Unemployment benefits or severance pay? What are the trade-offs between unemployment benefits and severance pay? Labour Markets Francois Gerard Published 28.11.18
Did MTV really help prevent HIV? Evidence from Nigeria suggests that edutainment can promote safer sexual practices and reach a large portion of the population at a low cost Health Eliana La Ferrara Published 03.11.18
One problem with giving aid to small villages How do cash transfers impact prices? Evidence from rural Mexico Public Economics Seema Jayachandran Published 24.10.18
Recovering fragile economies through the private sector Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE, discusses the importance of a healthy private sector in the recovery of fragile economies. Institutions & Political Economy Minouche Shafik Published 20.06.18
Do management interventions last? Management interventions are shown to have significant and positive short-term effects. But do these effects still persist 8 years later? Firms Nicholas Bloom Published 13.06.18
Harnessing FDI in Africa FDI is crucial for creating jobs and ensuring economic growth. John Sutton explains how African countries should attract foreign investment. Firms John Sutton Published 17.05.18
Do business plan competitions work? A business plan competition successfully identified entrepreneurs capable of effectively utilising capital to grow their business in Nigeria. Firms David McKenzie Published 10.05.18
Ghana’s infrastructure: The mystery of misspending The primary cause of incomplete infrastructure projects in Ghana is poor financial planning. This video documents the evolution of this study. Infrastructure Martin J. Williams Published 03.05.18
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
