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Migration and the epidemiological approach: Time and self-selection into foreign ancestries matter 迁移和流行病学方法：时间和对外来祖先的自我选择很重要
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103505
Simone Bertoli, Melchior Clerc, Jordan Loper, Èric Roca Fernández
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Labor market rigidity at home and multinational corporations’ flexible production reallocation abroad 国内劳动力市场的僵化与跨国公司在国外的灵活生产再配置
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103502
JaeBin Ahn , Jaerim Choi , Sunghoon Chung
{"title":"Labor market rigidity at home and multinational corporations’ flexible production reallocation abroad","authors":"JaeBin Ahn ,&nbsp;Jaerim Choi ,&nbsp;Sunghoon Chung","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103502","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103502","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An unprecedented regime change following the 2017 presidential impeachment led to a dramatic shift to more rigid labor market policies in the Republic of Korea, represented by consecutive double-digit hikes in the minimum wage in the next two years. Using a firm-level data set with detailed information about foreign affiliates over the period of 2013<span><math><mo>∼</mo></math></span>19, this paper assesses the employment consequences of stricter labor market regulations. The empirical evidence uncovers an underexplored mechanism through which domestic labor market rigidity can reduce domestic employment as multinational firms with flexible internal networks reallocate production tasks across borders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103502"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143800467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quality signaling and demand for renewable energy technology: Evidence from a randomized field experiment 可再生能源技术的质量信号和需求：来自随机现场实验的证据
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103514
Aidan Coville , Joshua Graff Zivin , Arndt Reichert , Ann-Kristin Reitmann
{"title":"Quality signaling and demand for renewable energy technology: Evidence from a randomized field experiment","authors":"Aidan Coville ,&nbsp;Joshua Graff Zivin ,&nbsp;Arndt Reichert ,&nbsp;Ann-Kristin Reitmann","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103514","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103514","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar technologies have been associated with private and social returns, but their technological potential often remains unachieved because of persistently low demand for high-quality products. In a randomized field experiment in Senegal, we assess the potential of three types of quality signaling to increase demand for high-quality solar lamps. We find no effect on demand when consumers are offered a money-back guarantee but increased demand with a third-party certification or warranty, consistent with the notion that consumers are uncertain about product durability rather than their utility. However, despite the higher willingness to pay, the prices they would pay are still well below market prices for the average household, suggesting that reducing information asymmetries alone is insufficient to encourage wider adoption. Surprisingly, we also find that the effective quality signals in our setting stimulate demand for low-quality products by creating product-class effects among those least familiar with the product.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103514"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluating the labor supply implications of a cash transfer program: Evidence from China 评估现金转移计划对劳动力供应的影响：来自中国的证据
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103513
Jie-Sheng Tan-Soo , Mingda Cheng , Shuai Chen
{"title":"Evaluating the labor supply implications of a cash transfer program: Evidence from China","authors":"Jie-Sheng Tan-Soo ,&nbsp;Mingda Cheng ,&nbsp;Shuai Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103513","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103513","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluates the labor supply implications of China's <em>Dibao</em> program, one of the largest means-tested cash transfer initiatives globally. Leveraging its unique payment structure, which ensures a smooth income transition at the eligibility threshold, we employ a fuzzy regression discontinuity design to identify causal effects on employment outcomes. Despite the program's design to minimize disincentives, we find that <em>Dibao</em> beneficiaries are 46.2 % less likely to be employed after enrollment, with effects primarily driven by vulnerable groups, including the elderly and individuals with low educational attainment. Further analysis reveals significant labor supply reductions among low-income-contributing household members, while higher-income members remain unaffected. Our findings contribute to the discourse on cash transfers by highlighting how program design can balance social protection with labor market efficiency, offering insights for policymakers seeking to mitigate work disincentives while ensuring support for vulnerable populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103513"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143864285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The deeper roots of human capital formation and economic development in Southeast Asia, 1900–2000 人力资本形成与东南亚经济发展的深层根源，1900-2000
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103506
Alexandra M. de Pleijt , Ewout Frankema
{"title":"The deeper roots of human capital formation and economic development in Southeast Asia, 1900–2000","authors":"Alexandra M. de Pleijt ,&nbsp;Ewout Frankema","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Since 1970, Southeast Asia’s per capita GDP grew seven-fold and headcount poverty rates declined from ca. 70 to 5%. This paper explores the 20th century schooling revolution as one of the deeper roots of this major leap in human prosperity. Using micro-data on the educational attainment and migration status of ca. 123 million individuals, subdivided across 277 provinces in eight Southeast Asian countries, we establish a strong and significant relationship between early educational attainment and sub-national economic development at the start of the 21st century. Using a wide range of historical and geographic controls, we find that higher education shares are more strongly associated with regional development outcomes than mass education. We also find a strong and robust contribution of inter-regional and international migration to human capital accumulation and long-term development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103506"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143864239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The firm-pay gender gap and formal sector churn over the life cycle 公司薪酬的性别差距和正式部门在整个生命周期中不断变化
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103498
Ihsaan Bassier , Leila Gautham
