Some farmers create more social value than others: Technology spillovers in Uganda Farmers are willing to pay to induce other farmers to adopt new technologies, and can help identify who among them should adopt first Agriculture Benedetta Lerva Published 18.07.22
Some children left behind: When mean impacts and individual impacts differ Even interventions with large average benefits do not help everyone, which is a serious challenge for education policy in developing countries Education Julie Buhl-Wiggers Jason Kerwin Juan Munoz-Morales Jeffrey Smith Rebecca Thornton Published 24.06.22
Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity Agriculture Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson Published 27.05.22
How skills training can boost entrepreneurship and job creation: Evidence from Uganda A mini-MBA programme for high-school students led to significant gains in profits, business capital investments, new businesses, and job creation Education Laura Chioda David Contreras-Loya Paul Gertler Dana Carney Published 13.04.22
Limitations of yields as a measure of farm productivity: Evidence from Uganda The farm size–yields relationship is not informative for improving agricultural productivity among small landholders in developing countries Agriculture Fernando Aragon Diego Restuccia Juan Pablo Rud Published 25.03.22
Do marketers matter for entrepreneurs? Evidence from Uganda Marketing support for entrepreneurs helps firms stand out in the marketplace, boosting profits and growth Firms Stephen Anderson Pradeep K. Chintagunta Frank Germann Naufel Vilcassim Published 01.12.21
Looking for work: Evidence from the Ugandan labour market While vocational training helps young job seekers find work, overconfidence in finding a job has important long-term effects on job-seeking behaviour Labour Markets Oriana Bandiera Vittorio Bassi Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman Anna Vitali Published 24.11.21
Strategic or confused? Firm behaviour and missing millions in Uganda’s VAT A quarter of Ugandan firms appear to consistently make costly mistakes, with potentially far-reaching consequences for theory and policy design Firms Miguel Almunia Jonas Hjort Justine Knebelmann Lin Tian Published 22.11.21
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
