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Volume 36, issue 4, 2022

Income and Wealth Inequality in Hong Kong, 1981–2020: The Rise of Pluto-Communism? (Top Wealth Shares in the UK over More than a Century) pp. 803-834

Thomas Piketty and Li Yang

Nowcasting Global Poverty (Why Is Growth in Developing Countries So Hard to Measure?) pp. 835-856

Daniel Gerszon Mahler, R Andrés Castañeda Aguilar and David Newhouse

Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers (Changing Saving and Investment Behavior: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-Businesses) pp. 857-888

Catia Batista, Marcel Fafchamps and Pedro Vicente

Telescoping Error in Recalled Food Consumption: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Ethiopia (Video-Based Behavioral Change Communication to Change Consumption Patterns: Experimental Evidence from Urban Ethiopia) pp. 889-908

Gashaw T Abate, Alan de Brauw, John Gibson, Kalle Hirvonen and Abdulazize Wolle

Direct Shock Experience vs. Tangential Shock Exposure: Indirect Effects of Flood Shocks on Well-Being and Preferences (Well-Being Effects of Extreme Weather Events in the US) pp. 909-933

Wiebke Stein and Reinhard Weisser

The Lasting Labor-Market Effects of Cash Transfers: Evidence from South Africa’s Child Support Grant (Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City) pp. 934-954

Alessandro Tondini

Fertility Following Natural Disasters and Epidemics in Africa (Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Migration: A Survey of the Empirical Evidence) pp. 955-971

Johannes Norling

The Timing of Elections and Neonatal Mortality: Evidence from India (Fiscal Transparency, Elections and Public Employment: Evidence from the OECD) pp. 972-998

Shampa Bhattacharjee

Roads and Jobs in Ethiopia (When Should You Adjust Standard Errors for Clustering?”) pp. 999-1020

Matteo Fiorini and Marco Sanfilippo

Volume 36, issue 3, 2022

Investment Treaties, Local Institutions and Policies in the Global Land Rush pp. 559-582

Sebastian Anti

The Role of Income Inequality for Poverty Reduction pp. 583-604

Katy Bergstrom

Unambiguous Trends Combining Absolute and Relative Income Poverty: New Results and Global Application pp. 605-628

Benoît Decerf and Mery Ferrando

What Do Local Government Education Managers Do to Boost Learning Outcomes? pp. 629-645

Jacobus Cilliers, Eric Dunford and James Habyarimana

Structural Reforms and Labor Productivity Growth in Developing Countries: Intra or Inter-Reallocation Channel? pp. 646-669

Maty Konte, Wilfried A Kouamé and Emmanuel Mensah

Jobs and Productivity Growth in Global Value Chains: New Evidence for Twenty-five Low- and Middle-Income Countries pp. 670-686

Stefan Pahl, Marcel Timmer, Reitze Gouma and Pieter J Woltjer

Technology, Skills, and Globalization: Explaining International Differences in Routine and Nonroutine Work Using Survey Data pp. 687-708

Piotr Lewandowski, Albert Park, Wojciech Hardy, Yang Du and Saier Wu

Child Labor under Cash and In-Kind Transfers pp. 709-733

Federico Tagliati

Mobile Money and Economic Activity: Evidence from Kenya★ pp. 734-756

Raissa Fabregas and Tite Yokossi

Food Inflation and Child Health pp. 757-773

Andinet Woldemichael, Daniel Kidane and Abebe Abebe

Do Smaller Local Governments Bring Citizens More? Evidence from Direct Elections in Indonesia pp. 774-799

Deepak Singhania

Corrigendum to: Structural Reforms and Labor Productivity Growth in Developing Countries: Intra or Inter-Reallocation Channel? pp. 800-800

Maty Konte, Wilfried A Kouamé and Emmanuel Mensah

Erratum to: Technology, Skills, and Globalization: Explaining International Differences in Routine and Nonroutine Work Using Survey Data pp. 801-801

