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David McKenzie

Senior Economist
DAVID MCKENZIE is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit. He received his B.Com.(Hons)/B.A. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. Prior to joining the World Bank, he spent four years as an assistant professor of Economics at Stanford University. His main research is on migration, microenterprises, and methodology for use with developing country data. He has published over 50 articles in journals such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of the European Economic Association, American Economic Journal: Applied Micro, Journal of Econometrics, and all leading development journals. He is currently an associate editor at the Journal of Development Economics and on the editorial board of the World Bank Economic Review. Contact information:Email: David McKenzie, c/o research@worldbank.org CV Publications Finance Research Website

World Bank working papers and publications

1 .	Remittances and the brain drain revisited : the microdata show that more educated migrants remit more
2 .	The impacts of international migration on remaining household members : omnibus results from a migration lottery program
3 .	The microeconomic determinants of emigration and return migration of the best and brightest : evidence from the Pacific
4 .	Impact assessments in finance and private sector development : what have we learned and what should we learn ?
5 .	Innovative firms or innovative owners ? determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
6 .	Measuring subjective expectations in developing Countries : a critical review and new evidence
7 .	Are women more credit constrained ? experimental evidence on gender and microenterprise returns
8 .	In pursuit of balance : randomization in practice in development field experiments
9 .	How pro-poor is the selection of seasonal migrant workers from Tonga under New Zealand's recognized seasonal employer program ?
10 .	Who is coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the new recognized Seasonal employer program ?
11 .	Who are the microenterprise owners ? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. de Soto
12 .	Mental health patterns and consequences : results from survey data in five developing countries
13 .	Does it pay firms to register for taxes ? the impact of formality on firm profitability
14 .	Migration, remittances, poverty, and human capital : conceptual and empirical challenges
15 .	Measuring microenterprise profits : don't ask how the sausage is made
16 .	Returns to capital in microenterprises : evidence from a field experiment
17 .	Using the global positioning system in household surveys for better economics and better policy
18 .	A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold : do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad ?
19 .	Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment
20 .	Self-selection patterns in Mexico-U.S. migration : the role of migration networks
21 .	Can migration reduce educational attainment ? Evidence from Mexico
22 .	How important is selection ? Experimental versus non-experimental measures of the income gains from migration
23 .	The effects of migration on child health in Mexico
24 .	An econometric analysis of IBRD creditworthiness

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World Bank working papers and publications