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

- Babajide Fowowe
- A gendered analysis of the effect of financial inclusion on household welfare in Burundi pp. 43-63

- 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

- 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

- Deogratius Joseph Mhella
- Impact of financial inclusion on household welfare in Liberia: A gendered perspective pp. 145-165

- 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

- Adeola Oyenubi
- Decomposition of the impact of government and private transfers on income inequality in China pp. 203-225

- 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

- 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

- Andrei Zhirnov and Abdul Basit Adeel
- Inequality in Africa: Does injustice matter? pp. 269-290

- 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

- Ricardo Lalloo
- Power to the researchers: Calculating power after estimation pp. 324-358

- 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

- Elisa Meneghello, Martina Menon, Federico Perali and Furio Rosati
- Climate threat and price stability: A case study of Belize pp. 384-434

- 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

- 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

- Xiuqi Yang and Jing Nie
- Does democracy stimulate remittances? pp. 476-498

- Farid Makhlouf
- Is rapid urbanisation in Africa jeopardising the health and education of the population? pp. 499-547

- Borice Augustin Ngounou, Honoré Tekam Oumbe, Jean‐Marie Gankou Fowagap and Edmond Noubissi Domguia
- Immigration and the economic performance of countries pp. 548-575

- Stelios Roupakias and Michael Chletsos
- Can world heritage sites boost sales in non‐tourism firms? The role of visibility pp. 576-591

- Yiming Liu and Hua Cheng
- Women as presidents: The impact on the female labor force pp. 592-621

- Daniela Carla Decaro Schettini and Ana Helena Baptista Rodrigues
- Informality, foreign ownership and bribery in developing countries pp. 622-648

- 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

- Aiping Zhou, Xiao Zhang, Weichen Li and Muhammad Wasif Zafar
- Unveiling complexities: Income inequality and inequality of opportunity in China pp. 670-717

- 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

- Humaira Yasmeen and Hashim Zameer
- Free zones and manufactured export competitiveness from Africa pp. 1345-1373

- 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

- 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

- Chiara Ravetti, Martina Bozzola and Anna Bruederle
- Re‐evaluating Africa's growth, poverty and inequality nexus pp. 1446-1474

- Babatunde Aiyemo
- Mobile phones, income diversification, and poverty reduction in rural Bangladesh pp. 1475-1493

- Masanori Matsuura‐Kannari, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam and Salauddin Tauseef
- Population aging and saving: Evidence from China pp. 1494-1521

- 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

- Olanrewaju Kassim
- The effects of local economic development on female obesity (overweight) in sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 1551-1571

- Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Edward Martey and Justice Moses Aheto
- Minimum wages and household income distribution: Evidence from China pp. 1572-1601

- Jiwei Chen and Zhigang Xu
- Does reversal of the educational gender gap affect Men's happiness: Evidence from China pp. 1602-1631

- Steven Zhongwu Li and Fengzhi Lu
- Does opening up change customs? Evidence from trade liberalization and marriage payments in China pp. 1632-1675

- 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

- Md. Saiful Islam
- The impact of international sanctions on income mobility: Evidence from Iran pp. 1695-1717

- Ali Reza Oryoie
- Application of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in the Indian core industries: Towards a greener economy pp. 1718-1740

- 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

- 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

- 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

- Yuxue Sheng, Xin Yang, Yao‐Yu Chih and Jun Zhang
- Land ownership and nutrition in Nepal pp. 1838-1870

- Manda Tiwari
- Improved livestock production system and welfare in rural Ethiopia pp. 1871-1890

- Musa Hasen Ahmed and Wondimagegn Mesfin Tesfaye
- Money, methods, and morals: What are development economists up to? pp. 1891-1899

- Anke Hoeffler and Reetika Khera
- Research collaboration in development economics pp. 1900-1926

- 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

- Andy McKay
- The case for mixed methods research: Embracing qualitative research to understand the (informal) economy pp. 1947-1970

- Edward Cartwright and Eghosa Igudia
- Analysing the informal economy: Data challenges, research design, and research transparency pp. 1971-1993

- 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

- Deepti Goel, J. V. Meenakshi and Zaeen de Souza
- Poor economics and its missing mechanisms: The case for causal mediation pp. 2014-2033

- Sunil Mitra Kumar and Ragupathy Venkatachalam
- “Rely (only) on the rigorous evidence” is bad advice pp. 2034-2058

- Lant Pritchett
- The perils of embedded experiments pp. 2059-2071

- Jean Drèze
- Some questions of ethics in randomized controlled trials pp. 2072-2087

- Reetika Khera
- Whither ethics in research? Randomized controlled trials at the nexus of technocratization and Eurocentrism pp. 2088-2104

- Bikalp Chamola
- Urban strategy in an era of public policy assessment: Beyond the methodological divide pp. 2105-2120

