governance

New empirical evidence on global deforestation casts doubts on Corporate Environmental Responsibility and ESG claims that they can replace state-led regulation as a mechanism to minimise negative environmental externalities in low government capacity...

Electronic tax filing lowers compliance costs for firms while reducing the gap in tax revenues between those firms more likely vs less likely to evade

Highly competitive examinations for public service recruitment in India have detrimental economic effects

Feelings of relative poverty engender political support among cash transfer recipients, while such feelings erode political support among non-beneficiaries

ICT-enabled monitoring tools effectively encourage citizens to oversee their elections and reduce fraud

Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity

Simple, easy-to-implement tax reminder messages are an effective way of raising revenues in low-compliance contexts

A property tax campaign in the city of Kananga increased tax compliance and stimulated citizen demand for inclusive and accountable government

China uses state-owned enterprises to promote social stability by employing high-risk groups when unrest threats emerge