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11087: Ten Consequential and Actionable ‘Social’ Contributions to the Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of Development Downloads
Vijayendra Rao and Michael Woolcock
11086: Understanding Labor Market Demand in Real Time in Argentina and Uruguay Downloads
Evelyn Vezza, Gonzalo Zunino, Luis Laguinge, Harry Edmund Moroz, Ignacio Raul Apella and Marla Hillary Spivack
11085: Procuring Low Growth: The Impact of Political Favoritism on Public Procurement and Firm Performance in Bulgaria Downloads
Mihaly Fazekas, Viktoriia Poltoratskaya, Marc Tobias Schiffbauer and Bence Tóth
11084: Impacts and Spillovers of a Low-Cost Multifaceted Economic Inclusion Program in Chad Downloads
Patrick Premand and Pascale Schnitzer
11083: Gender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development Downloads
Gaurav Chiplunkar and Tatjana Kleineberg
11082: Businesses of the State in Brazil: The Impact on Employment and Business Dynamism Downloads
Sara Brolhato, Xavier Cirera and Antonio Soares Martins Neto
11081: Firm-Level Climate Change Adaptation: Micro Evidence from 134 Nations Downloads
Claudia N. Berg, Luca Bettarelli, Davide Furceri, Michael Ganslmeier, Arti Grover, Megan Elizabeth Lang and Marc Tobias Schiffbauer
11080: Rural Non-Farm Employment in Rajasthan: Determinants, Welfare Effects, and Enterprise Performance Downloads
Francis Addeah Darko, Akankshita Dey and S. K. Ritadhi
11079: Weather Shocks and Rural Economic Linkages: Evidence from Rajasthan’s Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Sectors Downloads
Francis Addeah Darko, Akankshita Dey and S. K. Ritadhi
11078: Seeds of Change: The Impact of Ethiopia’s Direct Seed Marketing Approach on Smallholders’ Seed Purchases and Productivity Downloads
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David Spielman and Frank Place
11077: Collecting Accurate Data on Intimate Partner Violence: Learnings from Pakistan Downloads
Nasir Iqbal, Amen Jalal, Mahreen Mahmud and Kate Vyborny
11076: Bridging Conflicts and Biodiversity Protection: The Critical Role of Reliable and Comparable Data Downloads
Brian Blankespoor, Susmita Dasgupta and David Wheeler
11075: From Conflict to Compromise: Experimental Evidence on Occupational Downgrading in Migration from Myanmar Downloads
Yashodhan Ghorpade and Muhammad Saad Imtiaz
11074: Community Health Workers as Key Providers of Easy-to-Use Contraceptive Injectables: Experimental Evidence from Rural Burundi Downloads
Michele Andreottola, Olivier Basenya, Victor Hugo Orozco Olvera, Arndt Reichert and Paula Spinola
11073: Beyond the AI Divide: A Simple Approach to Identifying Global and Local Overperformers in AI Preparedness Downloads
Pierre Jean-Claude Mandon
11072: Revisiting the Gains from Trade in EMDEs: The Case of Selected East Asian and East African Economies Downloads
Enkhmaa Battogtvor, Socrates Kraido Majune and Angella Montfaucon
11071: Road Investment and Violence in DRC: Perishable Peace Dividends Downloads
Mathilde Lebrand, Hannes Mueller, Peer Schouten and Jevgenijs Steinbuks
11070: Effects of a Community-Driven Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention on Diarrhea, Child Growth, and Local Institutions: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Democratic Republic of Congo Downloads
John P Quattrochi, Kevin Croke, Caleb Jeremie Dohou, Luca Stanus Ghib, Yannick Bokasola Lokaya, Aidan Coville and Eric Mvukiyehe
11069: Energy Prices, Energy Intensity, and Firm Performance Downloads
Reyes Aterido, Mariana Iootty and Martin Melecký
11068: Technology and Corporate Ethical Standards Downloads
Marika Carboni, Degl’Innocenti,Marta, Franco Fiordelisi and Davide Salvatore Mare
11067: Rapid Economic Growth but Rising Poverty Segregation: Will Viet Nam Meet the SDGs for Equitable Development ? Downloads
Hai-Anh Dang, Shatakshee Dhongde, Minh Do, Cuong Nguyen and Obert Pimhidzai
11066: Dynamic Effects of Fiscal Rules: Do Initial Conditions Matter ? Downloads
Antonio Fatas, Bram Gootjes and Joseph Mawejje
11065: Deciding Not to Decide: When Is There Power in Not Deciding ? Downloads
Marya Hillesland, Cheryl R. Doss, Serena Masino, Martina Querejeta, Aletheia Amalia Donald, Greg Seymour and Clare Clingain