- 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

- Rawaa Laajimi
- New insight into decoupling carbon emissions from economic growth: Do financialization, human capital, and energy security risk matter? pp. 827-850

- Paul Terhemba Iorember, Solomon Gbaka, Abdurrahman Işık, Chinazaekpere Nwani and Jaffar Abbas
- Labor supply responses to rainfall shocks pp. 851-887

- Pushkar Maitra and Anirudh Tagat
- Connecting the fields: How ICT improve agricultural productivity in sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 888-903

- Louis de Berquin Eyike Mbongo and Yannick Fosso Djoumessi
- Impact of manufacturing servitization on total factor productivity under global trade openness pp. 904-928

- 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

- Yong Ma and Yiqing Jiang
- The effect of capital structure on the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions: A meta‐analysis pp. 958-983

- Muleye Tarekegn Dirse and Gurudutta P. Japee
- Income inequality among peers in China: Does internet penetration have a role? pp. 984-1004

- 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

- Safa Almoayad, Eliana Favari, Saamira Halabi, Siddharth Krishnaswamy, Almedina Music and Sharad Tandon
- Empowering women through microcredit in Djibouti pp. 1031-1062

- 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

- Jemal Mohammed Adem
- Electoral cycles and public spending during the pandemic pp. 1077-1107

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- Dongmin Kong, Jiuyi Zhang and Mengxu Xiong
- Poverty reduction and migration in rural Vietnam: Role of local firm clusters pp. 1231-1266

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- Nouf Alsharif and Sambit Bhattacharyya
- Violence in pandemic times: The dynamic relationship between COVID‐19 and intimate partner violence pp. 432-461

- 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

- Chei Bukari, Isaac Koomson and Samuel Kobina Annim
- Value‐added export tax policy, credit constraints, and quality: Evidence from China pp. 499-526

- Thomas Pernet
- Recreation and social obligations during Covid in India: Does social distancing act as a barrier? pp. 527-543

- Nidhi Kaicker, Aashi Gupta and Raghav Gaiha
- Reassessing the relationship between women's empowerment and fertility: Evidence from India pp. 544-573

- Nayana Bose and Shreyasee Das
- Household grain storage decision in a transitory economy: Market liberalization and off‐farm employment pp. 574-599

- Xiaoyun Wei, Qingen Gai and Qinghua Shi
- Revenue losses from corporate tax avoidance: Estimations from the UNUWIDER Government Revenue Dataset pp. 600-629

- Alessandro Chiari
- Transferring remittances through central banks: A tool applied to the Guatemalan exchange rate pp. 630-648

- Arnoldo López‐Marmolejo and Daniel Ventosa‐Santaulària
- Migration, income pooling and food deprivation pp. 649-673

- Gift Dafuleya
- The effect of crime on mental health in South Africa pp. 674-696

- Magda Tsaneva and Lauren‐Kate LaPlante
- Average and heterogeneous effects of smallholder farm sizes on dietary diversity in northern Ghana pp. 697-718

- 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

- 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

- Maria Lo Bue
- Duration of exposure to inheritance law in India: Examining the heterogeneous effects on empowerment pp. 777-799

- Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das and Prasenjit Sarkhel
Volume 28, issue 1, 2024
- Do public pension programmes reduce elderly poverty in China? pp. 3-33

- Anqi Zhang and Katsushi Imai
- Inclusive growth in the face of increasing urbanization: What experience for African countries? pp. 34-70

- 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

- Maria Engracia Rochina Barrachina and Jorge Antonio Rodríguez Moreno
- Financial inclusion and healthcare in Africa: Examining the moderating role of education pp. 97-127

- 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

- Kudakwashe Joshua Chipunza and Ashenafi Beyene Fanta
- Finding the right products for export diversification pp. 151-167

- Taylan Yenilmez
- Pollution haven or pollution halo? The role of global value chains in Belt and Road economies pp. 168-189

- Muhammad Uzair Ali and Ying Wang
- Mineral extraction and long‐term human capital accumulation pp. 190-215

- Chen Feng, Yao Zhang, Renjie Zhao and Xiaolu Zhao
- Estimating the health production function for Pakistan: Do environmental factors matter? pp. 216-241

- Abdul Majid Awan, Muhammad Azam Khan and Saleem Khan
- Economic openness, financial bias, and the urban–rural income gap pp. 242-263

- Zuocheng Chen, Krishna P. Paudel and Stephen Devadoss
- Impact of mobile payment adoption on household expenditures and subjective well‐being pp. 264-285

- 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

- 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

- 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

- Takefumi Fujimoto and Aya Suzuki
- Resource rents and environmental pollution in developing countries: Does the quality of institutions matter? pp. 360-387

- Elvis Achuo, Miamo Clovis and Clémence Zite Kouhomou
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