Enhancing the benefits of formalisation under a new status in Benin Providing information and assistance to informal firms increases formalisation, but the cost of the intervention is likely prohibitively high Firms Najy Benhassine David McKenzie Victor Pouliquen Massimiliano Santini Published 12.09.17
Strengthening women’s professional aspirations through job training: Evidence from Nigeria Beyond employment and earnings, job training can increase aspirations among women who lack the confidence to see themselves as successful Labour Markets Alaka Holla Published 31.08.17
Increasing crop insurance adoption among smallholder farmers with pay-at-harvest premium payment The cost of insurance comes before the benefit. For crop insurance, pay-at-harvest premiums remove this gap, and can increase demand substantially. Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Jack Willis Published 22.08.17
Generating SMEs through a business plan competition in Nigeria An experiment in Nigeria suggests that business plan competitions can effectively identify entrepreneurs capable of utilising capital to spur growth Firms David McKenzie Published 07.08.17
Interfirm relationships and business performance in China Regular meetings between the managers of young firms in Nanchang, China increased revenue and improved a broad range of performance measures Firms Jing Cai Adam Szeidl Published 02.08.17
Determining the social and economic benefits of basic energy access in rural India A programme providing rural Indian communities with basic access to electricity did not have broader social or economic impacts in these communities Energy & Environment Michaël Aklin Patrick Bayer S.P. Harish Johannes Urpelainen Published 19.07.17
Smartcards for smarter payments Biometric technology and smart ID cards reduced leakage due to corruption and raised participation rates in the welfare system in Andhra Pradesh, India Social Protection Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Published 07.07.17
Labour markets and poverty in village economies Programme to provide ultra-poor women in Bangladesh with livestock assets suggests one-off interventions can be effective in fighting extreme poverty Social Protection Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Published 29.06.17
Improving democratic accountability in Sierra Leone A study evaluates the influence watching electoral debates has on voter behaviour and finds that it contributes to political accountability Institutions & Political Economy Kelly Bidwell Katherine Casey Rachel Glennerster Published 26.06.17
