IZA Discussion Papers

updated version published online as 'The Road to Crime: An Unintended Consequence of the Interstate Highway System' in: Economic Journal, 23 July 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15555

Proxying Economic Activity with Daytime Satellite Imagery: Filling Data Gaps across Time and Space

Patrick Lehnert, Michael Niederberger, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Eric Bettinger

published in: Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Nexus , 2023, 2 (4), pgad099

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15207

Relationship between the Real Estate Sector and the Stock Market in Chinese Provinces

Zeyu Di, Almas Heshmati, Sijia Liu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15160

Firms and Labor in Times of Violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War

Hale Utar

published online in: World Bank Economic Review, 11 September 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15123

Place-Based Policies and Agglomeration Economies: Firm-Level Evidence from Special Economic Zones in India

Holger Görg, Alina Mulyukova

published in: European Economic Review, 2024, 165, 104752

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15059

Living in Rural Areas and Self-Employment

Ignacio Belloc, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14900

Green Infrastructure and Air Pollution: Evidence from Highways Connecting Two Megacities in China

Bo Yu, Trang Tran, Wang-Sheng Lee

published in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023, 122, 102884

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14735

Does Education Really Cause Domestic Violence? Revisiting the Turkish Data

Pelin Akyol, Murat Güray Kirdar

published as 'Compulsory Schooling Reform and Intimate Partner Violence in Turkey' in: European Economic Review, 2022, 150, 104313.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14522

Measuring Performance: Ranking State Success over Two Decades in India

Farzana Afridi, Amrita Dhillon, Arka Roy Chaudhuri, Saattvic

published in: Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, 83, 101550

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14444

Capital Fundamentalism and Structural Transformation

Achmad Tohari, Christopher Parsons, Anu Rammohan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14263

Out of Communal Land: Clientelism through Delegation of Agricultural Tenancy Contracts

Takashi Kurosaki, Saumik Paul, Firman Witoelar

published as 'In pursuit of power: Land tenancy contracts and local political business cycles in Indonesia' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 227, 106764

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13969

Migration Shocks and Housing: Short-Run Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan

Ibrahim Alhawarin, Ragui Assaad, Ahmed Elsayed

published in: Journal of Housing Economics, 2021, 53, 101761

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13795

Expressway to Power: Infrastructure Projects and Political Support

Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Dozie Okoye, Belgi Turan

revised version published as 'Expressway to Votes: Infrastructure Projects and Voter Persuasion' in: Economic Journal, 2024, 134 (657), 48-94.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13422

Foreign Direct Investment and Knowledge Diffusion in Poor Locations

Girum Abebe, Margaret McMillan, Michel Serafinelli

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, 102926

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12824

Connecting Disadvantaged Communities to Work and Higher Education Opportunities: Evidence from Public Transportation Penetration to Arab Towns in Israel

Aamer Abu-Qarn, Shirlee Lichtman-Sadot

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12578

Working from Home and Commuting: Heterogeneity over Time, Space, and Occupations

Duco de Vos, Maarten van Ham, Evert J. Meijers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12539

How Do Parents Respond to Regulation of Sugary Drinks in Child Care? Evidence from California

Jiafei Hu, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Haishan Yuan

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, 672-687

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11957

Institutions, Attitudes and LGBT: Evidence from the Gold Rush

Abel Brodeur, Joanne Haddad

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 187, 92-110

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11883

Inequality, Reordering and Divergent Growth: Processes of Neighbourhood Change in Dutch Cities

Tal Modai-Snir, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11812

Urban Transport Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Patricia Yanez-Pagans, Daniel Martinez, Oscar A. Mitnik, Lynn Scholl, Antonia Vazquez

revised version published in: Latin American Economic Review, 2019, 28, 5 (2019)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11749

Infrastructure Grants and the Performance of Microenterprises

Ritam Chaurey, Duong Trung Le

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11726

The Impact of the Announcement of Temporary Building Sites for Refugees on House Prices in Gothenburg

Josef Kjellander, Viktor Nilsson, Aico van Vuuren

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11636

Labor Demand Shocks and Housing Prices across the US: Does One Size Fit All?

Michael J. Osei, John V. Winters

published in: Economic Development Quarterly, 2019, 33(3), 212-219

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11243

Short- and Long-Run Impacts of Rural Electrification: Evidence from the Historical Rollout of the U.S. Power Grid

Joshua Lewis, Edson Severnini

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 143, 102412

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11219

The Roles of Increasing Inequality and Divergent Urban Development in Understanding Spatial Polarization in Tel-Aviv

Tal Modai-Snir, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11195

Cities and Entrepreneurs over Time: Like a Horse and Carriage?

