Journal Articles

• Harris, J. (forthcoming). Do development initiatives contribute to (dis)connections in the ETWC? Reflections from Sierra Leone. NORRAG Special Issue 08.
• Harris, J. (2023). Exploring donor-driven skills development as a channel of continued aid dependency, Third World Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2023.2178889Link opens in a new window 
• Harris, J. (2023). Occupational preferences of skilled workers in the presence of a large development sector. Journal of Development Studies 59)3, 342-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2022.2139605Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. (2022). Opting out of public sector employment: Gender and occupational aspirations among university graduates in Sierra Leone. Journal of International Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3712Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. & Lawson, A. (2022). Mainstreaming sustainability in public finances: where PFM meets landscape approaches. Policy Design and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2022.2146916Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. & Lawson, A. (2022). Value-for-money assessment of social spending in developing countries: lessons from Ethiopia. Development in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2022.2108002Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. (2022). Exploring the desire to be an entrepreneur among university-educated youths: Lessons from Sierra Leone. Development in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2022.2030673Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. (2022). Mixed Methods Research in Developing Country Contexts: Lessons From Field Research in Six Countries Across Africa and the Caribbean. Journal of Mixed Methods Research 16(2),165-182. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211032825Link opens in a new window.
• Harris, J. (2021). Using specific purpose grants to achieve developmental goals: Some practical considerations. Development in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.2009772Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. (2021). Foreign aid, human capital accumulation and the potential implications for growth. Rev Int Organ 16, 549–579. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-020-09408-8Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. (2020). If you can’t do teach: Exploring short-termism in the teaching profession. International Journal of Educational Research, 99, 101519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.101519Link opens in a new window

Working Papers

• Harris, J. (2019). Occupational choice of skilled workers in the presence of a large development sector: Evidence from Sierra Leone. WIDER Working Paper 2019/101. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2019/737-8Link opens in a new window 

Reports

• Harris, J. (with Bryn Welham and Andrew Lawson) (2022). Doing technical assistance differently: Analytical support to public financial management in Ethiopia. Available at: Doing technical assistance differently ……yes, it is possible! (fiscus.org.uk)Link opens in a new window
• Harris, J. (2018). Preferences of Possibilities? Understanding the labour supply decision in a LIC context. IGC Working Paper F-39408-SLE-1. Preferences or possibility? Understanding the labour supply decision in an LIC context - IGC (theigc.org)Link opens in a new window

Blogs

• Using 'Landscape Approaches' to Green PFM. IMF PFM BlogLink opens in a new window. January 2023 (with Andrew Lawson)
• Colonial legacies, race and the labour market in Trinidad and TobagoLink opens in a new window. Think Development Blog. Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development. September 2022
• PFM Reform Through PDIA: What Works and When it WorksLink opens in a new window. IMF PFM Blog. January 2022 (with Andrew Lawson)
• Using specific purpose grants to achieve development goalsLink opens in a new window. Think Development Blog. Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development. January 2022
• What can we learn from the market for skilled workers in Sierra Leone. IGC Blogs. June 2019.