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
How women’s social networks vary with wealth and status: Evidence from India Isolation is common amongst women living in contexts with restrictive gender norms but varies across socioeconomic groups Institutions & Political Economy Alison Andrew Orazio Attanasio Britta Augsburg Jere Behrman Monimalika Day Pamela Jervis Costas Meghir Angus Phimister Published 15.02.21
The impact of presidential appointment of judges: Montesquieu or the federalists? Presidential appointment of judges may be costing Pakistan about 0.14% of GDP or about $400 million in land expropriations every year Institutions & Political Economy Sultan Mehmood Published 29.01.21
Lasting effects of colonial-era resource exploitation in Congo: Concessions, violence, and indirect rule Concessions granted to private companies to extract natural resources still have negative effects on present-day development in the DRC Institutions & Political Economy Sara Lowes Eduardo Montero Published 11.01.21
Can minimum-age-of-marriage laws eradicate child marriage? Evidence from Mexico Increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico reduced formal marriage but did not prevent school dropout or early motherhood Institutions & Political Economy Cristina Bellés-Obrero María Lombardi Published 08.01.21
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
Digging for dirt: Rent-seeking among elected politicians in India’s mineral belt Increases in local mineral wealth raise both the likelihood of criminally charged politicians entering office and asset accumulation among incumbents Institutions & Political Economy Sam Asher Paul Novosad Published 16.11.20
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
