Politics and participatory development in Ghana Evidence from a participatory development experiment in Ghana shows that political insiders lose out when international aid underperforms Institutions & Political Economy Katharine Baldwin Published 09.08.23
How gender quotas influenced voting decisions in Chile The impacts of a campaign to raise awareness of Chile’s new gender quota show how voters strategically respond to electoral laws Institutions & Political Economy Antonia Paredes-Haz Published 13.07.23
Promoting economic development through electoral design When electoral rules encourage politicians to secure a broader base of support, politicians provide public goods more broadly Institutions & Political Economy Moya Chin Published 06.07.23
Reducing vulnerability, curbing clientelism: A case study in Brazil Reducing vulnerability can combat clientelism: Access to rain-fed water cisterns in Brazil decreased citizen requests and votes for incumbents Institutions & Political Economy Gustavo Bobonis Paul Gertler Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Simeon Nichter Published 13.06.23
Public sector absenteeism, politics and patronage in Pakistan Politics and patronage exacerbate public sector absenteeism, limiting the efficacy of reform measures Institutions & Political Economy Michael Callen Saad Gulzar Ali Hasanain Muhammad Yasir Khan Arman Rezaee Published 12.06.23
How (not) to win the war on drugs: Evidence from Colombia Announcements of future policies can have substantial unintended consequences and caused a surge of coca production in Colombia Institutions & Political Economy Daniel Mejia Mounu Prem Juan F. Vargas Published 08.06.23
How fiscal policies intensified conflict in India Increasing potential tax revenues for local governments triggered a rise in violence in resource-rich areas in India Institutions & Political Economy Jacob Shapiro Oliver Vanden Eynde Published 06.06.23
Local elections in China Evidence from China shows why autocrats may introduce local elections and how this affects policy Institutions & Political Economy Nancy Qian Published 31.05.23
Promoting national integration in Nigeria Does exposure to other ethnic regions promote national integration? Institutions & Political Economy Oyebola Okunogbe Published 24.05.23
