Publications
Through Pulte Institute (formerly "NDIGD") programs and projects, our faculty and researchers produce evidence-based, strategic publications that aim to positively influence global development policy and practice nationally or internationally through engaging key thought leaders; policymakers and government agencies; the private sector; and the academy.
A Bioeconomic Model for Estimating Potential Economic Damages from a Hypothetical Asian Beetle Introduced via Future Trade with Cuba
This paper studies a bioeconomic model that estimates potential economic damages to southern pine forests caused by the hypothetical introduction of an unknown Asian bark or ambrosia beetle via future trade with Cuba for the study period 2018–2050.
An Evolving Choice in a Diverse Water Market: A Quality Comparison of Sachet Water with Community and Household Water Sources in Ghana
This article explores the results of a study on the quality of bagged sachet water in rural communities in Ghana.
A Spatial Approach in Locating and Explaining Conflict Hot Spots in Nepal
This paper uses a spatial analytical approach in locating and explaining conflict in Nepal.
Clean Cookstoves for Improving Women’s Health: Initial Findings from Rural Uganda
This paper, which won the Rural Sociological Society’s (RSS) second annual Ralph B. Brown Scholar Paper Competition in 2017, examines the impact of clean cookstoves—that replaced traditional biomass-burning cookstoves—in rural Uganda.
Entrepreneurship as a Solution to Poverty in Developed Nations
This publication explores entrepreneurship as an important mechanism for breaking the poverty cycle in developed economies.
Evaluating Social Protective Factors for Violence Involvement in Honduras
This article evaluates social protective factors in violence prevention policies and programmes in Honduras.
Identifying High-Risk Young Adults for Violence Prevention: A Validation of Psychometric and Social Scales in Honduras
This article details the creation of the new Violence-Involved Persons Risk Assessment (VIP-RA) tool; an aggregate of seven psychometric and social risk assessment tools previously validated in various American and European contexts.
Identifying Mental Health Problems and Idioms of Distress Among Older Adult Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia
Researchers ask three groups of older adult internally displaced persons (IDPs), originally from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, questions related to psychosocial health in an effort to identify the effects of displacement on mental health.
Implementing a Post-Project Sustainability Study (PSS) of a Development Project: Lessons Learned from Indonesia
This paper focuses on questions development organizations should consider to determine whether a PSS would be an appropriate methodology to use for their own projects.
Improved cookstoves as pathway between food preparation and reduced domestic violence
This paper examines the pathway between improved cookstoves and prevalence of domestic violence in Uganda.
Increasing Rural Health Clinic Utilization with SMS Updates: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Uganda
This paper explores the results of a program where researchers used short message service (SMS) to reduce uncertainty regarding the availability of clinic services in Uganda’s rural Nnindye Parish.
Measuring couple relationship quality in a rural African population: Validation of a Couple Functionality Assessment Tool in Malawi.”
We carried out a validation study of the Couple Functionality Assessment Tool (CFAT) to capture valid and reliable data on various domains of relationship quality.
Policy Transfer in International Development: Whose Security in Central America?
This paper identifies questions development organizations should consider before implementing policy transfers, which are the processes by which knowledge about policies or programs in one location are used in another location.
Pooling Public-Private Partnership Best Practices
This article explores NDIGD's efforts to convene a variety of actors to discuss shared values in public-private partnerships and examine multifaceted solutions that work for all stakeholders.
Reimagining Development Practice (in "Practicing Development: Upending Assumptions for Positive Change")
The authors draw from their on-the-ground experiences as they discuss what "development" is, how to attain it, and what their findings mean for the funding and practice of development efforts.
Social Accountability and City Life in Modernizing Countries. In F.W. Wagner & R.G. Mahayni (Eds.), Transforming Distressed Global Communities: Making Inclusive, Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable Cities. Franham, UK:
This volume argues for the need to redesign and re-plan our cities in holistic ways that reflect our new understanding and relate to their diversity and multi-dimensionality.
Social Norms Regarding Bribing in India: An Experimental Analysis,
We conduct incentive-compatible economic experiments to measure norms regarding social appropriateness of bribes in India.
Sustainability of a Community-Based CHOICE Program to Improve the Health and Nutrition Status of Mothers and Infants in Indonesia
This paper examines the results of a post-project sustainability study (PSS) of a USAID-funded program in Indonesia that aimed to improve the health and nutrition status of children under the age of five, among other things.
Sweeping it under the rug: Household chores and misreporting of child labor
We collect data on child labor in almost 3,000 Nepali households, and our analysis shows that estimates of child labor prevalence vary from 11.6% to 29% with the definition of child labor used.
The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
We present an analysis to understand what would happen if the United States were to grant a pathway to legal status to an estimated 2.1 million eligible youth in our country by passing the DREAM Act.
The Great Divides in Social Entrepreneurship and Where They Lead Us
We present an inclusive approach to social entrepreneurship that provides a common platform for advancing the field while allowing for diverse streams of research.
Transferencias intergeneracionales por género y efectos económicos del envejecimiento demográfico en México
Los propósitos de este artículo son visualizar el potencial efecto del cambio demográfico en la dependencia económica de mujeres y hombres ante el inminente proceso de envejecimiento demográfico.
Transforming Conservation into Cash? Nature Tourism in Southern Africa
This study investigates the factors shaping local perceptions of conservation, and its findings can enhance the effectiveness of nature tourism as a sustainable development strategy.
Typologies of Childhood Exposure to Violence in Peru
This study examined typologies of childhood polyvictimization and the associations of profiles with demographic characteristics at the levels of child, household, and primary caregiver.
What Do Entrepreneurs Create
This book addresses the different kinds of businesses launched by entrepreneurs and explains why their differences are so critical for our understanding of entrepreneurship.
Zonas Peligrosas: The Challenge of Creating Safe Neighborhoods in Central America
Zonas Peligrosas "examines indicators of orderliness and security in El Salvador, shows how policies and programs based on disorganization theory have been used, and why they might not make Salvadoran urban dwellers safer."