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Volume 24, issue 3, 2010

Stop! The Polio Vaccination Cessation Game pp. 361-385

Scott Barrett

After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur pp. 386-411

Ola Olsson

Liberalization, Endogenous Institutions, and Growth: A Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Reforms in Africa, Asia, and Europe pp. 412-445

Johan Swinnen, Anneleen Vandeplas and Miet Maertens

Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India pp. 446-473

Giovanni Facchini, Marcelo Olarreaga, Peri Silva and Gerald Willmann

What Explains the Low Survival Rate of Developing Country Export Flows? pp. 474-499

Paul Brenton, Christian Saborowski and Erik von Uexkull

Formulas and Flexibility in Trade Negotiations: Sensitive Agricultural Products in the World Trade Organization's Doha Agenda pp. 500-519

Sebastien Jean, David Laborde Debucquet and Will Martin

Micro-Level Estimation of Child Undernutrition Indicators in Cambodia pp. 520-553

Tomoki Fujii

Volume 24, issue 2, 2010

Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance pp. 171-198

Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker

Measuring Household Usage of Financial Services: Does it Matter How or Whom You Ask? pp. 199-233

Robert Cull and Kinnon Scott

Banking on Politics: When Former High-ranking Politicians Become Bank Directors pp. 234-279

Matias Braun and Claudio Raddatz

Natural Disasters and Human Capital Accumulation pp. 280-302

Jesus Crespo Cuaresma

Managing for Results in Primary Education in Madagascar: Evaluating the Impact of Selected Workflow Interventions pp. 303-329

Gérard Lassibille, Jee-Peng Tan, Cornelia Jesse and Trang Van Nguyen

Potential Implications of a Special Safeguard Mechanism in the World Trade Organization: the Case of Wheat pp. 330-359

Thomas Hertel, Will Martin and Amanda M. Leister

Volume 24, issue 1, 2010

On Analyzing the World Distribution of Income pp. 1-37

Anthony Atkinson and Andrea Brandolini

Do Autocratic States Trade Less? pp. 38-76

Toke Aidt and Martin Gassebner

Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time: The Updated Financial Development and Structure Database pp. 77-92

Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirguc-Kunt and Ross Levine

Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis pp. 93-120

Peter Glick and David Sahn

Technology Adoption and the Investment Climate: Firm-Level Evidence for Eastern Europe and Central Asia pp. 121-147

Paulo G. Correa, Ana Fernandes and Chris J. Uregian

The Effect of Refugee Inflows on Host Communities: Evidence from Tanzania pp. 148-170

Jennifer Alix-Garcia and David Saah

Volume 23, issue 3, 2009

Gender, Poverty and Demography: An Overview pp. 347-369

Mayra Buvinic, Monica Das Gupta and Ursula Casabonne

Development, Modernization, and Childbearing: The Role of Family Sex Composition pp. 371-398

Deon Filmer, Jed Friedman and Norbert Schady

The Consequences of the "Missing Girls" of China pp. 399-425

Avraham Ebenstein and Ethan Jennings Sharygin

The Gender and Intergenerational Consequences of the Demographic Dividend: An Assessment of the Micro- and Macrolinkages between the Demographic Transition and Economic Development pp. 427-442

T. Schultz

Macroeconomic Stability and the Distribution of Growth Rates pp. 443-479

Vatcharin Sirimaneetham and Jonathan Temple

The Effect of Male Migration on Employment Patterns of Women in Nepal pp. 481-507

Michael Lokshin and Elena Glinskaya

Political Accountability and Regulatory Performance in Infrastructure Industries: An Empirical Analysis pp. 509-531

Farid Gasmi, Paul Noumba Um and Laura Recuero Virto

Volume 23, issue 2, 2009

Dollar a Day Revisited pp. 163-184

Martin Ravallion, Shaohua Chen and Prem Sangraula

Evidence on Changes in Aid Allocation Criteria pp. 185-208

Stijn Claessens, Danny Cassimon and Bjorn Van Campenhout

Does Education Affect HIV Status? Evidence from five African Countries pp. 209-233

Damien de Walque

A Cost--Benefit Analysis of Cholera Vaccination Programs in Beira, Mozambique pp. 235-267

Marc Jeuland, Marcelino Lucas, John Clemens and Dale Whittington

Do Exporters Pay Higher Wages? Plant-level Evidence from an Export Refund Policy in Chile pp. 269-294