Wim Naudé

revised version published as 'Urbanisation and Entrepreneurship in Development: Like a Horse and Carriage? 'in: Dastbaz,M., Naudé, W. and Manoochehri, J. (eds.), Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability, Springer, 2018, 29 - 47

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11076

Income Increase and Moving to a Better Neighbourhood: An Enquiry into Ethnic Differences in Finland

Maria Vaalavuo, Maarten van Ham, Timo M. Kauppinen

published in: European Sociological Review, 2019, 35 (4), 538 - 551

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11036

Planning Ahead for Better Neighborhoods: Long Run Evidence from Tanzania

Guy Michaels, Dzhamilya Nigmatulina, Ferdinand Rauch, Tanner Regan, Neeraj Baruah, Amanda Dahlstrand

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11008

Spatial Differences in Stunting and Household Agricultural Production in South Africa: (Re-)Examining the Links Using National Panel Survey Data

Steffen Otterbach, Michael Rogan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10980

Inequalities and Segregation across the Long-Term Economic Cycle: An Analysis of South and North European Cities

Tiit Tammaru, Szymon Marcińczak, Raivo Aunap, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10697

The Effects of Physical Restructuring on the Socioeconomic Status of Neighborhoods: Selective Migration and Upgrading

Merle Zwiers, Maarten van Ham, Reinout Kleinhans

published in: Urban Studies, 2019, 56 (8), 1647 - 1663

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10696

The Temporal Stability of Children's Neighborhood Experiences: A Follow-up from Birth to Age 15

Tom Kleinepier, Maarten van Ham

published in: Demographic Research, 2017, 36, 1813 - 1826

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10695

Structural and Exchange Components in Processes of Neighbourhood Change: A Social Mobility Approach

Tal Modai-Snir, Maarten van Ham

published in: Applied spatial analysis and policy, 2019, 12 (2), 423 - 443

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10693

The City as a Self-Help Book: The Psychology of Urban Promises

Rodrigo V. Cardoso, Evert J. Meijers, Maarten van Ham, Martijn J. Burger, Duco de Vos

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10692

Cities, Towns, and Poverty: Migration Equilibrium and Income Distribution in a Todaro-type Model with Multiple Destinations

Luc Christiaensen, Joachim De Weerdt, Ravi Kanbur

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10686

War, Migration and the Origins of the Thai Sex Industry

Abel Brodeur, Warn N. Lekfuangfu, Yanos Zylberberg

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, 16 (5), 1540-1576

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10637

Secondary Towns and Poverty Reduction: Refocusing the Urbanization Agenda

Luc Christiaensen, Ravi Kanbur

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10515

Ambivalence in Place Attachment: The Lived Experiences of Residents in Declining Neighbourhoods Facing Demolition in Shenyang, China

Xin Li, Reinout Kleinhans, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10216

Trajectories of Neighborhood Change: Spatial Patterns of Increasing Ethnic Diversity

Merle Zwiers, Maarten van Ham, David Manley

published in: Population, Space and Place, 2018, 24 (2), e2094

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10141

Neoliberalization and the Changing Roles of Stakeholders in State-Led Shantytown Redevelopment in Shenyang City, China

Xin Li, Reinout Kleinhans, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10140

Understanding the Experiences of Relocatees During Forced Relocation in Chinese Urban Restructuring

Xin Li, Maarten van Ham, Reinout Kleinhans

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10122

Health Insurance and Child Health: Evidence from Mexico

Gabriella Conti, Rita Ginja

published as 'Who Benefits From Free Health Insurance: Evidence from Mexico' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58 (1), 146-182

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10113

Migration and Urbanisation in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Jan David Bakker, Christopher Parsons, Ferdinand Rauch

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34 (2), 509 - 532

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9603

Socio-Economic Segregation in European Capital Cities: Increasing Separation between Poor and Rich

Sako Musterd, Szymon Marcińczak, Maarten van Ham, Tiit Tammaru

published in: Urban Geography, 2017, 38 (7), 1062-1083

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9283

Short-term Migration and Intergenerational Persistence of Industry in Rural India

Tushar Kanti Nandi, Saibal Kar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9101

Human Capital Persistence and Development

Rudi Rocha, Claudio Ferraz, Rodrigo R. Soares

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9 (4), 105-136

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8923

Migration Externalities in Chinese Cities

Pierre-Philippe Combes, Sylvie Démurger, Shi Li

published in: European Economic Review, 2015, 76, 152-167

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8882

Divided Cities: Increasing Socio-Spatial Polarization within Large Cities in the Netherlands

Merle Zwiers, Reinout Kleinhans, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8749

Neighborhood Decline and the Economic Crisis

Merle Zwiers, Gideon Bolt, Maarten van Ham, Ronald van Kempen

published in: Urban Geography, 2016, 37 (5), 665 - 584

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8660

Ageing in a Long-term Regeneration Neighbourhood: A Disruptive Experience or Successful Ageing in Place?

