Scholarships increase social mobility: Evidence from Colombia Needs-based and merit-based scholarships improve the motivation and social mobility of low-income students Education Rachid Laajaj Andrés Moya Fabio Sánchez Published 20.06.22
Language barriers in multinational companies: Evidence from Myanmar English language courses for domestic managers improve their interactions with foreign managers, and potential employers value these interactions Firms Louise Guillouet Amit Khandelwal Rocco Macchiavello Matthieu Teachout Published 17.06.22
Private input suppliers can drive technology adoption in agriculture Small agricultural input suppliers can drive farm-level adoption of new technologies by over 50% more than conventional extension service methods Agriculture Manzoor Dar Alain De Janvry Kyle Emerick Elisabeth Sadoulet Eleanor Wiseman Published 13.06.22
The impact of digital credit in low-income countries Digital credit does not appear to systematically improve lives, while the lack of transparency raises serious concerns about predatory lending Finance Valentina Brailovskaya Pascaline Dupas Jonathan Robinson Published 10.06.22
Digitalisation to improve tax compliance: Evidence from VAT e-invoicing in Peru Mandatory adoption of VAT e-invoicing in Peru increased reported transactions and improved tax compliance Public Economics Matthieu Bellon Era Dabla-Norris Salma Khalid Frederico Lima Published 06.06.22
How climate change reallocates capital and labour within countries: Evidence from Brazil Long periods of excess dryness lead to the reallocation of capital and labour away from affected regions and have changed the structure of the economy Labour Markets Christoph Albert Paula Bustos Jacopo Ponticelli Published 03.06.22
The impact of privatising the management of a sanitation utility: Evidence from Senegal Privatising sludge treatment centres improves sanitation outcomes and reduces desludging prices without concentrating market power Infrastructure Joshua Deutschmann Jared Gars Jean-François Houde Molly Lipscomb Laura Schechter Published 30.05.22
Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity Agriculture Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson Published 27.05.22
Complementing cash with information to reduce malnutrition: Evidence from Nepal A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition Health Michael Levere Gayatri Acharya Prashant Bharadwaj Published 23.05.22
