Evidence to practice: Studying private sector development One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to research on firms. Chris Woodruff discusses some dos and don’ts. Methods & Measurement Published 21.11.18
Why studies should be conducted on a larger scale Karthik Muralidharan and Paul Niehaus argue that when we test things at a small scale, they might not be predictive of how they perform at a larger scale Methods & Measurement Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Published 10.10.18
Evidence to practice: Time to bridge the gap Tavneet Suri on the importance of bridging the gap between academia and policymakers Methods & Measurement Tavneet Suri Published 26.09.18
Inequality in the Middle East Contrary to survey estimates, analysis of ‘distributional national accounts’ data shows that the Middle East is the most unequal region in the world Methods & Measurement Facundo Alvaredo Lydia Assouad Thomas Piketty Published 27.08.18
Using satellite data to track improvements in infrastructure access and service delivery in South Africa Evidence shows that satellite data is a useful tool for tracking improvements in infrastructure access and service delivery in rural areas Methods & Measurement Taryn Dinkelman Martin Wittenberg Published 15.05.18
Rise of the satellites: Data revolutions in development economics research Satellite data are increasingly used to measure developing economies in areas including urban land use, agriculture and the environment Methods & Measurement Dave Donaldson Adam Storeygard Published 13.04.18
Global earnings inequality: Evidence from a new database Over the past half-century, global inequality has fallen. However, within countries, inequality has increased. Methods & Measurement Olle Hammar Daniel Waldenström Published 19.03.18
Is inequality underestimated in Egypt? Evidence from house prices Evidence from the housing market suggests inequality is being substantially underestimated in Egypt, by about 33% Methods & Measurement Roy Van der Weide Christoph Lakner Elena Ianchovichina Published 16.02.18
A new approach to global poverty: Measuring absolute and relative income A new poverty measure reveals that in the past 25 years, global poverty has declined but relative poverty has increased in developing countries Methods & Measurement Martin Ravallion Shaohua Chen Published 21.12.17
