Education creates peace: Evidence from school-building in Indonesia New research shows how a school-building programme in Indonesia successfully reduced conflict Education Dominic Rohner Published 11.03.20
Getting into the habit: Handwashing and child health in India Access to soap dispensers combined with monitoring and incentives increased handwashing and generated substantial improvements in child health Health Reshmaan N. Hussam Published 04.03.20
Using incentives to motivate knowledge agents: Evidence from India Can incentives improve information dissemination among agents or do hidden pitfalls exist? Health Maitreesh Ghatak Published 26.02.20
Does foreign investment create green growth? A study in Indonesia reveals that foreign acquisitions lead to a 30% improvement in energy efficiency within two years Energy & Environment Beata Javorcik Published 05.02.20
Using behavioural economics in development policy Can the burgeoning field of behavioural economics provide important insights into development issues? Macroeconomics & Growth Michael Kremer Gautam Rao Published 29.01.20
Africa's lands of opportunity Which African countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility? Health Elias Papaioannou Published 24.01.20
Mark-ups in the Bangladeshi garment industry: The importance of buyer procurement How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers? Firms Rocco Macchiavello Published 15.01.20
Taxation, civic culture and state capacity Why do some countries have high rates of taxation and high compliance, while some failed states have neither? Public Economics Tim Besley Published 08.01.20
Selecting better community leaders: Experimental evidence from Uganda Should we select our community leaders through public discussion or secret ballot? Does it even matter which method we chose? Institutions & Political Economy Miri Stryjan Published 18.12.19
