Should electricity be a right? Evidence from India A social norm in which people deserve access to electricity regardless of payment may actually be undermining efforts for universal access Energy & Environment Robin Burgess Michael Greenstone Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan Published 18.11.20
Technology as a tool for governance: Evidence from China Technology can help governments monitor agent actions more efficiently and improve public welfare Energy & Environment Michael Greenstone Guojun He Ruixue Jia Tong Liu Published 11.11.20
How does funding influence sectoral and geographic spread of NGOs? NGOs compete for donor attention and funding; this can influence what they choose to focus on and lead to clustering around more attractive projects. Institutions & Political Economy Gani Aldashev Marco Marini Thierry Verdier Published 04.11.20
Gender norms, rule of law, and female entrepreneurship in developing countries Unless you have both relatively equal gender laws and decent rule of law, female entrepreneurship is very low Institutions & Political Economy Nava Ashraf Alexia Delfino Edward Glaeser Published 28.10.20
The selection of talent: Experimental and structural evidence from Ethiopia Financial incentives for job applicants can help firms attract high-quality candidates and also encourage those from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply Labour Markets Girum Abebe Stefano Caria Esteban Ortiz-Ospina Published 21.10.20
Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from Argentina Temp agency workers in Argentina receive 49% of the workplace-specific pay premia earned by regular workers in user firms Labour Markets Simon Jäger Published 14.10.20
Incentivising behavioural change: The role of time preferences Bundling payment incentives over time is more effective in increasing effort among the impatient, relative to increasing payment frequency Health Rebecca Dizon-Ross Shilpa Aggarwal Ariel Zucker Published 07.10.20
Do social structures affect the success of development policies? Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions Institutions & Political Economy Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Erika Deserranno Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman Ricardo Morel Published 23.09.20
Negotiating a better future: Experimental evidence from Zambia Can we increase girls’ educational outcomes through endowing them with negotiation skills? Health Kathleen L. McGinn Nava Ashraf Natalie Bau Corinne Low Published 02.09.20
