Dar es Salaam is frequently affected by severe flooding causing destruction and impeding daily life of its 4.5 million inhabitants. The focus of this paper is on the role of poverty in the impact of floods on households, focusing on both direct (damage to or loss of assets or property) and...

In the originally published version of this manuscript, there were three mistakes, which are listed in this corrigendum as follows:The following statement was unintentionally omitted from the “Notes” section. “We would like to thank the Editor, Professor Nina Pavcnik, and anonymous...

This paper employs sectoral data to draw conclusions on how structural reforms-implemented during the period 1975–2005—affected differences in cross-country aggregate labor productivity growth in developing countries. Most important, it explores how the effects of reforms on productivity...