Economic Development and Cultural Change

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Volume 62, issue 4, 2014

Why Is Polygyny More Prevalent in Western Africa? An African Slave Trade Perspective pp. 599 - 632

John Dalton and Tin Cheuk Leung

The Effect of Ecuador's 1999 Economic Crisis on Early Childhood Development pp. 633 - 671

Melissa Hidrobo

Having a Son Promotes Clean Cooking Fuel Use in Urban India: Women's Status and Son Preference pp. 673 - 699

Avinash Kishore and Dean Spears

Measuring and Mitigating HIV Stigma: A Framed Field Experiment pp. 701 - 726

Vivian Hoffmann, Jacob R. Fooks and Kent Messer

Micro Responses to Disaster Relief Aid: Design Problems for Aid Efficacy pp. 727 - 767

Manabu Nose

Winners and Losers among a Refugee-Hosting Population pp. 769 - 809

Jean-François Maystadt and Philip Verwimp

Volume 62, issue 3, 2014

Caste Dominance and Economic Performance in Rural India pp. 423 - 457

Vegard Iversen, Adriaan Kalwij, Arjan Verschoor and Amaresh Dubey

The Impact of Malaria Control on Infant Mortality in Kenya pp. 459 - 487

Vikram Pathania

Do the More Educated Know More about Health? Evidence from Schooling and HIV Knowledge in Zimbabwe pp. 489 - 517

Jorge Agüero and Prashant Bharadwaj

Long-Term Health Effects of Malaria Exposure around Birth: Evidence from Colonial Taiwan pp. 519 - 536

Simon Chang, Belton Fleisher, Seonghoon Kim and Shi-yung Liu

Magnet Classes and Educational Performance: Evidence from China pp. 537 - 566

Mingming Ma and Xinzheng Shi

Quantifying Some of the Impacts of Economics Blogs pp. 567 - 597

David McKenzie and Berk Özler

Volume 62, issue 2, 2014

Editorial pp. 193 - 194

Marcel Fafchamps

The Effect of Land Scarcity on Farm Structure: Empirical Evidence from Mali pp. 195 - 238

Catherine Guirkinger and Jean-Philippe Platteau

Why Farmers Sometimes Love Risks: Evidence from India pp. 239 - 274

Annemie Maertens, Amalavoyal Chari and David Just

School Meals as a Safety Net: An Evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India pp. 275 - 306

Abhijeet Singh, Albert Park and Stefan Dercon

Does Community Management Help Keep Children in Schools? Evidence Using Panel Data from El Salvador's EDUCO Program pp. 307 - 338

Emmanuel Jimenez and Yasuyuki Sawada

Assessing the Frontiers of Ultrapoverty Reduction: Evidence from Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction/Targeting the Ultra-poor, an Innovative Program in Bangladesh pp. 339 - 380

M. Shahe Emran, Virginia Robano and Stephen Smith

Can Mistargeting Destroy Social Capital and Stimulate Crime? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Program in Indonesia pp. 381 - 415

Lisa Cameron and Manisha Shah

Book Review: Bob Baulch, ed. Why Poverty Persists: Poverty Dynamics in Asia and Africa. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011. Pp. 296. $125.00 (cloth); $42.00 (paper) pp. 417 - 422

Paul Glewwe

Volume 62, issue 1, 2013

Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa pp. 1 - 20

Anne Case, Anu Garrib, Alicia Menendez and Analia Olgiati

Prompting Microfinance Borrowers to Save: A Field Experiment from Guatemala pp. 21 - 64

Jesse Atkinson, Alain de Janvry, Craig McIntosh and Elisabeth Sadoulet

Risk Sharing within the Extended Family: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey pp. 65 - 94

Firman Witoelar

The Impact of Adequate Prenatal Care on Urban Birth Outcomes: An Analysis in a Developing Country Context pp. 95 - 130

Gissele Gajate-Garrido

Women's Employment and Child Care Choices in Urban China during the Economic Transition pp. 131 - 155

Fenglian Du and Xiao-yuan Dong

The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically Driven Aid Less Effective? pp. 157 - 191

Axel Dreher, Stephan Klasen, James Vreeland and Eric Werker

Volume 61, issue 4, 2013

Lessons from the Ottoman Harem on Culture, Religion, and Wars pp. 693 - 730

Murat Iyigun

Endogenous Race in Brazil: Affirmative Action and the Construction of Racial Identity among Young Adults pp. 731 - 753

