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The long debate on sharecropping and productivity

Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels

Agriculture

Konrad Burchardi Selim Gulesci Benedetta Lerva Munshi Sulaiman

Published

07.09.20

Can taxation stimulate political participation? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

A property tax campaign in the city of Kananga increased tax compliance and stimulated citizen demand for inclusive and accountable government

Public Economics

Jonathan Weigel

Published

04.09.20

The impact of school-based life skills classes for adolescent girls in India

School-based life skills classes can change attitudes, strengthen social connections, and help girls assert more control over their lives while staying in school

Education

Eric Edmonds Ben Feigenberg Jessica Leight

Published

31.08.20

Subsidising stability: State employment in China

China uses state-owned enterprises to promote social stability by employing high-risk groups when unrest threats emerge

Institutions & Political Economy

Jaya Wen

Published

28.08.20

Hard and soft skills in vocational training: Experimental evidence from Colombia

While technical skills training increases overall employment in the short term, soft skills training increases employment and earnings in the long term

Labour Markets

Felipe Barrera-Osorio Adriana Kugler Mikko Silliman

Published

24.08.20