The impact of human error in vote tallies: Evidence from Mexico Human error in vote counting leads to inconsistencies in vote tallies and threatens citizens’ trust in election institutions Institutions & Political Economy Cristian Challu Enrique Seira Alberto Simpser Published 06.08.21
Can women find trust in the market? In markets in Lusaka where chiefs serve as arbiter of contract disputes, women are more likely to trust their male counterparts and to share and cooperate more Infrastructure Nava Ashraf Alexia Delfino Edward Glaeser Published 16.06.21
Prison labour: The price of prisons and the lasting effects of incarceration Government use of prison labour can distort incentives for incarceration and have lasting negative effects on trust in legal institutions like police Institutions & Political Economy Belinda Archibong Nonso Obikili Published 03.08.20
Ethnic stratification: A new measure to predict social conflict A new index of ethnic stratification reveals that ethnic differences matter for conflict if, and only if, they coincide with economic differences Institutions & Political Economy Roland Hodler Sorawoot Srisuma Alberto Vesperoni Noémie Zurlinden Published 08.06.20
Building trust: Evidence from workshops on increasing savings in Peru Trust is important in encouraging poor households to hold their savings in bank accounts Finance Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Camila Navajas-Ahumada Published 30.03.20
Mark-ups in the Bangladeshi garment industry: The importance of buyer procurement How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers? Firms Rocco Macchiavello Published 15.01.20
The coffee chain: Linking farmers to the global market How can smallholder farmers in Africa overcome barriers and export their produce to valuable Western markets? Agriculture Rocco Macchiavello Published 26.04.18
