The effect of pensions on wellbeing and mental health: Evidence from Paraguay A non-contributory pension scheme substantially improved consumption and wellbeing, and reduced the number of over-65s in poverty doing paid work Public Economics Rosangela Bando Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Published 16.03.22
The political economy of policy learning: Evidence from China While China’s bureaucracy and institutions allow large-scale policy experimentation, incentives in complex political environments can inhibit policy learning Public Economics Shaoda Wang David Yang Published 25.02.22
Speeding up recovery: Evidence from disaster relief financing in Mexico Saving money today for future natural disasters quickens economic recovery and benefits those hardest hit Public Economics Alejandro Del Valle Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet Published 26.01.22
Low-cost tax capacity: Evidence on tax compliance from Uganda Simple, easy-to-implement tax reminder messages are an effective way of raising revenues in low-compliance contexts Public Economics Isabelle Cohen Published 10.11.21
Motivating businesses to pay taxes: Evidence from Ethiopia Reminding businesses that tax authorities are watching does increase tax revenue collected, but only while the intervention lasts Public Economics Abebe Shimeles Daniel Gurara Firew Woldeyes Published 13.10.21
Improving state effectiveness through bureaucrat assignment: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo Optimising the assignment of tax collectors significantly increases tax revenue and compliance at little or no added cost Public Economics Augustin Bergeron Pedro Bessone Tepedino John Kabeya Kabeya Gabriel Tourek Jonathan Weigel Published 20.08.21
Pooled procurement of drugs in low- and middle-income countries can lower prices and improve access Centralised procurement by the public sector leads to lower drug prices, but the price reduction is smaller when the supply side is more concentrated Public Economics Pierre Dubois Yassine Lefouili Stephane Straub Published 30.07.21
Market power and in-kind transfers: Evidence from Mexico In settings with market power, providing goods directly can generate larger consumer surplus gains than cash and vouchers because of price effects Public Economics Diego Jiménez Hernández Enrique Seira Published 12.07.21
Getting bang for your buck on education spending: Evidence from Tanzania Interventions aimed at alleviating multiple constraints are often needed to achieve the desired impact Public Economics Isaac Mbiti Karthik Muralidharan Mauricio Romero Youdi Schipper Constantine Manda Rakesh Rajani Published 23.06.21
