Can variation in firm growth explain the development gap? Colombia vs the US A deficit of superstar plants, an excess of microestablishments, and the success of underperformers are key symptoms of Colombia’s development problem Firms Marcela Eslava John Haltiwanger Alvaro Pinzón Published 03.06.19
The Mandarin model of growth What is the Mandarin model and how has it affected China's economic and financial stability? Institutions & Political Economy Wei Xiong Published 22.03.19
Is aid effective? In political environments with limited data, how can we ensure that aid has impact? Institutions & Political Economy Stefan Dercon Published 15.08.18
Feedback rating to decrease bribery: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic Anonymous rating of inspectors can decrease bribes and increase tax revenues as long as it takes into account market structure considerations Public Economics Francesco Amodio Jieun Choi Giacomo De Giorgi Aminur Rahman Published 02.07.18
Building effective and functioning cities Ed Glaeser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned. Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 01.06.18
Justice delayed is justice denied: Speeding up court pre-trials Evidence from Senegal shows that the length of legal pre-trials can be reduced whilst not impacting quality of decisions Institutions & Political Economy Florence Kondylis Mattea Stein Published 14.05.18
Building effective and functioning cities Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned. Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 17.04.18
Autonomy, incentives, and the effectiveness of bureaucrats Bureaucratic output is negatively associated with monitoring and incentive schemes but positively associated with the autonomy of mid-level bureaucrats Public Economics Imran Rasul Daniel Rogger Martin J. Williams Published 04.09.17
The economic and the social: Anatomy of a contract change in India Productivity rose among tea pluckers when their base wages increased, despite a fall in monetary incentives, but this response vanishes within months Firms Rajshri Jayaraman Debraj Ray Published 26.07.17
