PETER VAN DER WINDT
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

22. "Where to Flee? Preferences for Host Communities among Displaced People in Congo". PLoS ONE, forthcoming. With N. Stoop and S. Weber.

21. "A Meta-Analysis of Attitudes Towards Migrants and Displaced Persons". British Journal of Political Science, forthcoming. With S. Weber, N. Stoop and H. Zhai.
  • Stanford Immigration Policy Lab working paper: Link

20. "Conflict Participation and Attitudes towards Displaced Persons: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo". Journal of Peace Research, forthcoming. With N. Stoop and S. Weber.

19. "A Global Ranking of Research Productivity of Political Science Departments". 2025. PS: Political Science & Politics, 58(3), 574-585. With J. Barcelo, C. Paik and H. Zhao. Link.

18. "From Workfare to Economic and Sociopolitical Stability? Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Eastern Congo". 2025. World Bank Economic Review, 39(3), 2025, 711–730. With P. Brandily-Snyers, E. Mvukiyehe, L. Smets and M. Verpoorten. Link.

17. "Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced". 2025. American Political Science Review, 119(3), 1143-1158. With N. Stoop and L. Peisakhin. Link.
  • HICN working paper: Link
  • Good Authority: Link

16. "Empowering Women or Increasing Response Bias? Experimental Evidence from Congo". 2023. Journal of Development Economics, 164, 1-13. With J. A. Harris. Link

15. "Cash-Like Vouchers Improve Psychological Well-Being of Vulnerable and Displaced Persons Fleeing Armed Conflict''. 2022. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus, 1(3), 1-7. With J. Quattrochi, G. Bisimwa and Maarten Voors. Link

14. "Electoral Administration in Fledgling Democracies: Experimental Evidence from Kenya". 2021. Journal of Politics, 83(3), 947-960. With J. A. Harris and Catherine Kamindo. Link
  • NYUAD working paper: Link
  • EGAP policy brief: Link

13. "Traditional Leaders and the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic". 2020. Journal of Politics, 82(4), 1607-1611. With M. Voors. Link

12. "Contributions of Experimental Approaches to Development and Poverty Alleviation: Field Experiments and Humanitarian Assistance". 2020. World Development, 127, 1-3. With J. Aker, J. Quattrochi and M. Voors. Link

11. "Citizen Attitudes towards Traditional and State Authorities: Substitutes or Complements?". 2019. Comparative Political Studies, 52(12), 1810-1840. With M. Humphreys, L. Medina, J. Timmons, and M. Voors. Link

10. "Exporting Democratic Practices:  Evidence from a Village Governance Intervention in Eastern Congo". 2019. Journal of Development Economics, 140, 279–301. With M. Humphreys and R. Sanchez. Link
  • Financial Times: Link
  • World Bank’s Development Impact: Link
  • The Undercover Economist: Link
  • EGAP policy brief: Link

9. "Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo". 2019. World Development, 122, 660-674. With N. Stoop and M. Verpoorten. Link
  • The Conversation: Link
  • HICN working paper: Link
  • University of Antwerp policy brief: Link
  
8. "More Legislation, More Violence? The Impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC". 2018. PLoS ONE, 13(8), 1-19. With N. Stoop and M. Verpoorten. Link
  • Washington Post: Link
  • CATO research brief on economic policy: Link
  • ​SALDRU working paper: Link
 
7. "Gender Quotas in Development Programming: Null Results from a Field Experiment in Congo". 2018. Journal of Development Economics, 133, 326-345. With M. Humphreys and R. Sanchez. Link  
  • WZB Mitteilungen: Link 

6. "Can Development Aid Empower Women? Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Congo". 2018. Journal of Politics, 80(3), 1039-1044. Link

5. "Know Your Neighbor: The Impact of Social Context on Fairness Behavior". 2018. PLoS ONE, 13(4), 1-11. With N. Sircar, T. Turley, and M. Voors. Link  

4. "Democracy and Health: Evidence from Within-Country Heterogeneity in the Congo". 2017. Social Science and Medicine, 194, 10-16. With S. Vandoros. Link
 
3. "Resources and Governance in Sierra Leone’s Civil War". 2017. Journal of Development Studies, 53(2), 278-294. With E. Bulte, M. Voors, and K. Papaioannou. Link  

2. "Crowdseeding in Eastern Congo: Using Cell Phones to Collect Conflict Events Data in Real Time". 2016. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 60(4), 748-781. With M. Humphreys. Link
  • Winner of the Bruce Russet Award for best article of 2016: PDF
  • Red Cross’ World Disasters Report: PDF
 
1. "Fishing, Commitment, and Communication: A Proposal for Comprehensive Nonbinding Research Registration". 2013. Political Analysis, 21(1), 1-20. With M. Humphreys and R. Sanchez. Link
  • ​World Bank’s Development Impact: Link

WORK IN PROGRESS (SELECTION)
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6. "Who Helps Refugees and Why? Evidence on Syrian and Ukrainian Refugees in Poland". V. Charnysh, N. Stoop and L. Peisakhin. Currently R&R

5. "Assessing the Impact of a One Health Community Program on Animal and Human Health Behaviors:  A Cluster Randomized Trail in Sierra Leone". With M. Voors, K. Grieco, M. Humphreys, S. Jaiteh and N. Meriggi

4. "Distributional Consequences of Technology Seeding: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Congo". With P. Hofman, J. Larson and M. Voors

3. "Community and/or Government Participation to Improve Public Services? Experimental Evidence from Congo". With J. A. Harris, A. Laudati and E. Mvukiyehe

2. "Effects of Economic and Social Incentives on Bureaucratic Quality: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone". With M. Voors, M. Humphreys, S. Jaiteh, N. Meriggi, C. Prato
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1. "Assessing the Longer-run Impact of CDD Programs: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Congo". With E. Mvukiyehe
  • World Bank Policy Research Working Paper: Link


POLICY REPORTS AND PAPERS

6. "The Effects of Vouchers for Essential Household Items on Child Health, Mental Health, Resilience, and Social Cohesion among Internally Displaced Persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo". 2019. With J. Quattrochi, G. Bisimwa, T. Thompson and M. Voors. Link
  • Winner of the Best of UNICEF Research Award 2019: Link
  • 3IE policy brief: PDF
  • IPA policy brief: Link
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5. Participatory Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts: An Impact Evaluation of the Tuungane 1 Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". 2017. With A. Laudati, E. Mvukiyehe. PDF

4. Participatory Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts: An Impact Evaluation of the Tuungane 2 Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". 2017. With A. Laudati and E. Mvukiyehe. PDF

3. "Big City Life in Eastern DRC: Results from a Representative Survey". 2016. With L. Smets, E. Mvukiyehe and M. Verpoorten. PDF

2. "Voix des Kivus: Reflections on a Crowdseeding Approach to Conflict Event Data Gathering". 2012. With M. Humphreys. PDF

1. "Social and Economic Impacts of Tuungane". 2012. With M. Humphreys and R. Sanchez.
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BOOK CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS

3. "From Crowdsourcing to Crowdseeding". In "ICT in Areas of Limited Statehood". 2013. S. Livingston and G. Walter-Drop. New York: Oxford University Press. PDF

2. "Bargaining in International Relations". 2011. In "Encyclopedia of Power". K. Dowding. New York: SAGE Publications.
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1. Review of "When Things Fell Apart". R. H. Bates. 2008. New York: Cambridge University Press. Journal of International Affairs, 2009, 62(2), 228-230. PDF
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