Piotr Lewandowski, Albert Park, Wojciech Hardy, Yang Du and Saier Wu

Volume 36, issue 2, 2022

The Intergenerational Effects of Economic Sanctions pp. 269-304

Safoura Moeeni

The Pass-Through of International Commodity Price Shocks to Producers’ Welfare: Evidence from Ethiopian Coffee Farmers pp. 305-328

Hundanol Kebede

Determinants of Global Value Chain Participation: Cross-Country Evidence pp. 329-360

Ana Margarida Fernandes, Hiau Looi Kee and Deborah Winkler

The Macroeconomy After Tariffs pp. 361-381

Davide Furceri, Swarnali Hannan, Jonathan Ostry and Andrew Rose

Poverty from Space: Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Estimating Economic Well-being pp. 382-412

Ryan Engstrom, Jonathan Hersh and David Newhouse

Consumption Subaggregates Should Not Be Used to Measure Poverty pp. 413-432

Luc Christiaensen, Ethan Ligon and Thomas Sohnesen

How Important Is Temptation Spending? Maybe Less than We Thought pp. 433-454

Lasse Brune, Jason Kerwin and Qingxiao Li

Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela pp. 455-487

Brian Knight and Ana Tribin

Land Rezoning and Structural Transformation in Rural India: Evidence from the Industrial Areas Program pp. 488-513

David Blakeslee, Ritam Chaurey, Ram Fishman and Samreen Malik

A Tale of Two Programs: Assessing Treatment and Control in NREGA Studies pp. 514-532

Girish Bahal

Urban Agglomeration and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Asia pp. 533-558

Liming Chen, Rana Hasan and Yi Jiang

Volume 36, issue 1, 2022

Local Water Quality, Diarrheal Disease, and the Unintended Consequences of Soda Taxes pp. 1-18

Emilio Gutierrez and Adrian Rubli

Wealth Inequality in South Africa, 1993–2017 pp. 19-36

Aroop Chatterjee, Léo Czajka and Amory Gethin

Labor Market Experience and Falling Earnings Inequality in Brazil: 1995–2012 pp. 37-67

Francisco Ferreira, Sergio Firpo and Julian Messina

Knowledge and Adoption of Complex Agricultural Technologies: Evidence from an Extension Experiment pp. 68-90

Denise Hörner, Adrien Bouguen, Markus Frölich and Meike Wollni

The Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 91-113

Dominik Naeher and Matthias Schündeln

The Spillover Impact of Index Insurance on Agricultural Investment by Cotton Farmers in Burkina Faso pp. 114-140

Quentin Stoeffler, Michael Carter, Catherine Guirkinger and Wouter Gelade

Unfolding Trade Effect in Two Margins of Informality. The Peruvian Case pp. 141-170

Camila Cisneros-Acevedo

Oil Price Shocks and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Nigeria pp. 171-197

Arinze Nwokolo

Does Local Female Political Representation Empower Women to Run for Higher Office? Evidence from State and National Legislatures in India pp. 198-218

Ryan Brown, Hani Mansour and Stephen D O’Connell

Decomposing Learning Inequalities in East Africa: How Much Does Sorting Matter? pp. 219-243

Paul Anand, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh Dang and Sam Jones

What We Learn about Girls’ Education from Interventions That Do Not Focus on Girls pp. 244-267

David K Evans and Fei Yuan

Volume 35, issue 4, 2021

Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid? pp. 829-844

Kurt Annen and Stephen Knack

Development Research at High Geographic Resolution: An Analysis of Night-Lights, Firms, and Poverty in India Using the SHRUG Open Data Platform pp. 845-871

Sam Asher, Tobias Lunt, Ryu Matsuura and Paul Novosad

Gender Bias in Agricultural Child Labor: Evidence from Survey Design Experiments pp. 872-891

Jose Galdo, Ana Dammert and Degnet Abebaw Ejigie

Efficiency, Legitimacy, and Impacts of Targeting Methods: Evidence from an Experiment in Niger pp. 892-920

