Maternal mortality and women’s political participation Reserving seats for women in parliament leads to sharp reductions in maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries Health Sonia Bhalotra Damian Clarke Joseph Flavian Gomes Atheendar Venkataramani Published 24.04.20
The impact of intranational trade barriers on exports: Evidence from a nationwide VAT rebate reform in China Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries Trade Jie Bai Jiahua Liu Published 19.02.20
Electricity grid expansion and firm turnover in Indonesia Electrification generates industrial development by attracting entrants through lowering barriers to entry, and thus increasing competition Energy & Environment Dana Kassem Published 31.07.19
How air pollution can impact mental health in China Bringing down air pollution in China could improve mental health as evidence shows a causal effect of pollutants on depressive symptoms Energy & Environment Shuai Chen Paulina Oliva Peng Zhang Published 22.04.19
Curbing leakage in public programmes: Evidence from India’s Direct Benefit Transfer Policy for LPG subsidies Transferring subsidies directly to the programme beneficiaries in in-kind transfer programmes can help in reducing leakages Energy & Environment Prabhat Barnwal Published 12.04.19
Should civil servants be allowed to serve in their home areas? Evidence from India Assigning civil servants to environments to which they are most socially proximate may actually limit their ability to effectively serve the nation Public Economics Guo Xu Marianne Bertrand Robin Burgess Published 08.04.19
Making a Narco: Childhood exposure to illegal labour markets and criminal life paths Exposure to illegal labour markets in childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital, putting children on a criminal life path Labour Markets Maria Micaela Sviatschi Published 05.03.19
The impact of the steamship on global trade and development The arrival of the steamship benefitted some countries but not others, with the strength and inclusiveness of institutions playing a key role Trade Luigi Pascali Published 18.02.19
Remedying early life weather shocks with Mexico’s PROGRESA Mexico’s conditional cash transfer programme improved the life of disadvantaged children even when not explicitly targeted Social Protection Achyuta Adhvaryu Teresa Molina Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo Published 26.11.18