11064: Decarbonization in MENA Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Policy Impacts Downloads
Zeljko Bogetic and Hamid Mohtadi
11063: Does Free Sound Too Cheap ? The Adverse Effect of a Randomized Text Message Campaign on Program Take-up Downloads
Jeannie Annan, Mousson Estelle Jamel Koussoube, Josephine Tassy, Léa Rouanet, Clara Delavallade and David Evans
11062: Lying to the Taxman or Accepting a Helping Hand ? Evidence from a Novel Experiment on SMEs in Tanzania Downloads
Revocatus Washington Paul, Ephraim Mdee, Massaga Fimbo, Jonathan George Karver, Zain Chaudhry and Christopher Alexander Hoy
11061: The Elusive Impact of Corporate Tax Incentives Downloads
Massimiliano Calì, Giorgio Presidente and Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda
11060: Exploring the Gender Divide in Real Estate Ownership and Property Tax Compliance Downloads
Tatiana Flores, Guillermo Cruces, Jose Carlo Bermúdez, Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda, Juan Luis Schiavoni and Dario Tortarolo
11059: Design of Partial Population Experiments with an Application to Spillovers in Tax Compliance Downloads
Guillermo Cruces, Dario Tortarolo and Gonzalo Vazquez-Bare
11058: Dynamic, High-Resolution Wealth Measurement in Data-Scarce Environments Downloads
Zhuo Zheng, Timothy Wu, Richard Lee, David Newhouse, Talip Kilic, Marshall Burke, Stefano Ermon and David B. Lobell
11057: The Exposure of Workers to Artificial Intelligence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Downloads
Gabriel Demombynes, Jorg Gero Langbein and Michael Weber
11056: Does Social Mobility Affect Economic Development ? Cross-Country Analysis Using Different Mobility Measures Downloads
Ivan Torre, Michael Lokshin and James Foster
11055: Displaced Learners: Early Integration of Ukrainian Refugee Students into Italy’s Schools Downloads
Michela Carlana, Pauline Castaing, Mauro Testaverde and Marco Tiberti
11054: Boosting Data Transparency: A Shared Incentive for Borrowers and Investors Downloads
Megumi Kubota
11053: Decentralized Markets for Electricity in Low-Income Countries Downloads
Megan Elizabeth Lang
11052: How Do Migrants Fare in Africa’s Urban Labor Markets ? Downloads
Luc Christiaensen and Michael Keenan
11051: Technology Sophistication across Establishments Downloads
Diego A. Comin, Xavier Cirera and Marcio Cruz
11050: Fixing Nitrogen: Agricultural Productivity, Environmental Fragility, and the Role of Subsidies Downloads
Esha Dilip Zaveri
11049: Forced Displacement, the Perpetuation of Autocratic Leadership, and Development in Origin Countries Downloads
Nicolás Cabra-Ruiz, Sandra Rozo and María Micaela Sviatschi
11048: Fishing and Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh: The Economic and Health Impacts of Increasing Salinity Downloads
Brian Blankespoor, Susmita Dasgupta, Mainul Huq, Zahirul Huque Khan, Md. Golam Mustafa and David Wheeler
11047: Growing Vulnerability: What Happened to Europe’s Middle Class in the Course of a Decade ? Downloads
Maurizio Bussolo, Jonathan George Karver, Michael Lokshin, Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva and Ivan Torre
11046: Gender Bias, Citizen Participation, and AI Downloads
Jose Antonio Cuesta Leiva and Natalia Pecorari
11045: Implementing 30x30: Lessons from Country Case Studies Downloads
Susmita Dasgupta, Brian Blankespoor and David Wheeler
11044: Determinants of Bank Interest Spreads in Tajikistan Downloads
Pietro Calice
11043: Caseloads and Competence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Fundamental Reassessment of the Human Resources Crisis in Primary Health Care Downloads
Benjamin Daniels, Jishnu Das, Roberta V. Gatti and Andres Yi Chang
11042: Housing Subsidies for Refugees: Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan Downloads
Abdulrazzak Tamim, Emma Smith, I. Bailey Palmer, Edward Miguel, Samuel Leone, Sandra Rozo and Sarah Stillman
11041: The Gendered Impact of Social Norms on Financial Access and Capital Misallocation Downloads
Arti Grover and Mariana Viollaz
11040: The Unintended Impacts of an Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Program: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda Downloads
