Ethiopia

Greater competition from improved roads that connected markets in Ethiopia increased the divide between firms in the formal and informal sectors.

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

A relatively light-tough graduation model serves to buffer households - and women in particular - from the adverse effects of drought in Ethiopia

A public works programme in Ethiopia improves welfare for the urban poor both directly for participants and indirectly through increasing private sector wages and improving amenities

Job-search networks can be weakened by labour market interventions, such as job-search assistance, which can have adverse consequences for individuals who do not receive assistance

Exposure to foreign firms can induce knowledge transfers to domestic firms in close geographical proximity

The adoption of sales registration machines in Ethiopia substantially increased tax revenue, but by less than expected due to taxpayer responses

Building roads and extending agriculture services to rural Ethiopian communities had no impact alone, but increased agricultural productivity together

Reminding businesses that tax authorities are watching does increase tax revenue collected, but only while the intervention lasts