Ideas for development Robin Burgess on motivating civil servants, breaking the poverty trap by increasing productivity, and the political economy of electricity Public Economics Robin Burgess Published 08.08.18
Recovering fragile economies through the private sector Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE, discusses the importance of a healthy private sector in the recovery of fragile economies. Institutions & Political Economy Minouche Shafik Published 20.06.18
Effecting change in fragile states With decades of experience working with international donors, Alex Thier lists three key lessons to effect change and build capacity in fragile states. Institutions & Political Economy Alex Thier Published 06.06.18
The equitable benefits of Colombia’s bus rapid transit system Investments in bus rapid transit systems can lead to large returns that benefit the high-skilled more than we might expect Infrastructure Nick Tsivanidis Published 01.05.18
A family affair: Are dynastic CEOs worse managers? Dynastic family CEO successions lead to worse management. How can this be improved? Firms Daniela Scur Published 03.04.18
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
The impact of skills development on adolescent girls in Uganda and Liberia Gender-sensitive youth employment programmes combining income generation and life skills training can be effective in helping adolescent girls succeed Labour Markets Markus Goldstein Published 07.12.17
The cost of labour regulations in India We inform the debate on labour regulations in India by costing their burden on firms and studying the role corruption plays in increasing these costs Firms Amrit Amirapu Michael Gechter Published 27.11.17
Fast internet and employment in Africa Local employment effects of fast internet connections show that ICT might be one of the most effective employment-creating policies in Africa Technology & Innovation Jonas Hjort Published 18.08.17