{"title":"The firm-pay gender gap and formal sector churn over the life cycle","authors":"Ihsaan Bassier ,&nbsp;Leila Gautham","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103498","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We find that women sorting into lower paying firms explains nearly half of the gender pay gap in South Africa. Using matched employer-employee panel data covering the universe of formal workers, we show sorting varies considerably over the life cycle: the firm-pay gender gap is negligible for the youngest workers, grows steeply for 25–35 year olds (i.e. typical child-rearing years), and narrows for older workers. The increase is driven by those continuously employed — while women are almost as likely as men to switch firms, men are more likely to switch to better-paying firms, consistent with discrimination or non-pay amenities. Churn also contributes to the gap (though is relatively constant), since women enter formal employment at worse-paying firms than men. The relative importance of the continuously employed versus entrants depends on the size of the formal sector, thus linking the life cycle patterns underlying gender gaps with economic development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103498"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143800540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Gender composition, social context, and academic performance in high-stakes examinations 性别构成、社会背景和高风险考试中的学习成绩
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103509
Hai Huang , Wei Huang , Xinzheng Shi , Ming-ang Zhang
{"title":"Gender composition, social context, and academic performance in high-stakes examinations","authors":"Hai Huang ,&nbsp;Wei Huang ,&nbsp;Xinzheng Shi ,&nbsp;Ming-ang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103509","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103509","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how gender composition in high-stakes examination settings affects academic performance, using data from over 250,000 students in China's National College Entrance Examination (<em>Gaokao</em>). Leveraging random seating assignments, we show that female students significantly improve their scores and increase their chances of university admission when seated with more female peers, particularly those in immediate view. Male students show no significant response. These positive effects are stronger in regions with greater gender equality and weaker Confucian norms, highlighting the role of local social contexts. Our findings suggest that gender composition and social environment significantly influence academic outcomes in competitive settings, with implications for reducing gender disparities in education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103509"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143864289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Using satellites and phones to evaluate and promote agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from smallholder farms in India 利用卫星和电话评估和促进农业技术的采用：来自印度小农户的证据
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103463
Shawn Cole , Tomoko Harigaya , Grady Killeen , Aparna Krishna
{"title":"Using satellites and phones to evaluate and promote agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from smallholder farms in India","authors":"Shawn Cole ,&nbsp;Tomoko Harigaya ,&nbsp;Grady Killeen ,&nbsp;Aparna Krishna","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103463","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103463","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper evaluates a low-cost, customized soil nutrient management advisory service in India. As a methodological contribution, we examine whether and in which settings satellite measurements may be effective at estimating both agricultural yields and treatment effects. The intervention improves self-reported fertilizer management practices, though not enough to measurably affect yields. Satellite measurements calibrated using OLS produce more precise point estimates than farmer-reported data, suggesting power gains. However, linear models, common in the literature, likely produce biased estimates. We propose an alternative procedure, using two-stage least squares. In settings without attrition, this approach obtains lower statistical power than self-reported yields; in settings with differential attrition, it may substantially increase power. We include a “cookbook” and code that should allow other researchers to use remote sensing for yield estimation and program evaluation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103463"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143830273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa 基于地方的政策与非洲家庭财富
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103482
Matthew Amalitinga Abagna , Cecília Hornok , Alina Mulyukova
{"title":"Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa","authors":"Matthew Amalitinga Abagna ,&nbsp;Cecília Hornok ,&nbsp;Alina Mulyukova","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103482","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103482","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper provides novel evidence on the impact of a prominent place-based policy – Special Economic Zones (SEZs) – on the economic well-being of African households. Exploiting time variation in SEZ establishment on a dataset of repeated cross-sections of households in 10 African countries during 1990-2020, we show that households living near SEZs become wealthier relative to the national average after SEZ establishment. The effect accrues mostly within 10 km of SEZs, is not driven by selective migration, and is accompanied by improved access to household utilities, higher consumption of durable goods, increased educational attainment and a shift away from agricultural activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 103482"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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On the effects of wildfires on poverty in Bolivia 关于玻利维亚森林大火对贫困的影响
IF 5.1 1区 经济学
Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103494
Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza , Alejandro Puerta-Cuartas , Andrey Ramos
{"title":"On the effects of wildfires on poverty in Bolivia","authors":"Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza ,&nbsp;Alejandro Puerta-Cuartas ,&nbsp;Andrey Ramos","doi":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103494","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103494","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the impact of wildfire events on poverty and the labor market in Bolivia. To this end, we match data from NASA’s MODIS Collection-6 MCD64A1 burned area product with household surveys for the period 2005–2020. Similar neighboring municipalities are clustered using the max-p-region algorithm to achieve survey representativeness at granular geographical levels. The causal effects of wildfire events on poverty, household per capita income, and agricultural income are estimated using the Interactive Fixed Effects Counterfactual Estimator. We find a significant short-term increase in poverty following a wildfire event, explained by a temporary decline in household per capita income and agricultural labor income. This paper contributes to enhancing our understanding of how wildfires affect labor markets in developing economies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48418,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Economics","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 103494"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143738986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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