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Can formalisation of customary land rights help reduce deforestation? Evidence from Benin

Experimental results find that formalisation of customary landholdings and land rights reduced tree cover loss in rural areas of Benin

Energy & Environment

Liam Wren-Lewis Luis Guillermo Becerra-Valbuena Kenneth Houngbedji

Published

11.09.20

The long debate on sharecropping and productivity

Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels

Agriculture

Konrad Burchardi Selim Gulesci Benedetta Lerva Munshi Sulaiman

Published

07.09.20

Can taxation stimulate political participation? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

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

Public Economics

Jonathan Weigel

Published

04.09.20

The impact of school-based life skills classes for adolescent girls in India

School-based life skills classes can change attitudes, strengthen social connections, and help girls assert more control over their lives while staying in school

Education

Eric Edmonds Ben Feigenberg Jessica Leight

Published

31.08.20

Hard and soft skills in vocational training: Experimental evidence from Colombia

While technical skills training increases overall employment in the short term, soft skills training increases employment and earnings in the long term

Labour Markets

Felipe Barrera-Osorio Adriana Kugler Mikko Silliman

Published

24.08.20

Subsidy policies and insurance demand

Subsidy policies combined with financial education can generate learning from experiences and promote long-run insurance take-up

Finance

Jing Cai Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet

Published

14.08.20

Intra-household and intra-personal constraints to women’s employment in India

Low self-confidence may keep women from persuading family members that they should enter the workplace, despite wanting to work themselves

Labour Markets

Madeline McKelway

Published

20.07.20

Using social connections to solve coordination failure: Evidence from assembly lines in India

An experiment in garment factories suggests that stronger social connections among co-workers can enhance coordination when incentives are group-based

Firms

Farzana Afridi Amrita Dhillon Sherry Li Swati Sharma

Published

16.07.20

In the eyes of the beholder: How do artisans set prices for their products

Artisans who are attached to their creative output offer discounts to discerning buyers, even when these buyers have a high willingness to pay

Firms

Aruna Ranganathan

Published

13.07.20