Targeting relief aid after natural disasters: Should donors work through governments or NGOs? After natural disasters, governments and non-governmental organisations differ in their effectiveness at targeting the hardest hit populations Energy & Environment Ben Fitch-Fleischmann Evan Kresch Published 20.09.22
How railways impact the growth of cities: Evidence from colonial India Railways encouraged the growth of cities in colonial India and market access helps explain why Infrastructure James Fenske Namrata Kala Jinlin Wei Published 19.09.22
The relationship between labour market conditions and policy effects: Evidence from Mexico’s PROGRESA A conditional cash transfer programme was less effective in regions with more exposure to export-manufacturing jobs Social Protection Teresa Molina Joaquim Vidiella-Martin Published 15.09.22
How financial need affects pricing: Evidence from small businesses in Ghana Poorer business owners settle for lower prices when bargaining with buyers Firms Morgan Hardy Gisella Kagy Lena Song Published 12.09.22
A breath of fresh air: Raising awareness for clean fuel adoption in India Providing information about both the health hazards of cooking with solid fuel and subsidy benefits led to behavioural changes and increased LPG usage Energy & Environment Farzana Afridi Sisir Debnath E. Somanathan Published 09.09.22
The impact of US deportation policy on gang activity in El Salvador Deportation policies can inadvertently disseminate ideas and criminal networks between countries, unintentionally increasing migration back to the US Migration & Urbanisation Maria Micaela Sviatschi Published 05.09.22
Barriers to upgrading in developing countries Upgrading within firms in developing countries is driven by increased know-how and certain buyer types Firms Eric Verhoogen Published 02.09.22
Innovation versus imitation: Where all that Chinese R&D is going The productivity of innovation could be enhanced by reducing distortions in the economy; increasing R&D expenditure is no guarantee of growth Firms Michael König Zheng (Michael) Song Kjetil Storesletten Fabrizio Zilibotti Published 29.08.22
The impacts of technology on property tax collection and efficiency: Evidence from Ghana Technology improves local tax collection efficiency and the progressivity of the property tax system but can also lead to unintended outcomes Public Economics James Dzansi Anders Jensen David Lagakos Henry Telli Published 26.08.22
