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World Bank Group → Human Development Network Social Protection & Labor (HDNSP) Unit

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Working papers

2020

  1. Plamen Nikolov & Matthew Bonci, 2020, "Do Public Program Benefits Crowd Out Private Transfers in Developing Countries? A Critical Review of Recent Evidence," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.00737, Jun, revised Jun 2020.
  2. Plamen Nikolov & Nusrat Jimi, 2020, "The Importance of Cognitive Domains and the Returns to Schooling in South Africa: Evidence from Two Labor Surveys," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.00739, Jun, revised Jun 2020.
  3. Plamen Nikolov & Alan Adelman, 2020, "Do Private Household Transfers to the Elderly Respond to Public Pension Benefits? Evidence from Rural China," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.01185, Jun, revised Jun 2020.
  4. Maoliang Ye & Jie Zheng & Plamen Nikolov & Sam Asher, 2020, "One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.01386, Jun.
  5. Plamen Nikolov, 2020, "Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from an Experiment in Tanzania," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.02143, Jun, revised Jun 2020.
  6. Plamen Nikolov & Alan Adelman, 2020, "Short-Run Health Consequences of Retirement and Pension Benefits: Evidence from China," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.02900, Jun.
  7. Nusrat Abedin Jimi & Plamen Nikolov & Mohammad Abdul Malek & Subal Kumbhakar, 2020, "The Effects of Access to Credit on Productivity Among Microenterprises: Separating Technological Changes from Changes in Technical Efficiency," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.03650, Jun.
  8. Plamen Nikolov & Nusrat Jimi, 2020, "What Factors Drive Individual Misperceptions of the Returns to Schooling in Tanzania? Some Lessons for Education Policy," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.03723, Jun.
  9. S. Chakravarty & M. Lundberg & P. Nikolov & J. Zenker, 2020, "Vocational Training Programs and Youth Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Nepal," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2006.13036, Jun.
  10. Plamen Nikolov & Md Shahadath Hossain, 2020, "Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline in Late Adulthood? Evidence from Rural China," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2007.05884, Jul, revised Dec 2022.
  11. Plamen Nikolov & Hongjian Wang & Kevin Acker, 2020, "The Wage Premium of Communist Party Membership: Evidence from China," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2007.13549, Jul.
  12. Plamen Nikolov & Andreas Pape & Ozlem Tonguc & Charlotte Williams, 2020, "Predictors of Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing Behavior: Panel Survey in Seven U.S. States," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2009.13103, Sep.
  13. Nikolov, Plamen & Bonci, Matthew, 2020, "Do Public Program Benefits Crowd Out Private Transfers in Developing Countries? An Overview of Evidence from Social Protection Policies," IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 154, Apr.

2019

  1. Mohammad Abdul Malek & Nusrat Abedin Jimi & Subal Kumbhakar & Plamen Nikolov, 2019, "The Effects of Access to Credit on Productivity: Separating Technological Changes from Changes in Technical Efficiency," Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website, number 00709.
  2. Nikolov, Plamen & Adelman, Alan, 2019, "Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Rural China," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 12524, Aug.
  3. Nikolov, Plamen & Pasimeni, Paolo, 2019, "Fiscal Stabilization in the United States: Lessons for Monetary Unions," BoF Economics Review, Bank of Finland, number 6/2019.

2018

  1. Pascale Schnitzer & UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2018, "How to Target Households in Adaptive Social Protection Systems? Evidence from Humanitarian and Development Approaches in Niger," Papers, Innocenti Working Papers, number inwopa964.
  2. Premand,Patrick & Schnitzer,Pascale, 2018, "Efficiency, legitimacy and impacts of targeting methods : evidence from an experiment in Niger," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 8412, Apr.

2017

  1. Yoonyoung Cho & Thomas Farole & Laurent Bossavie & Reyes Aterido, 2017, "Bangladesh Jobs Diagnostic," World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group, number 28498, Oct.
  2. Shubha Chakravarty & Mattias Lundberg & Plamen Nikolov & Juliane Zenker, 2017, "The Value of Skill Training Programs for Self-Employment, Entrepreneurship and Non-Cognitive Traits. Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design," Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers, Courant Research Centre PEG, number 238, Sep.

