Scabs: The social suppression of labour supply Social norms help sustain wage floors with workers taking jobs at wage cuts in private, but rejecting them in public due to fear of sanctions Labour Markets Emily Breza Supreet Kaur Nandita Krishnaswamy Published 07.10.19
Decentralisation under changing state capacity: Experimental evidence from Paraguay Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears Public Economics Ernesto Dal Bó Frederico Finan Nicholas Li Laura Schechter Published 08.10.18
Climate change and Indian agriculture Climate change could reduce farm incomes by 15-18%, and by as much as 20-25% in un-irrigated areas Agriculture Siddharth Hari Parth Khare Arvind Subramanian Published 06.08.18
Tackling the challenges of global development How does the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation work towards achieving its vision of improving the quality of life of everyone around the world? Health Rodger Voorhies Published 25.07.18
Tackling food insecurity We produce enough food to feed every single person alive, yet global food insecurity is rising. Arif Husain discusses why and the way forward. Agriculture Arif Husain Published 11.07.18
Can farmers weather climate change? Jonathan Colmer explores the effect increasing temperatures have on farmers and the occupational structure in India. Agriculture Jonathan Colmer Published 21.03.18
Protecting insecure farmers Lorenzo Casaburi on how timing is crucial for increasing crop insurance adoption among smallholder farmers. Pay-at-harvest premiums could be a solution. Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Published 25.01.18
Designing more effective resettlement programs: Lessons from transmigration in Indonesia Better matching between transmigrants’ origin and destination agroclimate and languages can substantially improve productivity and integration Migration & Urbanisation Samuel Bazzi Arya Gaduh Alexander Rothenberg Maisy Wong Published 08.08.17
