Public disclosure as a political incentive: Evidence from municipal elections in India Councilors who thought performance reports would be published before an election invested more in infrastructure, with positive impacts on re-election Institutions & Political Economy Abhijit Banerjee Nils Enevoldsen Rohini Pande Michael Walton Published 24.02.21
The unintended impacts of formal credit programmes on social networks: Evidence from India The introduction of financial institutions in communities may generate long-lasting externalities, including losses in informal social linkages Finance Abhijit Banerjee Emily Breza Arun G. Chandrasekhar Esther Duflo Matthew Jackson Cynthia Kinnan Published 17.02.21
Learning-by-doing: Navigating financial technologies among Bangladeshi factory workers How automatic payments can help individuals save more and better protect themselves against consumer risks Finance Emily Breza Martin Kanz Leora F. Klapper Published 02.02.21
Is faster always better? Evidence from Mexico’s digital credit market Access to fast cash through digital credit may put consumers at risk for over-indebtedness and likelihood of default Finance Alfredo Burlando Michael Kuhn Silvia Prina Published 01.02.21
Designing more effective interventions to prevent childhood stunting: Evidence from Nigeria Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health outcomes for children Health Pedro Carneiro Lucy Kraftman Giacomo Mason Lucie Moore Imran Rasul Molly Scott Published 27.01.21
Urban-rural gaps in the developing world: Does internal migration offer opportunities? Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place Migration & Urbanisation David Lagakos Published 20.01.21
Unintended consequences: How workfare programmes may fuel school dropouts in India Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment Labour Markets Manisha Shah Bryce Steinberg Published 13.01.21
How does shame and embarrassment impact social learning? Evidence from India People are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes the limits of their knowledge. Institutions & Political Economy Arun G. Chandrasekhar Benjamin Golub He Yang Published 06.01.21
Failure of frequent assessment: Evidence from India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high Education James Berry Harini Kannan Shobhini Mukerji Marc Shotland Published 08.12.20
