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International Food Policy Research Institute: Washington, DC, US

2018-06-03 to present (Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division)
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Jessica Leight

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA, US

2008-08-01 to 2013-06-30 | PhD (Economics)
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Jessica Leight

Works (41)

Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Cash for Work: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Tunisia

The Journal of Development Studies
2025-02-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2025.2451875
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Eric Mvukiyehe
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Educational Responses to Local and Migration Destination Shocks: Evidence from China

The World Bank Economic Review
2024-11-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhae050
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Yao Pan
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Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia

Journal of Development Effectiveness
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2024.2334214
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Daniel O. Gilligan; Michael Mulford; Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse; Heleene Tambet
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Barriers to appropriate complementary feeding and the use of ultra‐processed foods: A formative qualitative study from rural Oromia, Ethiopia

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13576
Contributors: Elazar Tadesse; Ibrahim Abdirahman; Shiferaw Letta; Miles Kirby; Tigist Mamo; Henok Metaferia; Beryl Oranga; Jessica Leight
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Community Health Educators and Maternal Health: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria

The Journal of Development Studies
2023-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2022.2110489
Contributors: Martina Björkman Nyqvist; Jessica Leight; Vandana Sharma
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How light is too light touch: The effect of a short training-based intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso

Journal of Development Economics
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102776
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2-s2.0-85119598865

Part of ISSN: 03043878
Contributors: Leight, J.; Awonon, J.; Pedehombga, A.; Ganaba, R.; Gelli, A.
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Predictors of Discordance and Concordance in Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence From a Large Sample of Rural Ethiopian Couples

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/08862605221076163
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Negussie Deyessa; Vandana Sharma
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Women's empowerment, maternal depression, and stress: Evidence from rural Burkina Faso

SSM - Mental Health
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100160
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Abdoulaye Pedehombga; Rasmané Ganaba; Aulo Gelli
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The effects of text reminders on the use of family planning services: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in urban Mozambique

BMJ Global Health
2022-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007862
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Catherine Hensly; Marcos Chissano; Elana Safran; Liza Ali; Domingos Dustan; Julian Jamison
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The impact of an integrated value chain intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso: evidence from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Development Effectiveness
2022-04-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1968932
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Josué Awonon; Abdoulaye Pedehombga; Rasmané Ganaba; Elena Martinez; Jessica Heckert; Aulo Gelli
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Like father, like son, like mother, like daughter: Intergenerational transmission of intrahousehold gender attitudes in Ethiopia

World Development
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105359
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2-s2.0-85102388225

Part of ISSN: 18735991 0305750X
Contributors: Leight, J.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Intimate partner violence and maternal health services utilization: evidence from 36 National Household Surveys

BMC Public Health
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10447-y
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Nicholas Wilson
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Can community service grants foster social and economic integration for youth? A randomized trial in Kazakhstan

Journal of Development Economics
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102718
Contributors: Syon P. Bhanot; Benjamin Crost; Jessica Leight; Eric Mvukiyehe; Bauyrzhan Yedgenov
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of an intimate partner violence prevention intervention targeting men, women and couples in rural Ethiopia: evidence from the Unite for a Better Life randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open
2021-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042365
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Negussie Deyessa; Vandana Sharma
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Short-term effects of the COVID-19 state of emergency on contraceptive access and utilization in Mozambique

PLOS ONE
2021-03-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249195
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Linnea A. Zimmerman; Catherine Hensly; Marcos Chissano; Liza Ali
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Community-level spillover effects of an intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV transmission in rural Ethiopia

BMJ Global Health
2021-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004075
Contributors: Jessica Leight; Negussie Deyessa; Fabio Verani; Samuel Tewolde; Vandana Sharma
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Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls

SSRN
2020 | Other
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2-s2.0-85110137537

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Edmonds, E.V.; Feigenberg, B.; Leight, J.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Comment on “The effect of migration policy on growth, structural change, and regional inequality in China”, by Hao, Sun, Tombe and Zhu

Journal of Monetary Economics
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2020.03.007
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2-s2.0-85083107216

Part of ISSN: 03043932
Contributors: Leight, J.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Value for money? Vote-buying and politician accountability

Journal of Public Economics
2020-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104227
Part of ISSN: 0047-2727
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Jessica Leight
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An intimate partner violence prevention intervention for men, women, and couples in Ethiopia: Additional findings on substance use and depressive symptoms from a cluster-randomized controlled trial

