The fate of the Brazilian Amazon's carbon stock Estimates indicate that current land-use patterns would inefficiently release 44 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the rainforest Energy & Environment Rafael Araujo Francisco Costa Marcelo Sant’Anna Published 27.09.21
Why market structure matters for development: Evidence from the global cement industry Market power in the construction sector raises prices and undermines long-term growth in poor countries Macroeconomics & Growth Keelan Beirne Martina Kirchberger Published 09.07.21
Attracting physicians to underserved areas: Evidence from Brazil Policies based on physicians' geographic preferences, such as quotas and university expansion, are more cost-effective than financial incentives Health Francisco Costa Leticia Nunes Fabio Miessi Sanches Published 11.06.21
How services drive the growth of emerging economies: Evidence from India Service-led growth can be a viable development strategy for the developing world; however, its fruits might disproportionately benefit the rich Macroeconomics & Growth Tianyu Fan Michael Peters Fabrizio Zilibotti Published 06.06.21
Informality and the effects of trade in developing countries What are the effects of trade amidst a large informal sector? New research studies a model tightly connected to data on firms and workers in Brazil Firms Rafael Dix-Carneiro Pinelopi Goldberg Costas Meghir Gabriel Ulyssea Published 05.03.21
In-kind transfers as insurance: Evidence from India While academics and policymakers prefer unconditional cash transfer to the poor, they value in-kind transfers that protect against price fluctuations Social Protection Lucie Gadenne Sam Norris Monica Singhal Sandip Sukhtankar Published 01.03.21
International friends and enemies As countries become greater economic friends in terms of the welfare effects of their productivity growth, they become greater political friends in terms of United Nations voting and strategic rivalries. Trade Benny Kleinman Ernest Liu Stephen Redding Published 14.09.20
Electricity and firm productivity: A general equilibrium approach Eliminating power outages in the developing world would substantially raise firm productivity and worker wages in the long run Energy & Environment Stephie Fried David Lagakos Published 10.07.20
Competition and the welfare gains from transportation infrastructure in India The construction of the Golden Quadrilateral has seen unequal gains in manufacturing income across states, largely due to proximity to the highway Infrastructure Jose Asturias Manuel García-Santana Published 01.06.20