Claire Cullen, Arthur Alik Lagrange, Muthoni Ngatia and Julia Vaillant
11039: Exploring Geospatial-Based Approaches to Develop a Pre-Census National Sampling Frame in Armenia Downloads
Saida Ismailakhunova, Avralt-Od Purevjav, Tsenguunjav Byambasuren and Sarchil Qader
11038: Working for Yourself or for Your Kids ? Childcare Expansion Policy in Uzbekistan Downloads
Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova, Chiyu Niu and Avralt-Od Purevjav
11037: Fiscal Policy Procyclicality and Volatility in Commodity-Exporting Emerging and Developing Economies: Determinants and Implications for Growth Downloads
Francisco Arroyo Marioli and Garima Vasishtha
11036: The Emergence and Diffusion of Green Technologies: Firm-level Evidence from Textual Analysis of Patents and Earnings Calls Downloads
Paulo Bastos and Lucio Castro
11035: Clean Tech Manufacturing Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe: Export and Investment Implications Downloads
Samuel Rosenow, Sarur Chaudhary Lnu, Gregor Semieniuk and Emilija Timmis
11034: Predicting Income Distributions from Almost Nothing Downloads
Daniel Gerszon Mahler, Marta Schoch, Christoph Lakner and Minh Nguyen Nguyet Do
11033: The Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Returns to Micro-Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Cross-Section of Women in Mexico Downloads
Benjamin Williams, Jesica Torres Coronado and David C. Francis
11032: Estimating the Number of Firms in Africa Downloads
Marcio Cruz, Florian Moelders, Edgar Salgado Chavez and Ariane Tamara Volk
11031: Poverty Dynamics in Bhutan, 2017–2022: Evidence from Synthetic Panels Downloads
Nicola Amendola, Federico Belotti, Alvin Etang Ndip, Giulia Mancini and Giovanni Vecchi
11030: Global expansion of marine protected areas and the redistribution of fishing effort Downloads
Gavin McDonald, Jennifer Bone, Christopher Costello, Gabriel Englander and Jennifer Raynor
11029: Did Program Support for the Poorest Areas Work ? Evidence from Rural Viet Nam Downloads
Hai-Anh Dang, Klaus W. Deininger and Cuong Nguyen
11028: The Changing Landscape of Africa’s Growth Downloads
Cesar Calderon, Andrew L. Dabalen and Ayan Qu
11027: Unveiling Multidimensional Poverty: Insights from the EU Downloads
Monica Robayo and Lucia Echeverria
11026: Improving the Quality of Survey Estimates from Longitudinal Studies: An Application to LSMS Panel Surveys Downloads
Piero Falorsi, Paolo Righi and Giulia Ponzini
11025: Mapping Returns of Private Equity Investments in Emerging Markets Downloads
Florian Moelders and Edgar Salgado Chavez
11024: Trade Barriers or Catalysts ? Non-Tariff Measures and Firm-Level Trade Margins Downloads
Dela-Dem Doe Fiankor, Woubet Kassa and Abraham Lartey
11023: Does Competition from Informal Firms Encourage the Formal Firms to Obtain Quality Certificates ? Downloads
Mohammad Amin and Caroline Nogueira
11022: Informality and the Life Cycle of Plants Downloads
Furkan Sarikaya, Nazim Tamkoc and Jesica Torres Coronado
11021: Financial Inclusion and Economic Development: A Review of the Data and Evidence Downloads
Saniya Ansar, Leora Klapper and Dorothe Singer
11020: Impact of Temperature Uncertainty on Firm Growth: A Grid-Level Analysis Downloads
Jangho Yang and Christian Schoder
11019: Agricultural Windfalls and Electrification Downloads
Andrew L. Dabalen, Justice Tei Mensah, Aimable Nsabimana and Alexandre Nshunguyinka
11018: Crops, Conflict and Climate Change Downloads
Erhan Artuc, Guido Porto and Bob Rijkers
11017: Migrants as Social Protection ? Simulations of a Market for Work Permits Downloads
Quy-Toan Do, Michael Lokshin and Martin Ravallion
11016: Conserving Wildlife through Demand Reduction and Supply Alternatives: Two Experiments in Restaurants in Kinshasa Downloads
Abdoulaye Cisse, Gabriel Englander and Daniel J. Ingram
11015: The Mismeasure of Weather: Using Remotely Sensed Earth Observation Data in Economic Contexts Downloads
Anna Josephson, Jeffrey Michler, Talip Kilic and Siobhan Murray
11014: Coping or Hoping ? Livelihood Diversification and Food Insecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic Downloads
Ann M. Furbush, Anna Josephson, Talip Kilic and Jeffrey Michler
