RDD
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VoxDev as an educational resource
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Financial aid for college students and social mobility
A large-scale financial aid policy in Colombia boosted social mobility for low-income, high-achieving students and improved the equity and efficiency of higher education
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Building rural roads in India increased lending by banks
A programme constructing new rural roads in India increased bank lending, particularly to previously excluded communities, with new financing put towards productive uses
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Do women leaders improve environmental outcomes? Evidence from crop fires in India
Female legislators decrease crop fire incidence and lower particulate emissions relative to male leaders - a survey suggests that female leaders are more likely to consider crop fires a serious issue, weigh their impacts on child health, and implement crop residue management policies
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Constructing roads connected labour markets but increased harmful crop fires in rural India
Constructing rural roads in India caused farm labour exits, which increased the use of crop fires that hurt downwind communities
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Political incentives shape responses to increasingly dry conditions in India
Falling groundwater levels in India have enabled politicians to manipulate aid for electoral gain
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How promoting women to managers catalyses gender equality at home
Promoting women at work increases female bargaining power in the household, both for new female managers and female staff exposed to them as role models
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Promoting economic development through electoral design
When electoral rules encourage politicians to secure a broader base of support, politicians provide public goods more broadly
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The role of finance in improving household health
Increased access to financial services after the expansion of banks in India improved household health outcomes