Public Economics

Do public works programmes have sustained impacts in LMICs?

Eric Mvukiyehe Subha Mani

Published

17.05.23

The dynamic effects of cash transfers: Evidence from Liberia and Malawi

Cash transfers improve food security for up to two years, but without an increase in food expenditures and non-agricultural income

Public Economics

Shilpa Aggarwal Jenny Aker Dahyeon Jeong Naresh Kumar David Sungho Park Jonathan Robinson Alan Spearot

Published

22.05.23

Using technology to improve governance: Evidence from electronic tax filing in Tajikistan

Electronic tax filing lowers compliance costs for firms while reducing the gap in tax revenues between those firms more likely vs less likely to evade

Public Economics

Oyebola Okunogbe Victor Pouliquen

Published

11.05.23

Public works and welfare: Evidence from the Central African Republic

How did the Londö public works programme in the Central African Republic affect participants' welfare?

Public Economics

Arthur Alik-Lagrange

Published

10.05.23

The costs of extreme competition for government jobs: Evidence from India

Highly competitive examinations for public service recruitment in India have detrimental economic effects

Public Economics

Kunal Mangal

Published

21.04.23

Bureaucratic nepotism: Evidence from Colombia

Family ties to non-elected bureaucrats distort public employment outcomes, and standard anti-nepotism policies are ineffective at preventing their negative influence

Public Economics

Juan Felipe Riaño

Published

24.04.23

The long-term effects of conditional cash transfer programmes: Evidence from Colombia

Conditional cash transfer programmes can have long-term benefits by reducing crime, lowering adolescent fertility and increasing school attendance as well as formal employment.

Public Economics

Orazio Attanasio Lina Cardona Sosa Carlos Medina Costas Meghir Christian Posso Bibiana Taboada

Published

27.02.23