Unintended voter polarisation by political elites: Experimental evidence from Turkey A door-to-door information campaign in Turkey unintentionally polarised the electorate over their vote in a policy referendum Institutions & Political Economy Ceren Baysan Published 07.05.18
The audacity of hope: Poverty and aspirations Evidence from Latin America suggests that solely encouraging unattainable aspirations among poor households does not improve their welfare Public Economics Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Raimundo Undurraga Published 24.04.18
Family dynamics and water conservation: Evidence from Zambia Individuals put less effort into conserving water or energy at home when they share the resulting financial savings with other household members Energy & Environment Kelsey Jack Seema Jayachandran Published 20.04.18
Infrequent payments as a saving device Dairy farmers have high demand for infrequent payments, which help save. Poor enforcement, however, limits competition in the supply of these payments. Finance Lorenzo Casaburi Rocco Macchiavello Published 09.04.18
Does traditional medicine contribute to poor hygiene in developing countries? A novel hygiene education programme uses microscopes to improve hygiene in Pakistan, but traditional medical beliefs may hamper its effectiveness Health Daniel Bennett Published 06.04.18
Do management interventions last? Evidence from India The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided Firms Nicholas Bloom Aprajit Mahajan David McKenzie John Roberts Published 29.03.18
Voting and peer effects A study in Mozambique shows how peer effects can increase information and interest in politics but at the same time reduce voter participation Institutions & Political Economy Marcel Fafchamps Ana Vaz Pedro Vicente Published 27.03.18
Goals and gaps: Tackling educational segregation of immigrant children Career counselling helps close the immigrant-native gap in high-school track choice, grade repetition, and cognitive skills Education Michela Carlana Eliana La Ferrara Paolo Pinotti Published 12.03.18
Quality doesn't speak for itself: Evidence from the Senegalese onion market Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology Agriculture Tanguy Bernard Alain De Janvry Samba Mbaye Elisabeth Sadoulet Published 27.02.18
