Jordan kyle

WRITING

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

[6] “Securing the Peace or Renegotiating the Political Settlement? Understanding Popular Support for Post-Conflict Constitutions.” 2024. Democratization. With Danielle Resnick. Link

[5] “Delivering More with Less: Service Provision in Low Capacity States.” 2019. Studies in Comparative International Development, 54, 133-163. With Danielle Resnick. Link.

[4] “Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia.” 2019. Journal of Political Economy, 127(1), 101-137. With Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. Link.

[3] “Local Corruption and Popular Support for Fuel Subsidy Reform in Indonesia.” 2018. Comparative Political Studies, 51(11), 1472-1503. Link.

[2] “Tangible Information and Citizen Empowerment: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia.” 2018. Journal of Political Economy, 126(2), 451-491. With Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. Link.

[1] “A Data Revolution for Agricultural Production Statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa.” 2018. Ghanaian Journal for Economics, 6(1), 54-73. With Channing Arndt, Amy Dale, Patrick Hatzenbuehler, Innocent Matshe, Adam Schlosser, and Emily Schmidt. Link. 

WORKS IN PROGRESS AND UNDERWAY

[6] “Harnessing Nepal’s Transition to Federalism for Agricultural Development: Perspectives from Local Leaders” (with Aruna Palikhe, Nanda Kumar Maharjan, and Mamata Pradhan). Under Review. 

[5] “Designing Subsidy Reforms When Trust is Low: A Survey Experiment from Latin America” (with Martin Ardanaz and Carlos Scartascini). AEA Registry and pre-analysis plan here.

[4] “Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Political Participation Through Advocacy Training and Male Champions: A Field Experiment in Nigeria” (with Claire Adida, Katrina Kosec, Cecilia Hyungjung Mo, Leonardo Arriola, Aila Matanock, Dolapo Adeyanju, and Rachel Fisher). Pre-analysis plan here. 

[3] “Can Trainings on Women’s Voice and Agency Raise Women’s Aspirations, Entrepreneurial Activities, and Well-being? Evidence from Rural Nigeria” (with Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyungjung Mo). AEA Registry and pre-analysis plan here.

[2] “Increasing Women’s Voice and Agency Using Role Models and Skills Training: Experimental Evidence from the MGNREGA Program in Odisha, India” (with Katrina Kosec, Sudha Narayanan, and Kalyani Raghunathan) AEA Registry and pre-analysis plan here.

[1] “Local Governance in Anticipatory Action and Crisis Response: A New Study in Mali” (Project note; with Jaimie Bleck, Jessica Gottlieb, Katrina Kosec, and Moumouni Soumano) AEA Registry and pre-analysis plan here.

Book Chapters

[2] “Nepal’s Changing Governance Structure and Implications for Agricultural Development,” in Agricultural Transformation in Nepal, 2019, edited by G. Thapa, A. Kumar, and P. Joshi. Singapore: Springer. With Danielle Resnick. Link.

[1] “What Can We Learn from Oil Contracts? Clarifying the Links between Transparency and Accountability.” In Transparency Governance in the Age of Abundance, 2014, edited by M. Masson and J. C. Vieyra. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank. Link.

POLICY REPORTS AND WORKING PAPERS (SELECTED)

[14] “WEAGov implementation manual.” 2024. Gender Equality (HER+) Manual. With Catherine Ragasa. PDF.

[13] “Unlocking locally-led resilience amid conflict and climate stress: Views from community leaders in Mali on development priorities, aid distribution, and anticipatory action.” 2024. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 2272. With Jaimie Bleck, Lucia Carrillo, Jessica Gottllieb, Katrina Kosec, and Moumouni Soumano. PDF.

[12] “Gender and age gaps in voice and agency in community governance.” 2024. IFPRI Policy Note. With Hiroyuki Takeshima, Katrina Kosec, and Kalyani Raghunathan. PDF

[11] “Claim-making under India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Barriers and opportunities for women’s voice and agency over asset selection.” 2024. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 2247. With Katrina Kosec, Sudha Narayanan, Kalyani Raghunathan, and Soumyajit Ray. PDF.

[10] “Women’s Leadership and Implications for Climate Resilience: A Conceptual Framework.” 2023. CGIAR Project Note. With Elizabeth Bryan, Marlene Elias, Katrina Kosec, Miranda Morgan, and Dina Najjar. PDF.

[9] “When Women Hold Local Office: Women’s Representation and Political Engagement Amid Conflict and Climate Shocks Across Africa.” 2023. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 2230. With Katrina Kosec and Hiroyuki Takeshima. PDF.

[8] “Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) Assessment Framework: A Pilot Study in Nigeria.” 2023. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 2222. With C. Ragasa, A. Achike, S. Adejoh, C. Onyenekwe, G. Koledoye, G. Ujor, and P. Nwali. PDF

[7] “Conceptualizing Women’s Empowerment within Agrifood System Governance: A New Framework.” 2022. With Catherine Ragasa, Patricia Kristjanson, and Sarah Eissler. PDF

[6] “High Tide? Populism in Power, 1990-2019.” 2020. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. With Brett Meyer. PDF

[5] “The Populist Harm to Democracy: An Empirical Assessment.” 2018. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. With Yascha Mounk. PDF

[4] “Populism in Power Around the World.” 2018. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. With Limor Gultchin. PDF

[3] “Improving the Equity and Efficiency of Nepal’s Fertilizer Subsidy Program.” 2017. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 1685. With Danielle Resnick and Madhab Karkee. PDF

[2] “Perspectives on the Role of the State in Economic Development: Taking Stock of the ‘Developmental State’ After 35 Years.” IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 1597. PDF.

[1] “Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: Implications for the Governance of the Agricultural Sector.” 2016. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 1589. With Danielle Resnick. PDF.