Peer Reviewed Articles
Accepted or Published
“A New Expanded Dataset to Study Refugee Camps in Sub-Saharan Africa 1999-2024” (with Colette Salemi, Johannes Hoogeveen, Karishma Silva, Jonathan Rigberg*, and Sofia Leopold) – Accepted, World Bank Economic Review
Anti, Sebastian, and Ian Luby. 2026. “Large-Scale Land Investment, Disease Prevalence and Infant Mortality in Cambodia.” Health and Place 99: 103648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103648
Anti, Sebastian, David Backer, and Eleni Schirmer. 2025. “In the Interest of Race: Discrimination, Interest Rates and the School Bond Market.” Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 34 (1): 173 – 209. https://doi.org/10.5840/inquiryct202551322
Anti, Sebastian, Andrew Nutting, and Andrew Sfekas. 2025. “The Effects of Large-Scale, Racially Charged Violence on Labor Productivity and Racial Identity: The Riots of 1967-68 and Outcomes in Major League Baseball.” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 114: 102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2024.102324
Anti, Sebastian, and Zihui Zhang*. 2023. “Roads, Women’s Employment, and Gender Equity: Evidence from Cambodia.” World Development 171: 106361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106361
Anti, Sebastian, and Pamela Smith. 2022. “Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method.” The World Economy 45 (12): 3873 – 3906. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.13282
Anti, Sebastian. 2022. “Investment Treaties, Local Institutions and Policies in the Global Land Rush.” World Bank Economic Review 36 (3): 559 – 582. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhac004
Anti, Sebastian. 2021. “Land Grabs and Labor in Cambodia.” Journal of Development Economics 149: 102616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102616
In Revision, Under Review, Submitted, or Available as a Working Paper
“Hungry Hosts? Refugee Camps and Host Community Nutritional Outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa” (with Colette Salemi) – Submitted
"Catchment if You Can: The Effects of University-K12 Partnerships on Demographics and Property Values in Two American Cities" (With David Backer) – Submitted
“The Forest Cover Impacts of Improved Cookstoves” (with Abubakr Ayesh and Colette Salemi) – Working paper available
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Available as International Growth Centre Working Paper RWA-25103: https://www.theigc.org/publications/forest-cover-impacts-improved-cookstoves
In Progress
“Refugee Settlement and Common Property Resources: Evidence from Nigeria” (with Pragya Silwal*)
“Refugee Camp Longevity in Sub-Saharan Africa” (with Jonathan Rigberg*)
“Large Scale Land Acquisitions and Human Health in Sub-Saharan Africa” (with Prachi Jamb)
“An Economic Viability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa with an Application” (with Johannes Hoogeveen, Sofia Leopold, Colette Salemi, and Karishma Silva)
* Denotes undergraduate student
Reports
Published
Anti, Sebastian, Abubakr Ayesh, and Colette Salemi. 2026. “Improved Cookstoves and Forest Recovery in Rwanda.” Policy Brief RWA-25103. International Growth Centre. Available: https://www.theigc.org/publications/improved-cookstoves-and-forest-recovery-rwanda
In Progress
Anti, Sebastian, Sofia Leopold, and Colette Salemi. “Consequences of Refugee Encampment: What Policymakers Need to Know.” World Bank Report, solicited.