Economic shocks and crime: Evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalisation

Homicides increased in Brazilian regions exposed to greater foreign competition following trade liberalisation, with employment rates the main driver...

Digital financial services go a long way: Evidence from Mexico

Debit cards reduce travel distance raise trust in financial institutions, and increase account use...

Managing ethnic divisions in diverse societies: Evidence from redrawing political boundaries

Redrawing subnational political boundaries potentially reduces interethnic tensions yet also can create new ethnic divisions that exacerbate conflict...

A toxic environment: Rapid growth, pollution and migration

Pollution is driving the young and well-educated out of China's cities...

To cut waste and graft, collect taxes

When local governments in Brazil improve tax collection rather than rely on grants to raise revenues, local officials help citizens, not themselves...

Property rights and poverty reduction: Effects of land titling on Argentina’s urban poor

Reducing the cost of land titles and simplifying the systems can improve land security and livelihoods of the poor...

Designing more effective resettlement programs: Lessons from transmigration in Indonesia

Better matching between transmigrants’ origin and destination agroclimate and languages can substantially improve productivity and integration...

Improving payroll-tax compliance through decentralised monitoring: Evidence from Mexico

Even formal firms evade payroll taxes, and workers can be effective monitors of their employers’ reports, with the right incentives....