Payment fintechs and debt enforcement: Evidence from India While their location in the payment chain gives payment fintechs a debt-enforcement advantage, borrower behaviour can limit their success Finance Kumar Rishabh Jorma Juhani Schäublin Published 13.09.21
Mass media meets motherhood: Increasing contraception uptake in Burkina Faso A high-quality intensive family planning radio campaign increased contraception uptake by 20% Health Rachel Glennerster Joanna Murray Victor Pouliquen Published 10.09.21
When agriculture drives development: Lessons from the Green Revolution Investments in agricultural technology have substantially improved living standards in the poorest places on our planet over the past half century Agriculture Douglas Gollin Casper Worm Hansen Asger Mose Wingender Published 06.09.21
Long-term effects of the Inca Road Proximity to the Inca Road improved subsequent educational, development and labour outcomes, in particular for women. Infrastructure Ana Paula Franco Sebastian Galiani Pablo Lavado Published 03.09.21
Training policymakers in econometrics: Evidence from Pakistan Training deputy ministers in the school of thought associated with the credibility revolution increases demand for and responsiveness to causal evidence Methods & Measurement Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen Published 29.08.21
The effect of infrastructure on firm gains from trade liberalisation: Evidence from Ethiopia Improvements in road infrastructure magnify firm productivity gains from input tariff liberalisation Infrastructure Matteo Fiorini Marco Sanfilippo Asha Sundaram Published 27.08.21
Incentivising quality of public infrastructure excludes users and worsens public health A study of community toilets in India shows importance of fully subsidising basic services and of measures to prevent overcrowding and degradation Infrastructure Alex Armand Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Published 23.08.21
Improving state effectiveness through bureaucrat assignment: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo Optimising the assignment of tax collectors significantly increases tax revenue and compliance at little or no added cost Public Economics Augustin Bergeron Pedro Bessone Tepedino John Kabeya Kabeya Gabriel Tourek Jonathan Weigel Published 20.08.21
Specialised hiring and entrepreneurial success: Evidence from Nigeria Subsidising entrepreneurs to hire a marketing or accounting specialist can be more effective than trying to train the entrepreneur in these skills Firms Stephen Anderson David McKenzie Published 11.08.21
