E-commerce integration and economic development: Evidence from China A programme introducing e-commerce into Chinese villages led to sizable gains among certain, but not all, rural households Technology & Innovation Victor Couture Benjamin Faber Yizhen Gu Lizhi Liu Published 04.06.18
Historical experiences and demand for health: The legacy of colonial medical campaigns in Central Africa Colonial medical campaigns in Central Africa have had lasting impacts, worsening health outcomes and lowering World Bank health project success today Health Sara Lowes Eduardo Montero Published 01.06.18
Mob mentality: The critical mass of networked protests In days of massive protests in Chile, students skipped school to protest only when a critical mass of students they knew also skipped school Institutions & Political Economy Felipe González Published 28.05.18
E-autocracy: Surveillance and propaganda in Chinese social media Instead of censoring or banning social media, the Chinese government uses it to surveil protests, monitor local officials, and disseminate propaganda Institutions & Political Economy Bei Qin David Strömberg Yanhui Wu Published 25.05.18
The entertaining way to behavioural change: Fighting HIV with MTV in Nigeria Evidence from Nigeria suggests that TV shows can promote safer sexual practices mainly through learning, rather than social conformity Health Abhijit Banerjee Eliana La Ferrara Victor Orozco Published 23.05.18
The impact of media censorship in China: 1984 or Brave New World? Fostering an environment in which citizens do not demand uncensored information is critical to effective internet censorship in China Institutions & Political Economy David Yang Published 21.05.18
New technology and job destruction: When does social unrest become inevitable? If technology-induced job losses are rapid, and affect a large part of the workforce, the risk of unrest can quickly become serious Technology & Innovation Bruno Caprettini Hans-Joachim Voth Published 18.05.18
Using satellite data to track improvements in infrastructure access and service delivery in South Africa Evidence shows that satellite data is a useful tool for tracking improvements in infrastructure access and service delivery in rural areas Methods & Measurement Taryn Dinkelman Martin Wittenberg Published 15.05.18
Justice delayed is justice denied: Speeding up court pre-trials Evidence from Senegal shows that the length of legal pre-trials can be reduced whilst not impacting quality of decisions Institutions & Political Economy Florence Kondylis Mattea Stein Published 14.05.18