Ivan Kandilov

The Determinants of Funding to Ugandan Nongovernmental Organizations pp. 295-321

Marcel Fafchamps and Trudy Owens

Liquidity Constraints and Firms' Linkages with Multinationals pp. 323-346

Beata Javorcik and Mariana Spatareanu

Volume 23, issue 1, 2008

Decentralizing Eligibility for a Federal Antipoverty Program: A Case Study for China pp. 1-30

Martin Ravallion

Mental Health Patterns and Consequences: Results from Survey Data in Five Developing Countries pp. 31-55

Jishnu Das, Quy-Toan Do, Jed Friedman and David McKenzie

Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis: Results from Indonesia, 1993--2000 pp. 57-76

Duncan Thomas

Infrastructure and Public Utilities Privatization in Developing Countries pp. 77-100

Emmanuelle Auriol and Pierre Picard

Systemic Risk, Dollarization, and Interest Rates in Emerging Markets: A Panel-Based Approach pp. 101-117

Edmar Bacha, Márcio Holland and Fernando Goncalves

Quantitative Approaches to Fiscal Sustainability Analysis: A Case Study of Turkey since the Crisis of 2001 pp. 119-140

Nina Budina and Sweder van Wijnbergen

Globalization and the Gender Wage Gap pp. 141-161

Remco Oostendorp

Volume 22, issue 3, 2008

Access to Finance: An Unfinished Agenda pp. 383-396

Thorsten Beck and Asli Demirguc-Kunt

Banking Services for Everyone? Barriers to Bank Access and Use around the World pp. 397-430

Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirguc-Kunt and Maria Martinez Peria

What Can We Learn about Financial Access from U.S. Immigrants? The Role of Country of Origin Institutions and Immigrant Beliefs pp. 431-455

Una Osili and Anna Paulson

Experimental Evidence on Returns to Capital and Access to Finance in Mexico pp. 457-482

David McKenzie and Christopher Woodruff

How Important Are Financing Constraints? The Role of Finance in the Business Environment pp. 483-516

Meghana Ayyagari, Asli Demirguc-Kunt and Vojislav Maksimovic

The Unbanked: Evidence from Indonesia pp. 517-537

Don Johnston and Jonathan Morduch

Patterns of Rainfall Insurance Participation in Rural India pp. 539-566

Xavier Gine, Robert Townsend and James Vickery

Volume 22, issue 2, 2008

Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence pp. 187-231

Romain Wacziarg and Karen Horn Welch

Comprehensive Wealth and Future Consumption: Accounting for Population Growth pp. 233-248

Susana Ferreira, Kirk Hamilton and Jeffrey Vincent

Comparison of Net Benefits of Incentive-Based and Command and Control Environmental Regulations: The Case of Santiago, Chile pp. 249-269

Raúl O'Ryan and José Sánchez

Women's Power, Conditional Cash Transfers, and Schooling in Nicaragua pp. 271-290

Seth Gitter and Bradford L. Barham

Does Aid for Education Educate Children? Evidence from Panel Data pp. 291-314

Axel Dreher, Peter Nunnenkamp and Rainer Thiele

World Bank Lending and Financial Sector Development pp. 315-343

Robert Cull and Laurie Effron

HIV Pandemic, Medical Brain Drain, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 345-366

Alok Bhargava and Frédéric Docquier

Foreign Direct Investment, Access to Finance, and Innovation Activity in Chinese Enterprises pp. 367-382

Sourafel Girma, Yundan Gong and Holger Görg

Volume 22, issue 1, 2008

Postconflict Transitions: An Overview pp. 1-7

Ibrahim Ahmed Elbadawi

Short- and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations pp. 9-32

Nicholas Sambanis

Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies pp. 33-61

Philip Keefer

The Aftermath of Civil War pp. 63-85

Siyan Chen, Norman Loayza and Marta Reynal-Querol

Postconflict Monetary Reconstruction pp. 87-112

Christopher Adam, Paul Collier and Victor Davies

Foreign Aid, the Real Exchange Rate, and Economic Growth in the Aftermath of Civil Wars pp. 113-140

Ibrahim A. Elbadawi, Linda Kaltani and Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel

Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries: Results from 14 Household Surveys pp. 141-163

Deon Filmer

The Impact of Decentralized Data Entry on the Quality of Household Survey Data in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Vietnam pp. 165-185

Paul Glewwe and Hai-Anh Dang