Jessica Leight

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• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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• Increasing immunization compliance among schools and day care centers: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial (RePEc:bpd:articl:v:2:y:2019:i:2:jbpa.22.55)
  by Jessica Leight & Elana Safran
• The Gendered Effects of Globalization: Recent Evidence from Developing Countries (RePEc:bpj:globdv:v:14:y:2023:i:2:p:171-175:n:3)
  by Erten Bilge & Leight Jessica
• Long-Run Impacts of Land Regulation: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India (RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:10780)
  by Besley, Tim & Pande, Rohini & Rao, Vijayendra & Leight, Jessica
• Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability (RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:12575)
  by Pande, Rohini & Leight, Jessica & Foarta, Dana & Ralston, Laura
• The Regulation of Land Markets: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India (RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:8736)
  by Besley, Tim & Pande, Rohini & Rao, Vijayendra & Leight, Jessica
• Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability (RePEc:ecl:stabus:repec:ecl:stabus:3613)
  by Leight, Jessica & Foarta, Dana & Pande, Rohini & Ralston, Laura
• Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China (RePEc:eee:chieco:v:40:y:2016:i:c:p:207-227)
  by Leight, Jessica
• Long-run impacts of land regulation: Evidence from tenancy reform in India (RePEc:eee:deveco:v:118:y:2016:i:c:p:72-87)
  by Besley, Timothy & Leight, Jessica & Pande, Rohini & Rao, Vijayendra
• Can community service grants foster social and economic integration for youth? A randomized trial in Kazakhstan (RePEc:eee:deveco:v:153:y:2021:i:c:s0304387821000912)
  by Bhanot, Syon P. & Crost, Benjamin & Leight, Jessica & Mvukiyehe, Eric & Yedgenov, Bauyrzhan
• How light is too light touch: The effect of a short training-based intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso (RePEc:eee:deveco:v:155:y:2022:i:c:s030438782100136x)
  by Leight, Jessica & Awonon, Josué & Pedehombga, Abdoulaye & Ganaba, Rasmané & Gelli, Aulo
• Trade liberalization and local labor market adjustment in South Africa (RePEc:eee:inecon:v:118:y:2019:i:c:p:448-467)
  by Erten, Bilge & Leight, Jessica & Tregenna, Fiona
• The role of poultry transfers in diet diversity: A cluster randomized intent to treat analysis (RePEc:eee:jfpoli:v:107:y:2022:i:c:s0306919221001913)
  by Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Leight, Jessica & Mulford, Michael & Tambet, Heleene
• Comment on “The effect of migration policy on growth, structural change, and regional inequality in China”, by Hao, Sun, Tombe and Zhu (RePEc:eee:moneco:v:113:y:2020:i:c:p:135-137)
  by Leight, Jessica
• Value for money? Vote-buying and politician accountability (RePEc:eee:pubeco:v:190:y:2020:i:c:s0047272720300918)
  by Leight, Jessica & Foarta, Dana & Pande, Rohini & Ralston, Laura
• Like father, like son, like mother, like daughter: Intergenerational transmission of intrahousehold gender attitudes in Ethiopia (RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:142:y:2021:i:c:s0305750x20304873)
  by Leight, Jessica
• The regulation of land markets: evidence from tenancy reform in India (RePEc:ehl:lserod:58204)
  by Besley, Timothy & Pande, Rohini & Leight, Jessica & Rao, Vijayendra
• Long-run impacts of land regulation: evidence from tenancy reform in India (RePEc:ehl:lserod:65333)
  by Besley, Timothy & Leight, Jessica & Pande, Rohini & Rao, Vijayendra
• Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China (RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:12841)
  by Jessica Leight & Elaine M. Liu
• The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis (RePEc:fpr:cgiarp:149161)
  by Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Zafar, Sarim
• Baseline survey report of the Strengthen PSNP Institutions and Resilience phase II (SPIR II) resilience food security activity in Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:fprepo:136720)
  by Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hirvonen, Kalle & Leight, Jessica & Tambet, Heleene & Tesfaye, Haleluya
• Uneven recovery and a lingering food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic for rural safety net transfer recipients in Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifpric:9780896294226_18)
  by Gilligan, Daniel O. & Berhane, Guush & Hirvonen, Kalle & Kumar, Neha & Leight, Jessica
• The impact of an integrated value chain intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:1919)
  by Leight, Jessica & Awonon, Josue & Pedehombga, Abdoulaye & Ganaba, Rasmané & Martinez, Elena M. & Heckert, Jessica & Gelli, Aulo
• Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of a light-touch aspirations intervention in rural Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2070)
  by Leight, Jessica & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Mulford, Michael & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Tambet, Heleene
• Understanding the role of different program components of a nutrition sensitive intervention in mediating impact: Applying causal mediation analysis to experimental evidence from Burkina Faso (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2072)
  by Heckert, Jessica & Leight, Jessica & Awonon, Josué & Gelli, Aulo
• COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2075)
  by Chimbutane, Feliciano & Herrera-Almanza, Catalina & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Lauchande, Carlos & Leight, Jessica
