Voting and peer effects A study in Mozambique shows how peer effects can increase information and interest in politics but at the same time reduce voter participation Institutions & Political Economy Marcel Fafchamps Ana Vaz Pedro Vicente Published 27.03.18
Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity Trade Brian McCaig Nina Pavcnik Published 23.03.18
Global earnings inequality: Evidence from a new database Over the past half-century, global inequality has fallen. However, within countries, inequality has increased. Methods & Measurement Olle Hammar Daniel Waldenström Published 19.03.18
Does your cultural background affect your credit profile? In Indian banks, cultural proximity (shared beliefs, ethnicity) between lenders and borrowers increases access to credit and reduces default Institutions & Political Economy Raymond Fisman Published 14.03.18
Goals and gaps: Tackling educational segregation of immigrant children Career counselling helps close the immigrant-native gap in high-school track choice, grade repetition, and cognitive skills Education Michela Carlana Eliana La Ferrara Paolo Pinotti Published 12.03.18
When do cultures change? The evolution of culture and tradition, along with their persistence, can be explained by environmental instability Institutions & Political Economy Paola Giuliano Nathan Nunn Published 07.03.18
The changing economy: Going factory-free The developed world is deindustrialising. What does this mean and how has globalisation impacted this process? Firms Lionel Fontagné Ann Harrison Published 05.03.18
A toxic environment: Rapid growth, pollution and migration Pollution is driving the young and well-educated out of China's cities Migration & Urbanisation Shuai Chen Paulina Oliva Peng Zhang Published 02.03.18
Quality doesn't speak for itself: Evidence from the Senegalese onion market Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology Agriculture Tanguy Bernard Alain De Janvry Samba Mbaye Elisabeth Sadoulet Published 27.02.18