Patrick Premand and Pascale Schnitzer

Poverty Alleviation and Interhousehold Transfers: Evidence from BRAC’s Graduation Program in Bangladesh pp. 921-949

Selim Gulesci

Effects of a Multi-Faceted Education Program on Enrollment, Learning and Gender Equity: Evidence from India pp. 950-968

Clara Delavallade, Alan Griffith and Rebecca Thornton

Do Community Water Sources Provide Safe Drinking Water? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Rural Bangladesh pp. 969-998

Serena Cocciolo, Selene Ghisolfi, Md Ahasan Habib, S M A Rashid and Anna Tompsett

Assessing Opportunities for Solar Lanterns to Improve Educational Outcomes in Off-Grid Rural Areas: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 999-1018

Ognen Stojanovski, Mark C Thurber, Frank A Wolak, George Muwowo and Kat Harrison

Secondary Schools and Teenage Childbearing: Evidence from the School Expansion in Brazilian Municipalities pp. 1019-1037

Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner and Jesse Matheson

Headship and Poverty in Africa pp. 1038-1056

Caitlin Brown and Dominique van de Walle

Caloric Intake and Energy Expenditures in India pp. 1057-1075

Shari Eli and Nicholas Li

Mobilizing P2P Diffusion for New Agricultural Practices: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 1076-1101

Marcel Fafchamps, Asad Islam, Mohammad Malek and Debayan Pakrashi

Capital Allocation in Developing Countries pp. 1102-1121

Joel David, Venky Venkateswaran, Ana Paula Cusolito and Tatiana Didier

Volume 35, issue 3, 2021

The Price Elasticity of African Elephant Poaching pp. 545-562

Quy-Toan Do, Andrei Levchenko, Lin Ma, Julian Blanc, Holly Dublin and Tom Milliken

Household Impacts of Tariffs: Data and Results from Agricultural Trade Protection pp. 563-585

Erhan Artuc, Guido Porto and Bob Rijkers

Booms, Busts, and Household Enterprise: Evidence from Coffee Farmers in Tanzania pp. 586-603

Achyuta Adhvaryu, Namrata Kala and Anant Nyshadham

Measuring Farm Labor: Survey Experimental Evidence from Ghana pp. 604-634

Isis Gaddis, Gbemisola Oseni, Amparo Palacios-Lopez and Janneke Pieters

Measuring Employment: Experimental Evidence from Urban Ghana pp. 635-651

Rachel Heath, Ghazala Mansuri, Bob Rijkers, William Seitz and Dhiraj Sharma

Productivity and Health: Physical Activity as a Measure of Effort pp. 652-680

Oladele Akogun, Andrew Dillon, Jed Friedman, Ashesh Prasann and Pieter Serneels

Early-Life Access to a Basic Health Care Program and Adult Outcomes in Indonesia pp. 681-704

Md Nazmul Ahsan, Rakesh Banerjee and Riddhi Maharaj

School Uniforms, Short-Run Participation, and Long-Run Outcomes: Evidence from Kenya pp. 705-719

David K Evans and Mũthoni Ngatia

Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs: Experimental Evidence from Mongolia pp. 720-744

María Laura Alzúa, Soyolmaa Batbekh, Altantsetseg Batchuluun, Bayarmaa Dalkhjav and Jose Galdo

Changing Gambling Behavior through Experiential Learning pp. 745-763

Martin Abel, Shawn Cole and Bilal Zia

Demand for Information on Environmental Health Risk, Mode of Delivery, and Behavioral Change: Evidence from Sonargaon, Bangladesh pp. 764-792

Alessandro Tarozzi, Ricardo Maertens, Kazi Matin Ahmed and Alexander van Geen

Assessing Deprivation with an Ordinal Variable: Theory and Application to Sanitation Deprivation in Bangladesh pp. 793-811

Suman Seth and Gaston Yalonetzky

Does Greater Regulatory Burden Lead to More Corruption? Evidence Using Firm-Level Survey Data for Developing Countries pp. 812-828

