Faculty Publications

The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, working across sectors in developing nations around the world.

Faculty research is published in a wide range of academic and policy venues and can be found through the feed and filters below. Select faculty research papers are highlighted in our Faculty Research Insights series on our blog, CID Voices.

CID working papers published by Harvard faculty, graduate students, and research fellows prior to 2024 can be found here.

CID Faculty Research Insights

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Arbovirus surveillance in pregnant women in north-central Nigeria, 2019-2022

Phyllis Kanki

Vol. 169

Background: The adverse impact of Zika (ZIKV), dengue (DENV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) virus infection in pregnancy has been recognized in Latin America and Asia but is not well…

Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights After World I

Desmond Ang

Nearly 400,000 Black men were drafted into the National Army during World War I, where they toiled in segregated units and received little formal training. Leveraging novel…

Prescription for Cash? Cash Support to Low-Income Families in Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Settings

Margaret McConnell

Vol. 102, Issue 1, Pages 64-82

Policy Points Pregnancy and childhood are periods of heightened economic vulnerability, but current policies for addressing health-related social needs, including screening and…

Gender gaps: back and here to stay? Evidence from skilled Ugandan workers during COVID-19

Livia Alfonsi

Vol. 22, Issue 3, Pages 999-1046

We investigate gender disparities in the effect of COVID-19 on the labor market outcomes of skilled Ugandan workers. Leveraging a high-frequency panel dataset, we find that the…

Facilitators, barriers, and key influencers of breastfeeding among low birthweight infants: a qualitative study in India, Malawi, and Tanzania

Christopher Sudfeld

Vol. 18, Issue 1

Background: Low birthweight (LBW) infants are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months is recommended to help them thrive through…

Impact of the influx of Syrian refugees on domestic violence against Jordanian women: Evidence from the 2017–18 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey

Sebastian Bauhoff

Vol. 18, Issue 11

The 2011 Syrian crisis led to a large influx of refugees into neighboring countries, including Jordan. The resulting stress on local host communities could heighten the risk of…

Examining the Association Between Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among U.S. Women

Margaret McConnell

Vol. 34, Issue 1, Pages 14-25

Introduction: Sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates are rising among women in the United States, increasing the importance of routine STI testing. Beginning in 2014, some…

Validation of a measure to assess decision-making autonomy in family planning services in three low- and middle-income countries: The Family Planning Autonomous Decision-Making scale (FP-ADM)

Ana Langer

Vol. 18, Issue 11

Background: Integrating measures of respectful care is an important priority in family planning programs, aligned with maternal health efforts. Ensuring women can make autonomous…

Participación de exintegrantes de las Farc-EP en programas de reincorporación: Evidencia tras 3 años de atenciones

Natalia Garbiras-Díaz

Este capítulo describe las trayectorias de atención en el proceso de reincorporación de las Farc-EP. Analizamos una base de datos única de la Agencia de Reincorporación y…

Measuring What Matters

Michael Woolcock

Working Paper No. 10051

Responding effectively and with professional integrity to the many challenges of public administration requires recognizing that access to more and better quantitative data is…

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