Alleviating poverty with experimental research: The 2019 Nobel laureates The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change Methods & Measurement Oriana Bandiera Published 01.11.19
What does the 2019 Nobel mean for development economics? Why have Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics? And what does this mean for development economics? Methods & Measurement Tavneet Suri Nidhi Parekh Published 16.10.19
Is poverty self-perpetuating? A cash transfer experiment in Bangladesh targeting the ultra-poor reveals that complementary assets are key in escaping poverty Macroeconomics & Growth Maitreesh Ghatak Published 07.08.19
Can electricity access help solve poverty in Kenya? Ensuring sufficient investment to establish reliable access to comprehensive basic services, beyond electricity, is needed for impacts to be achieved Energy & Environment Kenneth Lee Edward Miguel Catherine Wolfram Published 29.07.19
Power to the people: The impact of political report cards in India How do Indian voters react to information on the qualifications and performance of politicians? Institutions & Political Economy Abhijit Banerjee Published 14.10.19
Scaling an early childhood development and nutrition programme in Colombia Scaling up early childhood intervention programmes even when resources are constrained can mitigate child poverty Health Orazio Attanasio Helen Baker-Henningham Raquel Bernal Costas Meghir Diana Pineda Marta Rubio-Codina Published 16.11.18
Achieving inclusive growth in Asia ADB’s Chief Economist provides insight into Asia’s development and overcoming the middle-income trap Macroeconomics & Growth Yasuyuki Sawada Published 05.09.18
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
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
