Institutions & Political Economy

Trade liberalisation can weaken unions and reduce votes for the left

Intuitively, trade liberalisation should increase the appeal of left-wing parties that offer to protect workers with protectionist policies. Evidence from Brazil shows how liberalisation actually reduced votes for the left by undermining labour union...

Pedro Ogeda Emanuel Ornelas Rodrigo R. Soares

Published

06.03.24

The role of female political representation in fighting violence against women

Greater female participation in political leadership roles is associated with a decline in violence against women in Brazil

Institutions & Political Economy

Alena Bochenkova Paolo Buonanno Sergio Galletta

Published

27.02.24

Paving the road to re-election

Evidence from road construction in India shows that there are clear political gains from investing in large scale public infrastructure projects. The price of a vote however is substantial and may be overshadowed by more cost-effective short-term vot...

Institutions & Political Economy

Camille Boudot-Reddy André Butler

Published

16.02.24

Reducing the size of administrative units improved local governments in India

The creation of smaller local government polities resulted in greater public good access across multiple dimensions – village-level infrastructure, individually-targeted benefit programmes, and workfare programmes – over both the short and long run.

Institutions & Political Economy

Veda Narasimhan Jeff Weaver

Published

15.02.24

Increasing women voters’ turnout in Pakistan

Evidence from Pakistan demonstrates that, in contexts where men act as gatekeepers, efforts to improve political outcomes for women need to engage men

Institutions & Political Economy

Ali Cheema Sarah Khan Asad Liaqat Shandana Khan Mohmand

Published

31.01.24