Journal of Development Economics
Overview
The Journal of Development Economics is a leading scholarly publication that focuses on the economic aspects of development and growth in developing countries. It covers a wide range of topics including poverty, inequality, education, health, agriculture, trade, finance, and governance. The journal publishes rigorous research articles that contribute to the understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by developing economies, providing valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in the field of development economics.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Dev Econ
Start
1974
End
Continuing
Frequency
6 no. a year in 2 vol., 1991-
p-ISSN
0304-3878
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1068
171
SJR / Ranks: 406
3737
CiteScore / Ranks: 2894
7.00
Recent Articles
1.
Hoy C
J Dev Econ
. 2025 Jan;
172:103398.
PMID: 39744017
This paper examines how the progressivity of taxes and government transfers impacts tax morale through a randomized survey experiment with over 30,000 respondents across eight developing countries. Respondents increased (decreased)...
2.
Baul T, Karlan D, Toyama K, Vasilaky K
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Dec;
169:103267.
PMID: 39669541
Providing agricultural advice at scale poses operational challenges. Technology may help if repeating content reinforces learning for recipients and thus improves adoption, but risks reducing efficacy given limited customization and...
3.
Cameron L, Gertler P, Shah M, Alzua M, Martinez S, Patil S
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Nov;
159:102990.
PMID: 39583182
We examine the impacts of a sanitation program designed to eliminate open defecation in at-scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India, Indonesia, Mali, and Tanzania. The programs - all...
4.
Yang D, Allen 4th J, Mahumane A, Riddell 4th J, Yu H
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Oct;
160.
PMID: 39421147
Using randomized methodologies, we study a common community HIV/AIDS program that seeks to promote HIV testing by improving knowledge and reducing stigmatizing attitudes. Contrary to expectations, the program has a...
5.
Augsburg B, Foster A, Johnson T, Lipscomb M
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Oct;
171:103316.
PMID: 39355124
Sanitation is a public good, the responsibility for which is shared between households and the government. Interventions in the sector, therefore, must be designed with an eye toward reducing crowd...
6.
Berkhout E, Pradhan M, Rahmawati , Suryadarma D, Swarnata A
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Sep;
170:103307.
PMID: 39220687
Cheating reduces the signaling value of examinations. It also shifts the focus of teachers and students away from learning. Combating widespread cheating is difficult as students, teachers, and bureaucrats all...
7.
Wossen T, Spielman D, Alene A, Abdoulaye T
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Mar;
167:103242.
PMID: 38434593
This paper measures the effect of seed quality misperceptions on bidding behavior and demand for high-quality seed using an information-provision experiment within an incentive-compatible Vickery Second Price (SPA) auction mechanism...
8.
Anderson E, Lybbert T, Shenoy A, Singh R, Stein D
J Dev Econ
. 2024 Jan;
166:103199.
PMID: 38164439
Ubiquitous mobile phone ownership makes phone surveying an attractive method of low-cost data collection. We explore differences between in-person and phone survey measures of agricultural production collected for an impact...
9.
Alfonsi L, Bauer M, Chytilova J, Miguel E
J Dev Econ
. 2023 Dec;
167.
PMID: 38131098
We study how human capital and economic conditions causally affect the choice of religious denomination. We utilize a longitudinal dataset monitoring the religious history of more than 5,000 Kenyans over...
10.
Field E, Pande R, Rigol N, Schaner S, Stacy E, Moore C
J Dev Econ
. 2023 Sep;
164:103105.
PMID: 37664188
Time use data facilitate understanding of labor supply, especially for women who often undertake unpaid care and home production. Although assisted diary-based time use surveys are suitable for low-literacy populations,...