Escaping the subsidy-quality trap in India’s retail electricity market Reducing power prices for commercial and industrial consumers can help utilities raise revenue and enhance service quality across the system Energy & Environment Shefali Khanna Kevin Rowe Published 05.07.21
Closing the gender profit gap through savings and training: Evidence from Mozambique Access to mobile savings accounts and financial management skills can lead to improved profits and financial security of female-led micro-enterprises Finance Catia Batista Sandra Sequeira Pedro Vicente Published 02.07.21
Improving school outcomes with better data sharing: Evidence from Chile Shrinking school–parent information gaps through text messaging can be an effective way to improve grades and attendance outcomes for schoolchildren Education Samuel Berlinski Matias Busso Taryn Dinkelman Claudia Martínez A. Published 30.06.21
Overcoming barriers to savings through deferred wage payments: Evidence from Malawi Having the option of getting paid later can help developing-country workers save for larger purchases, and make lasting improvements to their homes Finance Lasse Brune Eric Chyn Jason Kerwin Published 28.06.21
Multinationals and local development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company Investment in amenities by large foreign companies induced by labour market competition can have persistent positive effects on local living standards Firms Esteban Méndez-Chacón Diana Van Patten Published 25.06.21
Testing financial innovations: Increasing loan repayment using digital collateral An experiment in Uganda shows that securing a loan with digital collateral can lead to positive benefits for both borrower and lender Finance Paul Gertler Brett Green Published 18.06.21
Training effective altruism: Experimental evidence from Pakistan An experiment in Pakistan finds that training decision makers in the benefits of empathy cultivates prosocial behaviour in the lab and the field Public Economics Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen Published 14.06.21
Attracting physicians to underserved areas: Evidence from Brazil Policies based on physicians' geographic preferences, such as quotas and university expansion, are more cost-effective than financial incentives Health Francisco Costa Leticia Nunes Fabio Miessi Sanches Published 11.06.21
The effects of working while in school: Evidence from Uruguay A work-study programme increased both youth work experience and education enrolment and had a positive effect on earnings Education Thomas Le Barbanchon Diego Ubfal Federico Araya Published 08.06.21
