Why cash grants fail to raise household investment in child education in developing countries pp. 1063-1076 Downloads
Jemal Mohammed Adem
Electoral cycles and public spending during the pandemic pp. 1077-1107 Downloads
Michael Lokshin, Aylén Rodriguez‐Ferrari and Iván Torre
The effect of mini‐grid rural electrification on urbanization: Evidence from the pilot mini‐grid systems in Ghana pp. 1108-1130 Downloads
Justice Gyimah, Yang Liu, George Nyantakyi and Xilong Yao
Does access to financial services improve nutritional intake among rural residents? Assessing potential action mechanism pathways pp. 1131-1151 Downloads
Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Gloria Essilfie, Bright Senyo Dogbe, Ernest Kwarko Ankrah and Charles Hackman Kwamena Essel
Beyond the scenery: Understanding the impact of rural tourism development on household consumption in China pp. 1152-1191 Downloads
Binhui Wei, Chunkai Zhao, Mingzhong Luo, Zhimin Jia and Hailong Xia
The impact of low‐skilled migrants on firm productivity: Evidence from hukou reform in China pp. 1192-1230 Downloads
Dongmin Kong, Jiuyi Zhang and Mengxu Xiong
Poverty reduction and migration in rural Vietnam: Role of local firm clusters pp. 1231-1266 Downloads
Pham Tien Thanh and Katsuhiro Saito
The impact of rural e‐commerce platforms on the transformation of industrial structure: Evidence from China pp. 1267-1291 Downloads
Qianqian Hong and Jie Su
How do small formal and informal firms in Egypt compare? An analysis of firm characteristics and implications for formalization efforts pp. 1292-1315 Downloads
Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad, Khandker Wahedur Rahman and Maakwe Cumanzala

Volume 28, issue 2, 2024

Does money bring aspirations? Evidence from China pp. 391-405 Downloads
Yue Yu, Chengkui Liu, Hao Wang and Xiaodan Lin
Oil discovery, boom‐bust cycle and manufacturing slowdown: Evidence from a large industry level dataset pp. 406-431 Downloads
Nouf Alsharif and Sambit Bhattacharyya
Violence in pandemic times: The dynamic relationship between COVID‐19 and intimate partner violence pp. 432-461 Downloads
Wilson Hernández, Angelo Cozzubo, José Carlos Aguilar, Jorge Agüero and José Mendoza
Financial inclusion, vulnerability coping strategies and multidimensional poverty: Does conceptualisation of financial inclusion matter? pp. 462-498 Downloads
Chei Bukari, Isaac Koomson and Samuel Kobina Annim
Value‐added export tax policy, credit constraints, and quality: Evidence from China pp. 499-526 Downloads
Thomas Pernet
Recreation and social obligations during Covid in India: Does social distancing act as a barrier? pp. 527-543 Downloads
Nidhi Kaicker, Aashi Gupta and Raghav Gaiha
Reassessing the relationship between women's empowerment and fertility: Evidence from India pp. 544-573 Downloads
Nayana Bose and Shreyasee Das
Household grain storage decision in a transitory economy: Market liberalization and off‐farm employment pp. 574-599 Downloads
Xiaoyun Wei, Qingen Gai and Qinghua Shi
Revenue losses from corporate tax avoidance: Estimations from the UNUWIDER Government Revenue Dataset pp. 600-629 Downloads
Alessandro Chiari
Transferring remittances through central banks: A tool applied to the Guatemalan exchange rate pp. 630-648 Downloads
Arnoldo López‐Marmolejo and Daniel Ventosa‐Santaulària
Migration, income pooling and food deprivation pp. 649-673 Downloads
Gift Dafuleya
The effect of crime on mental health in South Africa pp. 674-696 Downloads
Magda Tsaneva and Lauren‐Kate LaPlante
Average and heterogeneous effects of smallholder farm sizes on dietary diversity in northern Ghana pp. 697-718 Downloads
Kwabena Nyarko Addai, John N. Ng'ombe and Omphile Temoso
The impact of CO2 emissions and climate on economic growth and productivity: International evidence pp. 719-740 Downloads
Nikos Rigas and Kostantinos Kounetas
Drivers of changes in child nutritional conditions: A panel data‐based study on Indonesian households, 1997–2014 pp. 741-776 Downloads
Maria Lo Bue
Duration of exposure to inheritance law in India: Examining the heterogeneous effects on empowerment pp. 777-799 Downloads
Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das and Prasenjit Sarkhel

Volume 28, issue 1, 2024

Do public pension programmes reduce elderly poverty in China? pp. 3-33 Downloads
Anqi Zhang and Katsushi Imai
Inclusive growth in the face of increasing urbanization: What experience for African countries? pp. 34-70 Downloads
Borice Augustin Ngounou, Honoré Tekam Oumbe, Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa and Edmond Noubissi Domguia
A possible mechanism for partial crowding‐out of R&D subsidies in developing countries pp. 71-96 Downloads
Maria Engracia Rochina Barrachina and Jorge Antonio Rodríguez Moreno
Financial inclusion and healthcare in Africa: Examining the moderating role of education pp. 97-127 Downloads
Wirajing Kindzeka, Ali Haruna and Tii Nchofoung
Asset accumulation, financial inclusion and subjective well‐being: The role of financial formality in South Africa's households pp. 128-150 Downloads
Kudakwashe Joshua Chipunza and Ashenafi Beyene Fanta
Finding the right products for export diversification pp. 151-167 Downloads
Taylan Yenilmez
Pollution haven or pollution halo? The role of global value chains in Belt and Road economies pp. 168-189 Downloads
Muhammad Uzair Ali and Ying Wang
Mineral extraction and long‐term human capital accumulation pp. 190-215 Downloads
Chen Feng, Yao Zhang, Renjie Zhao and Xiaolu Zhao
Estimating the health production function for Pakistan: Do environmental factors matter? pp. 216-241 Downloads
Abdul Majid Awan, Muhammad Azam Khan and Saleem Khan
Economic openness, financial bias, and the urban–rural income gap pp. 242-263 Downloads
Zuocheng Chen, Krishna P. Paudel and Stephen Devadoss
Impact of mobile payment adoption on household expenditures and subjective well‐being pp. 264-285 Downloads
Quan He, Wanglin Ma, Puneet Vatsa and Hongyun Zheng
Relative contributions of indirect taxes and inflation on inequality: What does the Turkish data reveal? pp. 286-309 Downloads
Selçuk Gemicioğlu, Burça Kızılırmak and Uğur Akkoç
The unintended energy efficiency gain from tax incentives for investment: Micro‐evidence from quasi‐natural experiments in China pp. 310-338 Downloads
Yijia Song, Xitao Li, Ruoxi Liu and Xin Peng
Do fertilizer and seed subsidies strengthen farmers' market participation? Evidence from Tanzania's subsidy program pp. 339-359 Downloads
Takefumi Fujimoto and Aya Suzuki
Resource rents and environmental pollution in developing countries: Does the quality of institutions matter? pp. 360-387 Downloads
Elvis Achuo, Miamo Clovis and Clémence Zite Kouhomou
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