Andrew M. Francis and Maria Tannuri-Pianto

The Health Consequences of the Mozambican Civil War: An Anthropometric Approach pp. 755 - 788

Patrick Domingues and Thomas Barre

The Long-Run Labor-Market Consequences of Civil War: Evidence from the Shining Path in Peru pp. 789 - 823

Jose Galdo

Can Warm Glow Alleviate Credit Market Failures? Evidence from Online Peer-to-Peer Lenders pp. 825 - 858

Matthieu Chemin and Joost de Laat

Experimentally Validated Survey Evidence on Individual Risk Attitudes in Rural Thailand pp. 859 - 888

Bernd Hardeweg, Lukas Menkhoff and Hermann Waibel

Labor Market Integration in Urban Ethiopia, 1994-2004 pp. 889 - 931

Arne Bigsten, Taye Mengistae and Abebe Abebe

Volume 61, issue 3, 2013

Catholics versus Protestants: On the Benefit Incidence of Faith-Based Foreign Aid pp. 479 - 502

Niklas Bengtsson

Economic Modernization in Late British India: Hindu-Muslim Differences pp. 503 - 538

Timur Kuran and Anantdeep Singh

Gender, Social Norms, and Household Production in Burkina Faso pp. 539 - 576

Harounan Kazianga and Zaki Wahhaj

Intrahousehold Allocation and Bargaining Power: Evidence from Chile pp. 577 - 605

Claudia Martínez A.

The Impact of Malaria Eradication on Fertility pp. 607 - 631

Adrienne Lucas

Effects of Subsidized Health Insurance on Newborn Health in a Developing Country pp. 633 - 658

Adriana Camacho and Emily Conover

Welfare Impacts of Rural Electrification: A Panel Data Analysis from Vietnam pp. 659 - 692

Shahidur Khandker, Douglas F. Barnes and Hussain Samad

Volume 61, issue 2, 2013

Accounting for Selectivity and Duration-Dependent Heterogeneity When Estimating the Impact of Emigration on Incomes and Poverty in Sending Areas pp. 247 - 280

John Gibson, David McKenzie and Steven Stillman

From Health Service Delivery to Family Planning: The Changing Impact of Health Clinics on Fertility in Rural Iran pp. 281 - 309

Ali Hashemi and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Status, Caste, and the Time Allocation of Women in Rural India pp. 311 - 333

Mukesh Eswaran, Bharat Ramaswami and Wilima Wadhwa

The Returns to English-Language Skills in India pp. 335 - 367

Mehtabul Azam, Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash

Access to Water, Women's Work, and Child Outcomes pp. 369 - 405

Gayatri Koolwal and Dominique van de Walle

Does Market Experience Promote Rational Choice? Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia pp. 407 - 429

Francesco Cecchi and Erwin Bulte

An Empirical Assessment of Informal Influence in the World Bank pp. 431 - 464

Christopher Kilby

Book Reviews pp. 465 - 469

Alain de Janvry

Book Reviews pp. 470 - 472

Louis Putterman

Book Reviews pp. 472 - 475

Hans Binswanger-Mkhize

Book Reviews pp. 475 - 477

Steven Block

Volume 61, issue 1, 2012

Symposium Honoring T. Paul Schultz: A Pioneer in Economic Demography and Development pp. 1 - 6

Mark Rosenzweig and John Strauss

Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis pp. 7 - 38

Christopher McKelvey, Duncan Thomas and Elizabeth Frankenberg

Economic Freedom, Human Rights, and the Returns to Human Capital: An Evaluation of the Schultz Hypothesis pp. 39 - 72

Elizabeth King, Claudio Montenegro and Peter Orazem

Health and Labor Supply in the Context of HIV/AIDS: The Long-Run Economic Impacts of Antiretroviral Therapy pp. 73 - 96

Harsha Thirumurthy and Joshua Graff Zivin

Antiretroviral Therapy Perceived Efficacy and Risky Sexual Behaviors: Evidence from Mozambique pp. 97 - 126

Damien de Walque, Harounan Kazianga and A. Over

The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China pp. 127 - 156

James Smith, Yan Shen, John Strauss, Yang Zhe and Yaohui Zhao

Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso pp. 157 - 186

Richard Akresh, Emilie Bagby, Damien de Walque and Harounan Kazianga

The Impact of Food for Education Programs on School Participation in Northern Uganda pp. 187 - 218

Harold Alderman, Daniel Gilligan and Kim Lehrer

Tournament Incentives for Teachers: Evidence from a Scaled-Up Intervention in Chile pp. 219 - 246

Dante Contreras and Tomás Rau