2016

  1. Jimi, Nusrat A & Kumbhakar, Subal & Nikolov, Plamen V & Malek, Mohammad Abdul, 2016, "Does Credit Access Improve Firm Output? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladesh," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 236230, May, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.236230.
  2. Chakravarty,Shubha & Lundberg,Mattias K. A. & Nikolov, Plamen V. & Zenker,Juliane & Chakravarty,Shubha & Lundberg,Mattias K. A. & Zenker,Juliane & Nikolov, Plamen V., 2016, "The role of training programs for youth employment in Nepal : impact evaluation report on the employment fund," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 7656, Apr.

2015

  1. Cho, Yoonyoung. & Kalomba, Davie. & Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq. & Orozco, Víctor., 2015, "Differences in the effects of vocational training on men and women : constraints on women and drop-out behaviour," ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization, number 994874103402676.

2014

  1. Cho, Yoonyoung & Tien, Bienvenue N., 2014, "Sub-Saharan Africa's recent growth spurt : an analysis of the sources of growth," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 6862, May.

2013

  1. Betty M. Alvarado, 2013, "Peru: intercultural bilingual education program for better performance in schools the case of the indigenous children of the Amazon," Working Papers, Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico, number 13-13, Mar.
  2. Betty M. Alvarado & Graciela Muñiz, 2013, "Evaluación de la gestión escolar y tipo de escuelas en el Perú : una aplicación de costo efectividad," Working Papers, Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico, number 13-12, Nov.
  3. Cho, Yoon Y. & Honorati, Maddalena, 2013, "Entrepreneurship Programs in Developing Countries: A Meta Regression Analysis," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 7333, Apr.
  4. Cho, Yoon Y. & Kalomba, Davie & Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq & Orozco, Victor, 2013, "Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 7408, May.

2012

  1. Cho, Yoonyoung & Margolis, David N. & Robalino, David A., 2012, "Labor markets in low and middle income countries : trends and implications for social protection and labor policies," The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series, The World Bank, number 67613, Mar.
  2. World Bank, 2012, "Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region," World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group, number 13248.

2011

  1. Cho, Yoon Y. & Newhouse, David, 2011, "How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 5681, Apr.
  2. Cho, Yoonyoung, 2011, "Informality and protection from health shocks : lessons from Yemen," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 5746, Aug.
  3. Holzmann, Robert & Pouget, Yann & Vodopivec, Milan & Weber, Michael, 2011, "Severance Pay Programs around the World: History, Rationale, Status, and Reforms," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 5731, May.

2009

  1. Nikolov, Plamen, 2009, "The AIDS Epidemic and Its Economic Roots," Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics, number 10988621.
  2. Asher, Sam & Casaburi, Lorenzo & Nikolov, Plamen & Ye, Maoliang, 2009, "One Step at a Time: Do Threshold Patterns Matter in Public Good Provision?," Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, number 2009-5.

2008

  1. Betty Alvarado & Eduardo Morón, 2008, "The route of expenditures and decision making in the Health Sector in Peru," Working Papers, Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico, number 08-10, Jan.
  2. Betty Alvarado & Eduardo Morón, 2008, "Perú, hacia un presupuesto por resultados: afianzando la transparencia y rendición de cuentas," Working Papers, Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico, number 08-11, Jan.
  3. Cho, Yoonyoung, 2008, "An Evaluation of A Pronatal Subsidy Program in Korea: A Quasi-Experimental Approach," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 25958.
  4. Ye, Maoliang & Nikolov, Plamen & Casaburi, Lorenzo & Asher, Sam, 2008, "Do threshold patterns matter in public good provision?," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 12029, Dec.

2007

  1. Nikolov, Plamen, 2007, "Justice and Allocation in International Health Aid," Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics, number 11009152.

2006

  1. Cho, Yoonyoung, 2006, "An Analysis of Women's Fertility and Labor Supply: Implications for Family Policies," Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 290, Dec.

2005

  1. Wolfe, Barbara L. & Kaplan, Thomas & Haveman, Robert & Cho, Yoon Y., 2005, "Extending Health Care Coverage to the Low-Income Population: The Influence of the Wisconsin BadgerCare Program on Labor Market Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 1546, Mar.

2004

  1. John Tapogna & Karen Gardiner & Burt Barnow & Plamen Nikolov & Mike Fishman, 2004, "Study of State Demographic, Economic, and Programmatic Variables and Their Impact on the Performance-Based Child Support Incentive System," Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 0406001, Jun.
  2. Richard Toikka & Thomas Gais & Plamen V Nikolov & Patricia Billen, 2004, "Spending On Social Welfare Programs In Rich And Poor States," Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 0410006, Oct.

