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Evolution of land distribution in West Bengal 1967–2004: Role of land reform and demographic changes

Bardhan, Pranab; Luca, Michael; Mookherjee, Dilip; … - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 171-190

This paper studies how land reform and population growth affect land inequality and landlessness, focusing particularly on indirect effects owing to their influence on household divisions and land market transactions. Theoretical predictions of a model of household division and land transactions...

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Identifying non-cooperative behavior among spouses: Child outcomes in migrant-sending households

Chen, Joyce J. - In: Journal of Development Economics 100 (2013) 1, pp. 1-18

find that, when the father migrates without his family, children spend more time in household production, while mothers … household labor for both children and mothers and, if migration occurs in response to a negative shock, we should observe an … by an increase in mothers' bargaining power, as children's human capital is not affected by migration, controlling for …

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Property rights, land liquidity, and internal migration

Chernina, Eugenia; Castañeda Dower, Paul; Markevich, Andrei - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 191-215

Russian Empire. We propose that this dramatic migration was rooted in institutional changes initiated by the 1906 Stolypin … conditions in the reform area. However, this titling reform increased land liquidity and actually promoted migration by easing …-in-differences analysis on a panel of province-level data that describe migration and economic conditions. We find that the reform had a …

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The political economy of educational content and development: Lessons from history

Cantoni, Davide; Yuchtman, Noam - In: Journal of Development Economics 104 (2013) C, pp. 233-244

Beyond years of schooling, educational content can play an important role in the process of economic development. Individuals' choices of educational content are often shaped by the political economy of government policies that determine the incentives to acquire various skills. We first present...

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Keep your friends close: The effect of local social networks on child human capital outcomes

Adelman, Sarah - In: Journal of Development Economics 103 (2013) C, pp. 284-298

Social networks can affect demand for human capital investments by relaxing household time or budget constraints or by defining and reinforcing human capital preferences. However, empirically identifying the effect of social networks on human capital investment is usually problematic because...

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Do household definitions matter in survey design? Results from a randomized survey experiment in Mali

Beaman, Lori; Dillon, Andrew - In: Journal of Development Economics 98 (2012) 1, pp. 124-135

Household definitions used in multi-topic household surveys vary between surveys but have potentially significant implications for household composition, production, and poverty statistics. Standard definitions of the household usually include some intersection of keywords relating to residency...

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Intrahousehold distribution and poverty: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire

Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier; Kwenda, Prudence - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 262-276

Poverty measures often ignore the distribution of resources within families and the gains from joint consumption. In this paper, we estimate the allocation process and adult economies of scale in households from Côte d'Ivoire using a collective model of household consumption. Identification...

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Poverty, voracity, and growth

Strulik, Holger - In: Journal of Development Economics 97 (2012) 2, pp. 396-403

This article investigates economic performance when enforceable property rights are missing and basic needs matter for consumption. It suggests a new view of the so-called voracity effect according to which windfall gains in productivity induce behavior that leads to lower economic growth....

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Do interest rates matter? Credit demand in the Dhaka slums

Dehejia, Rajeev; Montgomery, Heather; Morduch, Jonathan - In: Journal of Development Economics 97 (2012) 2, pp. 437-449

“Best practice” in microfinance holds that interest rates should be set at profit-making levels, based on the belief that even poor customers favor access to finance over low fees. Despite this core belief, little direct evidence exists on the price elasticity of credit demand in poor...

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Do giant oilfield discoveries fuel internal armed conflicts?

Lei, Yu-Hsiang; Michaels, Guy - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 139-157

We use new data to examine the effects of giant oilfield discoveries around the world since 1946. On average, these discoveries increase per capita oil production and oil exports by up to 50%. But these giant oilfield discoveries also have a dark side: they increase the incidence of internal...

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