Development Economics JMP Blog Archive

Trends

Static summaries generated from the current public archive data. Counts describe blog-post occurrences featured in these two series.

Blog posts over time

0612182430Economics That Really Matters 2011-12: 0Economics That Really Matters 2012-13: 0Economics That Really Matters 2013-14: 0Economics That Really Matters 2014-15: 2Economics That Really Matters 2015-16: 4Economics That Really Matters 2016-17: 4Economics That Really Matters 2017-18: 1Economics That Really Matters 2018-19: 3Economics That Really Matters 2019-20: 0Economics That Really Matters 2020-21: 0Economics That Really Matters 2021-22: 0Economics That Really Matters 2022-23: 0Economics That Really Matters 2023-24: 9Economics That Really Matters 2024-25: 16Economics That Really Matters 2025-26: 11Economics That Really MattersWorld Bank Development Impact 2011-12: 8World Bank Development Impact 2012-13: 8World Bank Development Impact 2013-14: 7World Bank Development Impact 2014-15: 16World Bank Development Impact 2015-16: 14World Bank Development Impact 2016-17: 16World Bank Development Impact 2017-18: 18World Bank Development Impact 2018-19: 20World Bank Development Impact 2019-20: 17World Bank Development Impact 2020-21: 21World Bank Development Impact 2021-22: 16World Bank Development Impact 2022-23: 17World Bank Development Impact 2023-24: 26World Bank Development Impact 2024-25: 26World Bank Development Impact 2025-26: 30World Bank Development Impact2011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Academic seasonNumber of blog posts

Research topics

Posts can have multiple topic classifications, so counts are not mutually exclusive.

Labor markets94Political economy and governance74Psychology and behavioral mechanisms68Information and media63Gender58Agriculture and food systems56Firms, entrepreneurship, and productivity52Poverty, inequality, and social protection51Education and human capital44Health and nutrition42Risk, insurance, credit, and household finance39Climate, environment, and natural resources39Intrahousehold and family decision-making35Migration and urbanization32Conflict, crime, and violence29Technology adoption27Infrastructure and energy27Networks27Industrial organization25ICT and digitalization22Trade and industrial policy15Research methods / econometrics7

Research methods over time

Method classifications can be multi-valued, so shares within a season need not sum to 100%.

