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Investments in local infrastructure that promoted urban livability in Mexico also led to sustained development of the local economy in terms of the size and profitability of private sector firms

Decoupling driver salaries from fare revenues led to a surge in crime, highlighting the role of private behaviour in victimisation

How does the use of education technology actually impact students in poorer regions of the developing world?

Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion

A study in urban India reveals that workers would be willing to reduce their wages for greater job security while also incorporating flexibility

The design and incentives of work programmes need to be aligned with the skills demanded by participating firms and the labour market at large

Mobile money makes transfers easier, increases rural consumption and reduces poverty, but places pressure on migrant workers to increase remittances

Sebastian Galiani on the impact Argentina’s land title policy had on credit access, housing quality, family welfare and economic ideology.