• Using a list experiment to measure intimate partner violence: Cautionary evidence from Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2094)
  by Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Leight, Jessica & Tambet, Heleene
• Predictors of discordance and concordance in reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from a large sample of rural Ethiopian couples (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2103)
  by Leight, Jessica & Deyessa, Negussie & Sharma, Vandana
• Short-term and long-term effects of cash for work: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Tunisia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2184)
  by Leight, Jessica & Mvukiyehe, Eric
• Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2203)
  by Leight, Jessica & Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel & Hidrobo, Melissa & Mulford, Michael
• Do ultra-poor graduation programs build resilience against droughts? Evidence from rural Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2206)
  by Hirvonen, Kalle & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Leight, Jessica & Tambet, Heleene & Villa, Victor
• Including scalable nutrition interventions in a graduation model program: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2208)
  by Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel & Leight, Jessica & Mamo, Tigist & Mulford, Michael & Tambet, Heleene
• Men can cook: Effectiveness of a light-touch men’s engagement intervention to change attitudes and behaviors in rural Ethiopia (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2212)
  by Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Leight, Jessica & Mulford, Michael & Tambet, Heleene
• The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis (RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2262)
  by Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Zafar, Sarim
• Reducing violence against women and girls (RePEc:fpr:othbrf:1290143984)
  by Hidrobo, Melissa & Roy, Shalini & Leight, Jessica & Heckert, Jessica
• Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa: A randomized controlled trial: Evidence from the midline survey (RePEc:fpr:othbrf:140604)
  by Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Rakshit, Deboleena
• Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa, Somalia: Qualitative evidence around resilience in the context of flood shocks (RePEc:fpr:othbrf:141613)
  by Magan, Mohamed & Hassan, Hashi & Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Rakshit, Deboleena
• The relationship between household gender attitudes and women’s poultry production: Evidence from Burkina Faso (RePEc:fpr:prnote:1290143499)
  by Leight, Jessica & Martinez, Elena M. & Heckert, Jessica & Gelli, Aulo
• Primary schooling, human capital, and COVID-19: A multidimensional evaluation: Upcoming evidence from Mozambique (RePEc:fpr:prnote:134260)
  by Chimbutane, Feliciano & Herrera-Almanza, Catalina & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Lauchande, Carlos & Leight, Jessica
• Implementer-Led Evaluation and Learning (IMPEL) evaluation of SPIR II RFSA - Midline survey report (RePEc:fpr:resrep:144025)
  by Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hirvonen, Kalle & Leight, Jessica & Tesfaye, Haleluya
• The effects of poultry and unconditional cash transfers on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:1)
  by Leight, Jessica & Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel & Hidrobo, Melissa & Tambet, Heleene
• The effects of SPIR Interventions on nutrition and childcare: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:2)
  by Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Leight, Jessica & Tambet, Heleene
• Short-term evidence on wellbeing of rural Ethiopian households during the COVID-19 pandemic (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:4)
  by Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel & Hidrobo, Melissa & Leight, Jessica & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Tambet, Heleene
• Evidence on trends in wellbeing of rural Ethiopian households during the COVID-19 pandemic (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:5)
  by Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Leight, Jessica & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Tambet, Heleene
• Barriers to enrollment in secondary school in Ethiopia: A formative qualitative investigation: Evidence from SPIR II (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:6)
  by Leight, Jessica & Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Mulford, Michael & Nemera, Ayantu
• Barriers to adoption of optimal complementary feeding practices in Ethiopia: A formative qualitative investigation: Evidence from SPIR II (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:7)
  by Leight, Jessica & Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Mulford, Michael & Tadesse, Elazar
• PSNP and sustainable land management in Ethiopia: A formative qualitative investigation (RePEc:fpr:spirlb:8)
  by Tefera, Mulugeta & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Leight, Jessica & Tambet, Heleene
• Educational Responses to Migration-Augmented Export Shocks: Evidence from China (RePEc:gwi:wpaper:2021-14)
  by Yao Pan & Jessica Leight
• Maternal education, parental investment and non-cognitive characteristics in rural China (RePEc:hka:wpaper:2018-039)
  by Jessica E. Leight & Elaine Liu
• Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China (RePEc:iza:izadps:dp11607)
  by Leight, Jessica & Liu, Elaine M.
