Decentralisation under changing state capacity: Experimental evidence from Paraguay Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears Public Economics Ernesto Dal Bó Frederico Finan Nicholas Li Laura Schechter Published 08.10.18
On financial frictions and the rule of law in development Weak rule of law institutions distort establishments’ decisions and magnify financial frictions, contributing to substantial productivity losses Institutions & Political Economy Ashantha Ranasinghe Diego Restuccia Published 05.10.18
Perceived risk of street harassment and college choice of women in Delhi Women choose lower quality colleges, travel for a longer time, and spend more money on commuting, relative to men, to feel safer Education Girija Borker Published 01.10.18
Should we try to do away with job referrals? Evidence from the garment industry in Bangladesh shows that it is not obvious that policymakers should try to limit the role of referrals in job hiring Firms Rachel Heath Published 28.09.18
Does higher pay attract better applicants? Evidence from a Ugandan NGO Financial incentives to community health promoters attract more applicants at the expense of crowding out pro-social preferences Public Economics Erika Deserranno Published 24.09.18
The many dimensions of mobile money: Evidence from Bangladesh Mobile money makes transfers easier, increases rural consumption and reduces poverty, but places pressure on migrant workers to increase remittances Technology & Innovation Jean Lee Jonathan Morduch Saravana Ravindran Abu S. Shonchoy Hassan Zaman Published 21.09.18
Do property rights exacerbate son preference? Affording tenants in India property rights on the land they farmed exacerbated son preference, resulting in fewer girls surviving to the age of one Public Economics Sonia Bhalotra Abhishek Chakravarty Dilip Mookherjee Francisco Pino Published 17.09.18
Mind over money matters: How psychosocial interventions can help with money management Psychosocial factors matter for financial behaviour. A financial literacy and parenting programme substantially improves families’ financial lives. Finance Janina Isabel Steinert Lucie Cluver Franziska Meinck Jenny Doubt Sebastian Vollmer Published 14.09.18
Firms, informality, and development Lower informality does not necessarily translate to higher total factor productivity or improved welfare Firms Gabriel Ulyssea Published 10.09.18
