There are significant disparities across countries in the gender division of work even at similar income levels. Social, institutional, and policy choices play a pivotal role in the variation in gendered labour patterns across countries.

What has new evidence taught us about the evolution of smallholder agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa over recent decades?

With more inputs, improved crop varieties can yield more. But do Ethiopian maize farmers know enough about their seeds to optimise fertiliser use?

How can macroeconomics (and macroeconomists) contribute to what we know about development policy? 

Insights from a year of smartphone app data suggest high levels of spatial mobility

Evidence from canals in India shows that labour mobility is a key adjustment channel to agricultural growth

Investments in agricultural technology have substantially improved living standards in the poorest places on our planet over the past half century

It’s no wonder that people are moving to cities. Urban areas offer better amenities and, on average, pay higher wages than rural areas.

Resource-exporting countries urbanise without acquiring the industrial sectors typically associated with development