2011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Cross-sectional observationalCross-sectional observational / 2011-12: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2012-13: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2013-14: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2014-15: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2015-16: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2016-17: 5%5%Cross-sectional observational / 2017-18: 5%5%Cross-sectional observational / 2018-19: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2019-20: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2020-21: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2021-22: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2022-23: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2023-24: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2024-25: 0%Cross-sectional observational / 2025-26: 0%Descriptive / measurementDescriptive / measurement / 2011-12: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2012-13: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2013-14: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2014-15: 6%6%Descriptive / measurement / 2015-16: 22%22%Descriptive / measurement / 2016-17: 5%5%Descriptive / measurement / 2017-18: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2018-19: 4%4%Descriptive / measurement / 2019-20: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2020-21: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2021-22: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2022-23: 6%6%Descriptive / measurement / 2023-24: 0%Descriptive / measurement / 2024-25: 7%7%Descriptive / measurement / 2025-26: 0%Selection on observablesSelection on observables / 2011-12: 0%Selection on observables / 2012-13: 0%Selection on observables / 2013-14: 0%Selection on observables / 2014-15: 6%6%Selection on observables / 2015-16: 6%6%Selection on observables / 2016-17: 0%Selection on observables / 2017-18: 0%Selection on observables / 2018-19: 0%Selection on observables / 2019-20: 0%Selection on observables / 2020-21: 0%Selection on observables / 2021-22: 0%Selection on observables / 2022-23: 0%Selection on observables / 2023-24: 0%Selection on observables / 2024-25: 2%2%Selection on observables / 2025-26: 0%Panel fixed effects / TWFEPanel fixed effects / TWFE / 2011-12: 0%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2012-13: 0%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2013-14: 0%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2014-15: 6%6%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2015-16: 6%6%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2016-17: 15%15%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2017-18: 11%11%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2018-19: 9%9%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2019-20: 6%6%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2020-21: 10%10%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2021-22: 0%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2022-23: 0%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2023-24: 14%14%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2024-25: 5%5%Panel fixed effects / TWFE / 2025-26: 5%5%Difference-in-differences / event studyDifference-in-differences / event study / 2011-12: 12%12%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2012-13: 25%25%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2013-14: 29%29%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2014-15: 6%6%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2015-16: 6%6%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2016-17: 20%20%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2017-18: 11%11%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2018-19: 13%13%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2019-20: 29%29%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2020-21: 14%14%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2021-22: 31%31%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2022-23: 29%29%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2023-24: 31%31%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2024-25: 36%36%Difference-in-differences / event study / 2025-26: 24%24%Other quasi-experimental designOther quasi-experimental design / 2011-12: 25%25%Other quasi-experimental design / 2012-13: 0%Other quasi-experimental design / 2013-14: 0%Other quasi-experimental design / 2014-15: 6%6%Other quasi-experimental design / 2015-16: 0%Other quasi-experimental design / 2016-17: 5%5%Other quasi-experimental design / 2017-18: 5%5%Other quasi-experimental design / 2018-19: 13%13%Other quasi-experimental design / 2019-20: 0%Other quasi-experimental design / 2020-21: 5%5%Other quasi-experimental design / 2021-22: 0%Other quasi-experimental design / 2022-23: 6%6%Other quasi-experimental design / 2023-24: 3%3%Other quasi-experimental design / 2024-25: 5%5%Other quasi-experimental design / 2025-26: 2%2%Lab experimentLab experiment / 2011-12: 0%Lab experiment / 2012-13: 25%25%Lab experiment / 2013-14: 0%Lab experiment / 2014-15: 6%6%Lab experiment / 2015-16: 6%6%Lab experiment / 2016-17: 10%10%Lab experiment / 2017-18: 5%5%Lab experiment / 2018-19: 4%4%Lab experiment / 2019-20: 0%Lab experiment / 2020-21: 0%Lab experiment / 2021-22: 6%6%Lab experiment / 2022-23: 6%6%Lab experiment / 2023-24: 0%Lab experiment / 2024-25: 2%2%Lab experiment / 2025-26: 2%2%Randomized controlled trialRandomized controlled trial / 2011-12: 38%38%Randomized controlled trial / 2012-13: 38%38%Randomized controlled trial / 2013-14: 29%29%Randomized controlled trial / 2014-15: 39%39%Randomized controlled trial / 2015-16: 39%39%Randomized controlled trial / 2016-17: 35%35%Randomized controlled trial / 2017-18: 37%37%Randomized controlled trial / 2018-19: 26%26%Randomized controlled trial / 2019-20: 47%47%Randomized controlled trial / 2020-21: 38%38%Randomized controlled trial / 2021-22: 31%31%Randomized controlled trial / 2022-23: 29%29%Randomized controlled trial / 2023-24: 51%51%Randomized controlled trial / 2024-25: 40%40%Randomized controlled trial / 2025-26: 59%59%Regression discontinuityRegression discontinuity / 2011-12: 12%12%Regression discontinuity / 2012-13: 12%12%Regression discontinuity / 2013-14: 29%29%Regression discontinuity / 2014-15: 17%17%Regression discontinuity / 2015-16: 11%11%Regression discontinuity / 2016-17: 20%20%Regression discontinuity / 2017-18: 21%21%Regression discontinuity / 2018-19: 35%35%Regression discontinuity / 2019-20: 18%18%Regression discontinuity / 2020-21: 10%10%Regression discontinuity / 2021-22: 19%19%Regression discontinuity / 2022-23: 6%6%Regression discontinuity / 2023-24: 3%3%Regression discontinuity / 2024-25: 10%10%Regression discontinuity / 2025-26: 2%2%Instrumental variablesInstrumental variables / 2011-12: 0%Instrumental variables / 2012-13: 12%12%Instrumental variables / 2013-14: 14%14%Instrumental variables / 2014-15: 17%17%Instrumental variables / 2015-16: 11%11%Instrumental variables / 2016-17: 10%10%Instrumental variables / 2017-18: 16%16%Instrumental variables / 2018-19: 9%9%Instrumental variables / 2019-20: 18%18%Instrumental variables / 2020-21: 14%14%Instrumental variables / 2021-22: 19%19%Instrumental variables / 2022-23: 12%12%Instrumental variables / 2023-24: 9%9%Instrumental variables / 2024-25: 5%5%Instrumental variables / 2025-26: 12%12%Structural / theoretical modelingStructural / theoretical modeling / 2011-12: 0%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2012-13: 0%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2013-14: 0%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2014-15: 22%22%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2015-16: 22%22%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2016-17: 20%20%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2017-18: 37%37%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2018-19: 9%9%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2019-20: 6%6%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2020-21: 19%19%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2021-22: 12%12%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2022-23: 29%29%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2023-24: 26%26%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2024-25: 17%17%Structural / theoretical modeling / 2025-26: 17%17%Research methods / econometricsResearch methods / econometrics / 2011-12: 12%12%Research methods / econometrics / 2012-13: 12%12%Research methods / econometrics / 2013-14: 14%14%Research methods / econometrics / 2014-15: 11%11%Research methods / econometrics / 2015-16: 6%6%Research methods / econometrics / 2016-17: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2017-18: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2018-19: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2019-20: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2020-21: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2021-22: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2022-23: 0%Research methods / econometrics / 2023-24: 3%3%Research methods / econometrics / 2024-25: 2%2%Research methods / econometrics / 2025-26: 0%

Study geography

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Country classifications are conservative and based on countries explicitly identified in the featured blog post.

23 posts are classified as Multi-country. 9 Multi-country posts do not enumerate individual countries in the featured blog post and therefore do not contribute country shading. Some Multi-country posts may be only partially represented on the map when the blog explicitly names some, but not all, study countries.