Cities in the developing world Should development economists focus more on analysis of cities?... Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Gharad Bryan Nick Tsivanidis Published 26.08.20
Using social connections to solve coordination failure: Evidence from assembly lines in India An experiment in garment factories suggests that stronger social connections among co-workers can enhance coordination when incentives are group-based... Firms Farzana Afridi Amrita Dhillon Sherry Li Swati Sharma Published 16.07.20
Inclusive growth dividend: Reframing the role of income transfers in India Could a universal supplemental income transfer, pegged at 1% of GDP, transform India’s anti-poverty strategy? ... Public Economics Karthik Muralidharan Maitreesh Ghatak Published 15.07.20
Electricity and firm productivity: A general equilibrium approach Eliminating power outages in the developing world would substantially raise firm productivity and worker wages in the long run... Energy & Environment Stephie Fried David Lagakos Published 10.07.20
Boosting firm productivity through joining multinational supply chains Domestic firms that start supplying to multinational corporations see their productivity grow between 6% and 9% ... Firms Alonso Alfaro Ureña Isabela Manelici Jose P. Vasquez Published 19.06.20
Measuring the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms... Agriculture Casey Maue Marshall Burke Kyle Emerick Published 15.06.20
Social learning in agriculture: Experimental evidence from Malawi Can policymakers speed up the adoption of modern agricultural technologies through peer-to-peer learning? ... Agriculture Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 03.06.20
Alcohol and self-control: Evidence from India Rickshaw drivers in India who randomly received sobriety incentives as part of an experiment significantly reduced their daytime drinking... Health Frank Schilbach Published 08.04.20
Alleviating financial strain to drive productivity: Evidence from India Does easing the financial stress of short-term workers by paying them earlier lead to productivity improvements? ... Finance Supreet Kaur Published 01.04.20