OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Development Economics is 31. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Using technology to prevent fraud in high stakes national school examinations: Evidence from Indonesia	231
Shortening the path to productive investment: Evidence from input fairs and cash transfers in Malawi	228
Is the glass half full or half empty? Examining the impact of Swatch Bharat interventions on sanitation and hygiene in rural Punjab, India	202
Economic development and known natural resource endowment: Discovery rate differentials of oil	189
Reconciling the conflicting narratives on poverty in China	96
Discrimination against migrants and its determinants: Evidence from a Multi-Purpose Field Experiment in the Housing Rental Market	94
Latin American pride: Labor market outcomes of sexual minorities in Brazil	82
Editorial Board	63
Assessors influence results: Evidence on enumerator effects and educational impact evaluations	57
Attenuating measurement errors in agricultural productivity analysis by combining objective and self-reported survey data	55
Editorial Board	47
Transnational terrorism and the internet	47
Editorial Board	45
Editorial Board	45
Lost in transition? The persistence of dictatorship mayors	43
Say it like Goethe: Language learning facilities abroad and the self-selection of immigrants	42
Heterogenous teacher effects of two incentive schemes: Evidence from a low-income country	41
Poverty and perseverance: The detrimental effect of poverty on effort provision	41
Public sentiment in times of terror	41
Editorial Board	41
Aspirations and financial decisions: Experimental evidence from the Philippines	41
Circle of fortune: The long-term impact of Western customs institution in China	38
How should the government bring small firms into the formal system? Experimental evidence from Malawi	37
Lucky women in unlucky cohorts	37
Marriage markets and the rise of dowry in India	35

Long Live friendship? The long-term impact of Soviet aid on Sino-Russian trade	33
Trust, violence, and coca	32
Income inequality under colonial rule. Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920–1960	31
Asset transfers and anti-poverty programs: Experimental evidence from Tanzania	31
Measuring honesty and explaining adulteration in naturally occurring markets	31
Economic shocks and infant health: Evidence from a trade reform in Brazil	31