2003

  1. Tim Dall & Plamen Nikolov & Paul Hogan, 2003, "Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2002," HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 0306001, Jun.
  2. Plamen Nikolov & Karen Gardiner & Mike Fishman, 2003, "State Policies to promote marriage," HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 0306003, Jun.

Journal articles

2024

  1. Yoonyoung Cho, 2024, "Entrepreneurship for the poor in developing countries," World of Labour, LISER, pages 167-167, April.

2020

  1. Plamen Nikolov & Hongjian Wang & Kevin Acker, 2020, "Wage premium of Communist Party membership: Evidence from China," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, volume 25, issue 3, pages 309-338, August, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0106.12318.
  2. Nikolov, Plamen & Jimi, Nusrat & Chang, Jerray, 2020, "The Importance of Cognitive Domains and the Returns to Schooling in South Africa: Evidence from Two Labor Surveys," Labour Economics, Elsevier, volume 65, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101849.
  3. Nikolov, Plamen & Bonci, Matthew, 2020, "Do public program benefits crowd out private transfers in developing countries? A critical review of recent evidence," World Development, Elsevier, volume 134, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104967.
  4. Maoliang Ye & Jie Zheng & Plamen Nikolov & Sam Asher, 2020, "One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?," Management Science, INFORMS, volume 66, issue 1, pages 113-129, January, DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3210.

2019

  1. Chakravarty, Shubha & Lundberg, Mattias & Nikolov, Plamen & Zenker, Juliane, 2019, "Vocational training programs and youth labor market outcomes: Evidence from Nepal," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 136, issue C, pages 71-110, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.09.002.
  2. Nikolov, Plamen & Adelman, Alan, 2019, "Do private household transfers to the elderly respond to public pension benefits? Evidence from rural China," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, volume 14, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100204.
  3. Nusrat Abedin Jimi & Plamen V. Nikolov & Mohammad Abdul Malek & Subal Kumbhakar, 2019, "The effects of access to credit on productivity: separating technological changes from changes in technical efficiency," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, volume 52, issue 1, pages 37-55, December, DOI: 10.1007/s11123-019-00555-8.
  4. Pascale Schnitzer, 2019, "How to Target Households in Adaptive Social Protection Systems? Evidence from Humanitarian and Development Approaches in Niger," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 55, issue S1, pages 75-90, December, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2019.1687877.

2018

  1. Nikolov Plamen & Adelman Alan, 2018, "Short-Run Health Consequences of Retirement and Pension Benefits: Evidence from China," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 21, issue 2, pages 1-27, December, DOI: 10.1515/fhep-2017-0031.
  2. Plamen Nikolov, 2018, "Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from An Experiment in Tanzania," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, volume 38, issue 2, pages 1124-1137.
  3. Plamen Nikolov & Nusrat Jimi, 2018, "What factors drive individual misperceptions of the returns to schooling in Tanzania? Some lessons for education policy," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 50, issue 44, pages 4705-4723, September, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1466991.

2016

  1. Yoonyoung Cho & David Robalino & Samantha Watson, 2016, "Supporting self-employment and small-scale entrepreneurship: potential programs to improve livelihoods for vulnerable workers," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), volume 5, issue 1, pages 1-26, December, DOI: 10.1186/s40173-016-0060-2.

2014

  1. Cho, Yoonyoung & Honorati, Maddalena, 2014, "Entrepreneurship programs in developing countries: A meta regression analysis," Labour Economics, Elsevier, volume 28, issue C, pages 110-130, DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2014.03.011.

2013

  1. Cho, Yoonyoung & Newhouse, David, 2013, "How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries," World Development, Elsevier, volume 41, issue C, pages 31-50, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.06.003.

2008

  1. Betty M. Alvarado Pérez, 2008, "Costos de transacción generados en el proceso presupuestario en el Perú," Apuntes. Revista de ciencias sociales, Fondo Editorial, Universidad del Pacífico, volume 35, issue 63, pages 5-25.

2006

  1. Wolfe, Barbara & Kaplan, Thomas & Haveman, Robert & Cho, Yoonyoung, 2006, "SCHIP expansion and parental coverage: An evaluation of Wisconsin's BadgerCare," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 25, issue 6, pages 1170-1192, November.

Chapters

2012

  1. Betty Alvarado & Graciela Muñiz, 2012, "Dos miradas a la inequidad en el sector educación," Chapters of Books, Fondo Editorial, Universidad del Pacífico, chapter 3, in: Roger Díaz & Eduardo Morón & Janice Seinfeld, "Gasto en la mira: Evaluando el Gasto Público".

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