The household-level effects of subsidised housing: Evidence from urban India Subsidised government-constructed housing increases income, education, and employment in Mumbai Migration & Urbanisation Tanu Kumar Published 18.02.22
Intranational trade barriers and firm productivity: Evidence from India Highway construction in India improved productivity by inducing firms to focus on products in which they are most efficient Infrastructure Ama Baafra Abeberese Mary Chen Published 14.02.22
The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China Productivity losses from pollution through the indirect migration channel are approximately as much as the direct health costs of pollution Migration & Urbanisation Gaurav Khanna Wenquan Liang Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Ran Song Published 11.02.22
Impact of WTO accession: Structural transformation in China China’s accession to WTO reduced trade policy uncertainty, spurred structural change towards manufacturing and services, and increased economic growth Trade Bilge Erten Jessica Leight Published 07.02.22
Healthcare appointments as effective commitment devices: Evidence from Malawi The offer of an appointment more than doubled the likelihood of men getting an HIV test, and was most effective for men wanting a commitment device Health Laura Derksen Jason Kerwin Natalia Ordaz Reynoso Olivier Sterck Published 04.02.22
Subjective evaluation and bureaucratic performance: Experimental evidence from China Uncertainty in the identity of an evaluator discourages evaluator-specific influence activities and significantly improves state employees’ performance Institutions & Political Economy Alain De Janvry Guojun He Elisabeth Sadoulet Shaoda Wang Qiong Zhang Published 31.01.22
Fiscal rules, public overspending, and political accountability in Colombia Limitations to fiscal spending reduced overspending in public administration without affecting public goods, aligning with voters’ preferences Institutions & Political Economy Maria Carreri Luis R. Martinez Published 28.01.22
Land rights and agricultural productivity: Evidence from China Weak land rights among farmers reduces agricultural productivity and output, hitting skilled farmers hardest Agriculture Tasso Adamopoulos Loren Brandt Jessica Leight Diego Restuccia Published 24.01.22
Communication infrastructure and stabilising food prices: Evidence from the telegraph network in China Timely information brought about by communication infrastructure enables risk-sharing across regions Infrastructure Pei Gao Yu-Hsiang Lei Published 21.01.22
