All Research Papers Published In World Development

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10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107300

The dual role of small-scale fisheries on food security and poverty eradication in Vietnam: A latent profile analysis

Apr 01, 2026
World Development
Quach Thi Khanh Ngoc + 2 more +2

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107313

On social inequality, financial inclusion, and poverty at the bottom of the pyramid: Is financial equity enough?

Apr 01, 2026
World Development
Charles B Herron + 4 more +4

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107285

Does free maternity care improve uptake and save lives? Quasi-experimental evidence from Kenya

Apr 01, 2026
World Development
Roxanne Kovacs

Many assume that user-fees deter healthcare-seeking in low- and middle-income countries and are therefore partially responsible for high mortality rates. This paper estimates the causal effect of a national user-fee removal programme in Kenya on healthcare seeking and mortality, using a difference-in-differences design exploiting variation in treatment intensity across local communities. Results indicate a small increase in the uptake of antenatal care but no average effects on facility delivery, mortality or the quality of healthcare. Several potential mechanisms are examined and findings suggest heterogeneous treatment effects based on the physical accessibility of care as well as community-level preferences regarding household decision-making. • Many assume that user-fees deter healthcare-seeking in low and middle-income countries. • The paper estimates the causal effect of a national user-fee removal program in Kenya on healthcare seeking and mortality. • I employ a difference-in-differences design exploiting variation in treatment intensity across local communities. • Results indicate a small increase in uptake of antenatal care. • No average effects on facility delivery, mortality or healthcare quality are detected.

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10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107283

Government data accessibility and firm dynamics: Encouraging entrepreneurship or accelerating exit?

Apr 01, 2026
World Development
Desheng Wu + 1 more +1

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107218

The impact of foreign media on political mobilization during the Arab Spring

Mar 01, 2026
World Development
Laura Angelini + 3 more +3

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107228

Development as multidimensional environmental impoverishment

Mar 01, 2026
World Development
Joan Martínez-Alier + 1 more +1

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107255

Effect of women’s inclusion on conservation and management practices of Water User Associations

Mar 01, 2026
World Development
Ariana Montoya-Lozano + 1 more +1

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107253

Identification of earnings dynamics using rotating samples over short periods: the case of Chile

Mar 01, 2026
World Development
Carlos Madeira

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107335

What we have learned since Rostow

Feb 02, 2026
World Development
Françoìs Bourguignon + 1 more +1

Research Article
10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107317

On risk-based poverty traps

Jan 17, 2026
World Development
Christopher L Barrett + 1 more +1