Mohammad Amin and Yew Chong Soh

Volume 35, issue 2, 2021

Religion and Sanitation Practices pp. 287-302

Anjali Adukia, Marcella Alsan, Kim Babiarz, Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert and Lea Prince

What Aspects of Formality Do Workers Value? Evidence from a Choice Experiment in Bangladesh pp. 303-327

Minhaj Mahmud, Italo A Gutierrez, Krishna B Kumar and Shanthi Nataraj

The Profits of Wisdom: The Impact of a Business Support Program in Tanzania pp. 328-347

Elena Bardasi, Marine Gassier, Markus Goldstein and Alaka Holla

Estimating Treatment Effects with Big Data When Take-up is Low: An Application to Financial Education pp. 348-375

Gabriel Lara Ibarra, David McKenzie and Claudia Ruiz-Ortega

Increasing Financial Inclusion in the Muslim World: Evidence from an Islamic Finance Marketing Experiment pp. 376-397

Dean Karlan, Adam Osman and Nour Shammout

Beneficiary Views on Cash and In-Kind Payments: Evidence from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme pp. 398-413

Kalle Hirvonen and John Hoddinott

Inequality, Poverty, and the Intra-Household Allocation of Consumption in Senegal pp. 414-435

Philippe De Vreyer and Sylvie Lambert

Mitigation of Long-Term Human Capital Losses from Natural Disasters: Evidence from the Philippines pp. 436-460

Catalina Herrera-Almanza and Ava Cas

Intimate Partner Violence: The Influence of Job Opportunities for Men and Women pp. 461-479

Sonia Bhalotra, Uma Kambhampati, Samantha Rawlings and Zahra Siddique

Free Primary Education, Fertility, and Women’s Access to the Labor Market: Evidence from Ethiopia pp. 480-498

Luke Chicoine

Teaching with the Test: Experimental Evidence on Diagnostic Feedback and Capacity Building for Public Schools in Argentina pp. 499-520

Rafael de Hoyos, Alejandro J Ganimian and Peter A Holland

Mobilization Effects of Multilateral Development Banks pp. 521-543

Chiara Broccolini, Giulia Lotti, Alessandro Maffioli, Andrea Presbitero and Rodolfo Stucchi

Volume 35, issue 1, 2021

Productivity Losses and Firm Responses to Electricity Shortages: Evidence from Ghana pp. 1-18

Ama Abeberese, Charles Godfred Ackah and Patrick Asuming

Lights Off, Lights On: The Effects of Electricity Shortages on Small Firms pp. 19-33

Morgan Hardy and Jamie McCasland

Trade Effects of Customs Reform: Evidence from Albania pp. 34-57

Ana Margarida Fernandes, Russell Hillberry and Alejandra Mendoza Alcántara

Latent Trade Diversification and Its Relevance for Macroeconomic Stability pp. 58-91

Daniel Lederman, Samuel Pienknagura and Diego Rojas

Markups, Market Imperfections, and Trade Openness: Evidence from Ghana pp. 92-116

Kaku Attah Damoah

Twenty Years of Wage Inequality in Latin America pp. 117-147

Julian Messina and Joana Silva

Paying More for Less: Why Don’t Households in Tanzania Take Advantage of Bulk Discounts? pp. 148-179

Brian Dillon, Joachim De Weerdt and Ted O’Donoghue

Societal Poverty: A Relative and Relevant Measure pp. 180-206

Dean Jolliffe and Espen Prydz

The Role of Historical Christian Missions in the Location of World Bank Aid in Africa pp. 207-233

Matteo Alpino and Eivind Hammersmark

Minimum Age Regulation and Child Labor: New Evidence from Brazil pp. 234-260

Olivier Bargain and Delphine Boutin

Changing Pedagogy to Improve Skills in Preschools: Experimental Evidence from Peru pp. 261-286

Francisco Gallego, Emma Naslund-Hadley and Mariana Alfonso