Leight, Jessica, Daniel Gilligan, Melissa Hidrobo, Harold Alderman, and Michael Mulford. 2026. “Can a Light-touch Graduation Model Enhance Livelihood Outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia.” Journal of Development Economics 103682.
Edmonds, Eric, Benjamin Feigenberg and Jessica Leight. 2023. "Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls." Review of Economics and Statistics
105 (4): 852–866.
More about the intervention: Project page
Media: VoxDev
Adamopoulos, Tasso, Loren Brandt, Jessica Leight, and Diego Restuccia. 2022. “Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China.” Econometrica 90: 1261-1282.
Media: VoxDev VoxChina
Leight, Jessica, Josué Awonon, Aulo Gelli, Rasmané Ganaba, and Abdoulaye Pedehombga. 2022. “How Light is too Light Touch: The Effect of a Short Training-based Intervention on Household Poultry Production in Burkina Faso.” Journal of Development Economics 155: 102776
Erten, Bilge and Jessica Leight. 2021. “Exporting out of Agriculture: The Impact of WTO Accession on Structural Transformation in China.” Review of Economics and Statistics 103 (2): 364–380.
Media: VoxChina VoxDev
Leight, Jessica, Dana Foarta, Rohini Pande and Laura Ralston. 2020. “Value for Money: Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability.” Journal of Public Economics 120: 104227.
Sharma, Vandana, Jessica Leight, Fabio Verani, Samuel Tewolde, and Negussie Deyessa. 2020. “Effectiveness of a Culturally Appropriate Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Transmission Among Men, Women and Couples in Rural Ethiopia: Findings from a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.” PLoS Medicine 17 (8): e1003274 Unite for a Better Life Overview
Leight, Jessica, Negussie Deyessa, Fabio Verani, Samuel Tewolde, and Vandana Sharma. 2020. “An Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Intervention for Men, Women and Couples in Ethiopia: Additional Findings on Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.” PLoS Medicine 17 (8): e1003131.
Unite for a Better Life Overview
Edmonds, Eric, Benjamin Feigenberg and Jessica Leight. 2023. "Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls." Review of Economics and Statistics
105 (4): 852–866.
More about the intervention: Project page
Media: VoxDev
Adamopoulos, Tasso, Loren Brandt, Jessica Leight, and Diego Restuccia. 2022. “Misallocation, Selection and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis with Panel Data from China.” Econometrica 90: 1261-1282.
Media: VoxDev VoxChina
Leight, Jessica, Josué Awonon, Aulo Gelli, Rasmané Ganaba, and Abdoulaye Pedehombga. 2022. “How Light is too Light Touch: The Effect of a Short Training-based Intervention on Household Poultry Production in Burkina Faso.” Journal of Development Economics 155: 102776
Erten, Bilge and Jessica Leight. 2021. “Exporting out of Agriculture: The Impact of WTO Accession on Structural Transformation in China.” Review of Economics and Statistics 103 (2): 364–380.
Media: VoxChina VoxDev
Leight, Jessica, Dana Foarta, Rohini Pande and Laura Ralston. 2020. “Value for Money: Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability.” Journal of Public Economics 120: 104227.
Sharma, Vandana, Jessica Leight, Fabio Verani, Samuel Tewolde, and Negussie Deyessa. 2020. “Effectiveness of a Culturally Appropriate Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Transmission Among Men, Women and Couples in Rural Ethiopia: Findings from a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.” PLoS Medicine 17 (8): e1003274 Unite for a Better Life Overview
Leight, Jessica, Negussie Deyessa, Fabio Verani, Samuel Tewolde, and Vandana Sharma. 2020. “An Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Intervention for Men, Women and Couples in Ethiopia: Additional Findings on Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.” PLoS Medicine 17 (8): e1003131.
Unite for a Better Life Overview