Reinout Kleinhans, Lex Veldboer, Sylvia Jansen, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8594

A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda

Michael Grimm, Anicet Munyehirwe, Jörg Peters, Maximiliane Sievert

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31 (3): 631–649.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8451

Money Can't Buy Love But Can It Buy Peace? Evidence from the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation

Tilman Brück, Neil T.N. Ferguson

published as 'Money Can't Buy Love but Can It Buy Peace? Evidence from PEACE II' in: Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2020, 37 (5), 536-558

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8146

Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence from Indonesia

Michael Grimm, Robert Sparrow, Luca Tasciotti

published in: Demography, 2015, 52 (5), 1773-1796,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7969

Tariffs, Social Status, and Gender in India

S Anukriti, Todd J. Kumler

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67 (3), 687-724

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7162

Analysis of the Determinants of Income and Income Gap between Urban and Rural China

Biwei Su, Almas Heshmati

published in: China Economic Policy Review, 2013, 2(1), 1-29.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6195

Impacts of Rural Electrification in Rwanda

Gunther Bensch, Jochen Kluve, Jörg Peters

revised version published in: Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3 (4), 567-588

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5526

Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Malaria Exposure on Education and Health: Evidence from Colonial Taiwan

Simon Chang, Belton M. Fleisher, Seonghoon Kim, Shi-yung Liu

published in: Econmic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 62 (3), 519-36.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5312

Search, Migration, and Urban Land Use: The Case of Transportation Policies

Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96 (2), 174 - 187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5286

Fiscal Decentralization and Development: How Crucial is Local Politics?

Sarmistha Pal, Jaideep Roy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4987

Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006

Huong Thu Le, Alison L. Booth

revised version published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2014, 60 (4), 862–886

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4784

Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth: The Case of Chinese Provinces

Almas Heshmati, Subal C. Kumbhakar

published in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2011, 78 (4), 575-590

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4579

Human Capital Spillovers, Productivity and Regional Convergence in Spain

Raul Ramos, Jordi Surinach, Manuel Artís

published in: Papers in Regional Science, 2010, 89 (2), 435-447

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4522

The Effect of Migration on Income Growth and Convergence: Meta-Analytic Evidence

Ceren Ozgen, Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot

published in: Papers in Regional Science, 2010, 89 (3), 537-561

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4453

Regional Economic Growth and Human Capital: The Role of Overeducation

Raul Ramos, Jordi Surinach, Manuel Artís

published in: Regional Studies, 2012, 46 (10), 1389-1400

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3659

Urban-Rural Consumption Inequality in China from 1988 to 2002: Evidence from Quantile Regression Decomposition

Zhaopeng (Frank) Qu, Zhong Zhao

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3576

Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China

Belton M. Fleisher, Haizheng Li, Min Qiang Zhao

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92(2), 215-231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3531

School Attendance of Children and the Work of Mothers: A Joint Multilevel Model for India

Francesca Francavilla, Gianna Claudia Giannelli, Leonardo Grilli

published in: World Development, 2012, 33, 143 - 172

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3180

Industry Churning and the Evolution of Cities: Evidence for Germany

Sebastian Findeisen, Jens Suedekum

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64 (2), 326-339

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3099

The Relation between Child Labour and Mothers' Work: The Case of India

Francesca Francavilla, Gianna Claudia Giannelli

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2010, 31 (2), 232 - 257

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3082

Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes across Geopolitical Regions in Nigeria: Fact or Fantasy?

Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere

published in: Journal of African Development, 2008, 10 (1), 11-31

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3047

Vertical Industry Relations, Spillovers and Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Plants

Ricardo A. López, Jens Suedekum

published in: Journal of Regional Science, 2009, 49 (4), 721-747

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2762

Do Family Planning Programmes Help Women's Employment? The Case of Indian Mothers

Gianna Claudia Giannelli, Francesca Francavilla

published in: Journal of Asian Economics, 2011, 22 (5), 412 - 426

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2703

Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China

Belton M. Fleisher, Haizheng Li, Min Qiang Zhao

substantially revised version published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92(2), 215-231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2452

The Babeldaob Road: The Impact of Road Construction on Rural Labor Force Outcomes in the Republic of Palau

Randall K. Q. Akee

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2133

Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth for Chinese Provinces: A Panel Data Analysis

Alice Shiu, Almas Heshmati

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