The economics of child marriage Empowerment programmes improve adolescent girls’ educational and labour market outcomes; financial incentives are effective in reducing child marriage Health Rachel Glennerster Nina Buchmann Erica Field Published 09.09.20
Why does poverty persist? Does poverty continue due to differences in ability or limited access to opportunities? Macroeconomics & Growth Clare Balboni Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Maitreesh Ghatak Published 22.07.20
Reducing rates of child marriage: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh Why do we still see high rates of child marriage in settings such as Bangladesh, despite significant improvements in women’s economic empowerment? Health Erica Field Published 01.07.20
Market power versus supply chain regulations: Lessons from Bangladesh A ban on intermediary oil traders, intended to reduce their market power, backfired: prices rose 10% as wholesalers lost intermediary trade credit Firms Shahe Emran Dilip Mookherjee Forhad Shilpi M. Helal Uddin Published 01.05.20
Migration and risk sharing: Evidence from Bangladesh Whilst rural to urban migration can improve the allocation of labour, can it have unintended consequences on risk sharing in rural communities? Migration & Urbanisation Costas Meghir Published 15.04.20
Mark-ups in the Bangladeshi garment industry: The importance of buyer procurement How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers? Firms Rocco Macchiavello Published 15.01.20
Multinational enforcement of labour laws: Evidence from Bangladesh Can multinational buyers provide their suppliers in developing countries with incentives to comply with local labour laws? Firms Laura Boudreau Published 23.10.19
Is poverty self-perpetuating? A cash transfer experiment in Bangladesh targeting the ultra-poor reveals that complementary assets are key in escaping poverty Macroeconomics & Growth Maitreesh Ghatak Published 07.08.19
Incentivising pro-labour reforms How do countries that compete on low labour costs react to international economic incentives to reduce restrictions on organised labour? Firms Alice Evans Published 01.07.19