• The Effects of FDI Liberalization on Structural Transformation and Demographic Change: Evidence from China (RePEc:iza:izadps:dp16094)
  by Erten, Bilge & Leight, Jessica & Zhu, Lianming
• Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Skills in Rural China (RePEc:nbr:nberwo:22233)
  by Jessica Leight & Elaine M. Liu
• Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China (RePEc:nbr:nberwo:23039)
  by Tasso Adamopoulos & Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia
• Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability (RePEc:nbr:nberwo:24194)
  by Jessica Leight & Dana Foarta & Rohini Pande & Laura Ralston
• Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls (RePEc:nbr:nberwo:27513)
  by Eric V. Edmonds & Benjamin Feigenberg & Jessica Leight
• The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis (RePEc:osf:osfxxx:dnc2r)
  by Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Zafar, Sarim
• The Impact of Positive Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households (RePEc:oup:wbecrv:v:34:y:2020:i:1:p:210-231.)
  by Jessica Leight
• Effectiveness of a culturally appropriate intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV transmission among men, women, and couples in rural Ethiopia: Findings from a cluster-randomized con (RePEc:plo:pmed00:1003274)
  by Vandana Sharma & Jessica Leight & Fabio Verani & Samuel Tewolde & Negussie Deyessa
• Short-term effects of the COVID-19 state of emergency on contraceptive access and utilization in Mozambique (RePEc:plo:pone00:0249195)
  by Jessica Leight & Catherine Hensly & Marcos Chissano & Liza Ali
• Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China (RePEc:red:sed017:404)
  by Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia & Tasso Adamopoulos
• The impact of an integrated value chain intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso: evidence from a randomized controlled trial (RePEc:taf:jdevef:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:108-124)
  by Jessica Leight & Josué Awonon & Abdoulaye Pedehombga & Rasmané Ganaba & Elena Martinez & Jessica Heckert & Aulo Gelli
• Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia (RePEc:taf:jdevef:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:485-498)
  by Jessica Leight & Daniel O. Gilligan & Michael Mulford & Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse & Heleene Tambet
• Community Health Educators and Maternal Health: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria (RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:59:y:2023:i:1:p:73-93)
  by Martina Björkman Nyqvist & Jessica Leight & Vandana Sharma
• Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China (RePEc:tor:tecipa:tecipa-574)
  by Tasso Adamopoulos & Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia
• Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China (RePEc:tor:tecipa:tecipa-593)
  by Tasso Adamopoulos & Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia
• Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China (RePEc:tor:tecipa:tecipa-651)
  by Tasso Adamopoulos & Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia
• Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China (RePEc:tor:tecipa:tecipa-707)
  by Tasso Adamopoulos & Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia
• Exporting Out of Agriculture: The Impact of WTO Accession on Structural Transformation in China (RePEc:tpr:restat:v:103:y:2021:i:2:p:364-380)
  by Bilge Erten & Jessica Leight
• Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls (RePEc:tpr:restat:v:105:y:2023:i:4:p:852-866)
  by Eric Edmonds & Ben Feigenberg & Jessica Leight
• Sibling Rivalry: Endowment and Intrahousehold Allocation in Gansu Province, China (RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/690647)
  by Jessica Leight
• Maternal Education, Parental Investment, and Noncognitive Characteristics in Rural China (RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/702994)
  by Jessica Leight & Elaine M. Liu
• The impact of positive agricultural income shocks on rural Chinese households (RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:8434)
  by Leight,Jessica Ellen
• Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China (RePEc:wil:wileco:2013-08)
  by Jessica Leight
• Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-cognitive Characteristics in Rural China (RePEc:wil:wileco:2016-05)
  by Jessica Leight & Elaine M. Liu
• Grain into Gold? The Impact of Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households (RePEc:wil:wileco:2016-13)
  by Jessica Leight
• The Impact of Early Childhood Rainfall Shocks on the Evolution of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills (RePEc:wil:wileco:2016-14)
  by Jessica Leight & Paul Glewwe & Albert Park
• Value for Money? Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability in the Laboratory (RePEc:wil:wileco:2016-15)
  by Jessica Leight & Rohini Pande & Laura Ralston
• Misallocation, Selection, and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis With Panel Data From China (RePEc:wly:emetrp:v:90:y:2022:i:3:p:1261-1282)
  by Tasso Adamopoulos & Loren Brandt & Jessica Leight & Diego Restuccia
• Framing Flexible Spending Accounts: A Large‐Scale Field Experiment on Communicating the Return on Medical Savings Accounts (RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:29:y:2020:i:2:p:195-208)
  by Jessica Leight & Nicholas Wilson