The impact of human error in vote tallies: Evidence from Mexico Human error in vote counting leads to inconsistencies in vote tallies and threatens citizens’ trust in election institutions Institutions & Political Economy Cristian Challu Enrique Seira Alberto Simpser Published 06.08.21
Can performance pay allow schools to attract and retain better teachers? Evidence from Pakistan Performance pay contracts attract teachers who improve both test score and non-test score outcomes for students Education Christina Brown Tahir Andrabi Published 02.08.21
Pooled procurement of drugs in low- and middle-income countries can lower prices and improve access Centralised procurement by the public sector leads to lower drug prices, but the price reduction is smaller when the supply side is more concentrated Public Economics Pierre Dubois Yassine Lefouili Stephane Straub Published 30.07.21
Commodity prices and banking crises Volatility of commodity prices is a key driver of the likelihood of banking crises in low-income countries Finance Markus Eberhardt Andrea Presbitero Published 26.07.21
State capacity and development clusters Evidence from 25 years of data shows countries form persistent ‘development clusters’ according to their levels of internal peace and state capacity Institutions & Political Economy Tim Besley Chris Dann Torsten Persson Published 23.07.21
How not to disengage from a conflict: Evidence from NATO’s war in Afghanistan Strategic miscalculation during Afghanistan’s first security transition may have contributed to its current resurgence of violence Institutions & Political Economy Thiemo Fetzer Pedro Souza Oliver Vanden Eynde Austin L. Wright Published 19.07.21
Selection and incentive effects of teacher performance contracts in Rwanda Pay for performance can improve student learning without negative impacts on the type of teacher that gets recruited or retained Education Clare Leaver Owen Ozier Pieter Serneels Andrew Zeitlin Published 16.07.21
Market power and in-kind transfers: Evidence from Mexico In settings with market power, providing goods directly can generate larger consumer surplus gains than cash and vouchers because of price effects Public Economics Diego Jiménez Hernández Enrique Seira Published 12.07.21
Why market structure matters for development: Evidence from the global cement industry Market power in the construction sector raises prices and undermines long-term growth in poor countries Macroeconomics & Growth Keelan Beirne Martina Kirchberger Published 09.07.21
