Volume 42 · Number 1 · March 2025 ADB Distinguished Speaker Lecture: TheComplementarity Between Cities and State Capacity1Edward L. Glaeser Pollution, Information, and Migration31Mingda Wang and Zikun Ding Analysis of Elites’Characteristics and the EnvironmentalPerformance in the People’s Republic of China: A Focuson the New Environmental Protection LawMinjun Hong and Jihye Yoon How Selling Online Is Affecting Informal Firmsin South Asia143Maurizio Bussolo, Akshay Dixit, Anne Golla, Ananya Kotia,Jean N. Lee, Prema Narasimhan, and Siddharth Sharma Enhancing Food Security in an Era of Rising FertilizerPrices: Evaluation of an Intervention PromotingMungbean Adoption in Nepal179Narayan Prasad Khanal, Dyutiman Choudhary, andGanesh Thapa The Impact of Micronutrient Training on High-Zinc RiceDemand Among Mothers: A Randomized Control TrialStudy in BangladeshHarold Glenn A. Valera, Takashi Yamano, Ranjitha Puskur,Ronald Jeremy Antonio, Muhammad Ashraful Habib,M. D. Khairul Bashar, and Valerien O. Pede 209 World Scientific EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JOHN GIBSON, University of Waikato MANAGING EDITOR DONGHYUN PARK, Asian Development Bank ASSOCIATE EDITORS YI JIANG, Asian Development BankYOTHIN JINJARAK, Asian Development BankSHU TIAN, Asian Development BankSUJATA VISARIA, City St. George’s, University of London EDITORIAL TEAM MEMBERS GEMMA ESTHER B. ESTRADA, Asian Development BankORLEE P. VELARDE, Asian Development Bank EDITORIAL BOARD KRISLERT SAMPHANTHARAK, University ofCalifornia, San DiegoKUNAL SEN, UNU-WIDER and The University ofManchesterKWANHO SHIN, Korea UniversityTETSUSHI SONOBE, Asian Development BankInstituteDANIEL SURYADARMA, Asian DevelopmentBank InstituteAYA SUZUKI, The University of TokyoJOSEPH E. ZVEGLICH, JR., Asian DevelopmentBank KYM ANDERSON, University of AdelaidePREMA-CHANDRA ATHUKORALA,Australian National University JOHN BEIRNE, Asian Development BankNEIL FOSTER-MCGREGOR, Asian DevelopmentBankSHIN-ICHI FUKUDA, The University of TokyoRANA HASAN, Asian Development BankSUNG JIN KANG, Korea UniversityXIN MENG, Australian National UniversityAHMED MUSHFIQ MOBARAK, Yale UniversityALBERT PARK, Asian Development BankDIL RAHUT, Asian Development Bank Institute TheAsian Development Reviewis a professional journal for disseminating the results of economic anddevelopment research relevant to Asia. The journal seeks high-quality papers done in an empirically rigorous way.Articles are intended for readership among economists and social scientists in government, private sector,academia, and international organizations.The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the ADB Boardof Governors, or the governments they represent.ADB and ADBI do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use.By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, ADB and ADBI do not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.Please direct all editorial correspondence to the Managing Editor,Asian Development Review, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Asian Development Bank, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City,1550 Metro Manila, Philippines. E-mail: asiandevreview@adb.org. Notes: In this publication,\$"refers to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.ADB recognizes\China"as the People’s Republic of China;\Hong Kong"as Hong Kong, China;\Korea"and\South Korea"as the Republic of Korea;\Kyrgyzstan"as the Kyrgyz Republic;\Turkey"as Türkiye;\Russia"as the Russian Federation;\United States of America"and\USA"as the United States; and\Vietnam"as Viet Nam.For more information, please visit the website of the publicationat www.adb.org/publications/series/asian-development-review. CONTENTS—(Continued) Internet Use in Agriculture and Farm Earnings:An Analysis of the Indonesia Labor Force Survey233Weni Lidya Sukma, Mardiana Dwi Puspitasari, andPuguh PrasetyoputraEffect of Climate-Related Disasters on Consumption:Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh259Amit RoyMini Symposium on Trade Costs in Central AsiaImpact of High Trade Costs and Uncertain Trade Times onExports of Final and Intermediate Goods in Five CentralAsian Countries289Alfinura SharafeyevaImpact of Nontariff Measures on Border Crossing Timeand Costs: The Case of Perishable Goods Trade in theCentral Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Region309Dorothea M. Ramizo and Akiko Terada-HagiwaraThe Impact of Mobility Restrictions on Trade Facilitationat Borders: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemicin Central Asia333Kijin Kim, Jerome Abesamis, and Zemma Ardaniel Asian DevelopmentReview Volume 42 · Number 1 · March 2025 ADB Distinguished Speaker Lecture: TheComplementarity Between Cities and State Capacity1Edward L. Glaeser Open Submission