11013: Land Price Effects of Informality, Farm Size, and Land Reform: Evidence from More Than One Million Transactions in Ukraine Downloads
Klaus W. Deininger and Daniel Ayalew Ali
11012: Pakistan Poverty Map 2019–2020 Downloads
Ramiro Alberto Malaga Ortega, Moritz Meyer and Paul Andres Corral Rodas
11011: Losing to Inflation: Unmasking the Unequal Price Effect of Inflation across Households Downloads
Muhammad Nasir, Shabana Kishwar, Moritz Meyer and Oscar Eduardo Barriga Cabanillas
11010: Poverty Projections for Pakistan: Nowcasting and Forecasting Downloads
Oscar Eduardo Barriga Cabanillas, Shabana Kishwar, Moritz Meyer, Muhammad Nasir and Maria Qazi
11009: Geopolitics and the World Trading System Downloads
Aaditya Mattoo, Michele Ruta and Robert W. Staiger
11008: Expanding Financial Inclusion through Digital Financial Services: A Literature Review Downloads
Leora Klapper
11007: Measuring the Risk of Corruption and Its Price Impact in North Macedonia 2011–2022 Downloads
Mihaly Fazekas, Aly Abdou, Klea Ibrahimi, Bence Tóth and Zdravko Veljanov
11006: Is the U.S. Friend-Shoring, Nearshoring, or Reshoring ? Evidence from Greenfield Investment Announcements Downloads
Alen Mulabdic and Gaurav Nayyar
11005: Decarbonization in MENA: Energy Transition, Trade, and Labor Markets Downloads
Raymond Robertson and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
11004: Extreme Weather Shocks and Firms in the Middle East and North Africa Downloads
Esha Dilip Zaveri, Roberta V. Gatti and Asif Islam
11003: Tax Evasion and the Contribution-Benefit Link: The Case of Maternity Benefits Downloads
Anikó Bíró, Péter Elek, Daniel Prinz and László Sándor
11002: Vulnerability to Climate Risk–Induced Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean Downloads
Alejandro De la Fuente and Monserrat Serio
11001: Trade Policy, Green Goods and the Labor Market: Evidence from the Philippines Downloads
Souleymane Coulibaly, Angella Montfaucon, Natnael Simachew Nigatu and Regina Stephanie Seri Epse Atsebi
11000: Do Bilateral Labor Agreements Increase Migration ? Global Evidence from 1960 to 2020 Downloads
Samik Adhikari, Narcisse Changom, Heidi Kristiina Kaila and Maheshwor Shrestha
10999: Climate Shocks and Their Effects on Food Security, Prices, and Agricultural Wages in Afghanistan Downloads
Tosin Kolajo Gbadegesin, Bo Pieter Johannes Andree and Ademola Braimoh
10998: Reforming Land Valuation and Taxation in Ukraine: A Path towards greater Sustainability Fairness, and Transparency Downloads
Klaus W. Deininger, Daniel Ayalew Ali, Eduard Bukin and Andrii Martyn
10997: Firm Size and Public Investment Multipliers: Micro Evidence from Peru Downloads
James Sampi, Guillermo Javier Vuletin and J.T. Araujo
10996: VAT Refunds and Firms’ Performance: Evidence from a Withholding Reform in Honduras Downloads
David Pineda Pinto, Jose Carlo Bermúdez and Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda
10995: Impacts of Disasters in Conflict Settings: Evidence from Mozambique and Nigeria Downloads
Karima Ben Bih, Chloe Genevieve Helene Desjonqueres, Bramka Arga Jafino, Elodie Blanc and Solene Masson
10994: Local Knowledge, Formal Evidence, and Policy Decisions Downloads
Eva Vivalt, Aidan Coville and Sampada Kc
10993: Local Economic Shocks and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Rwandan Coffee Mills Downloads
Andrew L. Dabalen, Justice Tei Mensah and Aimable Nsabimana
10992: Testing the Promise of Digital Scaling: In-Person versus App-Based Training for Women Entrepreneurs Downloads
Rachel Cassidy, Menaal Fatima Ebrahim and Diego Ubfal
10991: The Only Way Is Up ? Economic Mobility in Malaysia in the 21st Century Downloads
Gerton Rongen and Peter Lanjouw
10990: Yield Growth Patterns of Food Commodities: Insights and Challenges Downloads
John Baffes and Xiaoli Etienne
10989: GDP-Employment Elasticities across Developing Economies Downloads
Constantin Burgi, Shoghik Hovhannisyan and Camilo Mondragon Velez
10988: Global Ripple Effects: Knock-on Effects of EU, US, and China Climate Policies on Developing Countries’ Trade Downloads
Enrique Aldaz-Carroll, Euijin Jung, Maryla Maliszewska and Iryna Sikora
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