PLOS Medicine
2020-08-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003131
Part of ISSN: 1549-1676
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Jessica Leight
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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 controlled trial

PLOS Medicine
2020-08-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003274
Part of ISSN: 1549-1676
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Jessica Leight
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Framing Flexible Spending Accounts: A Large‐Scale Field Experiment on Communicating the Return on Medical Savings Accounts

Health Economics
2020-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3965
Part of ISSN: 1057-9230
Part of ISSN: 1099-1050
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Jessica Leight
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“That’s a woman’s problem”: a qualitative analysis to understand male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria

Reproductive Health
2019-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-019-0808-4
Part of ISSN: 1742-4755
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Jessica Leight
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Exporting out of Agriculture: The Impact of WTO Accession on Structural Transformation in China

The Review of Economics and Statistics
2019-06-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00852
Part of ISSN: 0034-6535
Part of ISSN: 1530-9142
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Jessica Leight
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Increasing immunization compliance among schools and day care centers: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Behavioral Public Administration
2019-06-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.30636/jbpa.22.55
Part of ISSN: 2576-6465
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Jessica Leight

Trade liberalization and local labor market adjustment in South Africa

Journal of International Economics
2019-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2019.02.006
Part of ISSN: 0022-1996
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Jessica Leight
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Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China

Economic Development and Cultural Change
2019-02-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/702994
Part of ISSN: 0013-0079
Part of ISSN: 1539-2988
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Jessica Leight
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Maternal Education, Parental Investment and Non-Cognitive Characteristics in Rural China

SSRN
2018 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85115426136

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Leight, J.; Liu, E.M.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

The Impact of Positive Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households

SSRN
2018 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85115521060

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Leight, J.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability

SSRN
2018 | Other
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2-s2.0-85115575228

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Foarta, D.; Leight, J.; Pande, R.; Ralston, L.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability

SSRN
2018 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85115387066

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Leight, J.; Foarta, D.; Pande, R.; Ralston, L.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Associations between birth kit use and maternal and neonatal health outcomes in rural Jigawa state, Nigeria: A secondary analysis of data from a cluster randomized controlled trial

PLOS ONE
2018-12-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208885
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Jessica Leight
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The Impact of Positive Agricultural Income Shocks on Rural Chinese Households

The World Bank Economic Review
2018-06-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhy008
Part of ISSN: 1564-698X
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Jessica Leight
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Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China

SSRN
2017 | Other
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2-s2.0-85115054203

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Adamopoulos, T.; Brandt, L.; Leight, J.; Restuccia, D.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

High maternal mortality in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria estimated using the sisterhood method

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2017-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1341-5
Part of ISSN: 1471-2393
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Jessica Leight
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Illness recognition, decision-making, and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications: a qualitative study in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
2017-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s41043-017-0124-y
Part of ISSN: 2072-1315
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Jessica Leight
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Sibling Rivalry: Endowment and Intrahousehold Allocation in Gansu Province, China

Economic Development and Cultural Change
2017-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/690647
Part of ISSN: 0013-0079
Part of ISSN: 1539-2988
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Jessica Leight
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Reallocating wealth? Insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China

China Economic Review
2016-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2016.07.014
Part of ISSN: 1043-951X
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Jessica Leight
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Long-run impacts of land regulation: Evidence from tenancy reform in India

Journal of Development Economics
2016-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2015.08.001
Part of ISSN: 0304-3878
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Jessica Leight
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Public choice: A critical reassessment

Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation
2009 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511657504.008
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2-s2.0-84858592370
Contributors: Leight, J.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

The political dynamics of agricultural liberalisation in the US-Chile free trade agreement

Journal of Latin American Studies
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X08003970
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2-s2.0-43049094803

Part of ISSN: 0022216X 1469767X
Contributors: Leight, J.
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Jessica Leight via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (51 reviews for 20 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied health economics and health policy. (1)
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Review activity for Economic analysis and policy. (1)
Review activity for Economics of education review. (3)
Review activity for Food policy. (5)
Review activity for International journal of educational development. (1)
Review activity for Journal of development economics. (6)
Review activity for Journal of economic behavior & organization. (2)
Review activity for Journal of family violence. (2)
Review activity for Journal of health economics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of public economics. (2)
Review activity for Mental health & prevention. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (5)
Review activity for Review of economics of the household. (2)
Review activity for Sexual & reproductive healthcare. (1)
Review activity for Social science & medicine. (3)
Review activity for SSM. (1)
Review activity for World Development (2)
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