Research
Peer-reviewed Publications
“Indoor air pollution and child development in Indonesia. Stunted by the smoke?” Y. Kim, J. Manley, & V. Radoias. Development Policy Review 41(6), November 2023. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.12723
"Relationship of cash transfers with risk of overweight and obesity in children and adults: a systematic review" 2022. R. Semba, J. Manley, L. Rosman, N. Rahman, & M. Bloem. BMC Public Health 22 https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13533-x (open access)
"More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis" 2022. J. Manley, H. Alderman, & U. Gentilini. British Medical Journal: Global Health 7:4 https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/4/e008233 (open access thanks to IFPRI)
"Do agricultural support and cash transfer programmes improve nutritional status?" 2022. S. Gitter, J. Manley, J. Bernstein, & P. Winters. Journal of International Development https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3590
“Coronavirus Infections and Deaths by Poverty Status: The Effects of Social Distancing” J. Jung, J. Manley & V. Shrestha. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2021, February. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.12.019
“Cash Transfers and Child Nutritional Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” J. Manley, Y. Balarajan, S. Malm, L. Harman, J. Owens, S. Murthy, D. Stewart, N. Winder-Rossi, & A. Khurshid. British Medical Journal: Global Health 5:12 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003621 (open access thanks to UNICEF)
“Are Cash Transfers the answer for children in Sub-Saharan Africa? A Literature Review.” 2019. J. Manley and V. Slavchevska. March. Development Policy Review. Working Paper Version
“Better with coffee: Synergies and library patronage” 2018. J. Manley and J. Garczynski. August. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. Article page on journal website.
"Medium- and Long-Run Consequences of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from Indonesia." 2017. Y. Kim, J. Manley, and V. Radoias. IZA Journal of Labor Economics., 6:5. Working Paper Version IZA version
"Long-Run Health Consequences of Air Pollution: Evidence from Indonesia's Forest Fires of 1997." 2017. Y. Kim, S. Knowles, J. Manley, and V. Radoias. Economics and Human Biology, 17, August. 186-198. Working Paper Version
"CREP: Cattle Receiving Enhanced Pastures? Investigating Landowner Response to Federal Incentives." 2017. J. Manley and J. Mathias. Land Economics, 93:1, February. 59-73. Working Paper Version
“Wealthy, healthy and wise: does money compensate for being born into difficult conditions?” 2015. J. Manley, L. Fernald, and P. Gertler. Applied Economics Letters 22(2, Jan): 121-126. WORKING PAPER VERSION Full version, behind pay wall
“Early-Childhood Nutrition and Educational Conditional-Cash Transfer Programs” 2013. S. Gitter, J. Manley, and B. Barham. Journal of Development Studies 49(10, Oct): 1397-1411. LINK
“How Effective are Cash Transfers at Improving Nutritional Status?” 2013. James Manley, Seth Gitter, and Vanya Slavchevska. World Development 48(August): 133-155. LINK
“The Allocation of Merit Pay in Academia: A Case Study,” Finn Christensen, James Manley, and Louise Laurence. Economics Bulletin 31(2): 1548-1562. 2011. LINK
“Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Children’s Behavior Problems,” Emily J. Ozer, Lia C. H. Fernald, James G. Manley, and Paul J. Gertler. Pediatrics 123 (4) e630-e637. 2009. LINK
“Creating carbon offsets in agriculture through no-till cultivation: a meta-analysis of costs and carbon benefits,” James Manley, G. Cornelis van Kooten, Klaus Moeltner, and Dale Johnson. Climatic Change (68) 41-65. 2005. LINK
“How costly are carbon offsets? A meta-analysis of carbon forest sinks,” G. Cornelis van Kooten, Alison J. Eagle, James Manley, and Tara Smolak. Environmental Science and Policy (7): 239-251. 2004. LINK
Book Chapters
“More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis” J. Manley, H. Alderman, & U. Gentilini. Chapter two in Social Protection, Food Security, and Nutrition, published in 2022 by the World Bank. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099210010212228485/pdf/P1758650cf037303809a2104ce42f5d81cc.pdf
“The Overdevelopment of Water Resources,” Peter Berck and James Manley. Chapter 4 in Ayal Kimhi and Israel Finkelshtain (eds.), The Economics of Natural and Human Resources in Agriculture, New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. 2009.