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How global retailers increased household welfare in Mexico by reducing the cost of living
Allowing foreign retailers to operate in Mexico leads substantial overall welfare gains, in spite of their impacts on local employment and income
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The republic of beliefs
The power of law comes through its ability to help people build up expectations about one another’s behaviour
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How do family planning policies reshape the life of the Chinese elderly?
A study finds that while family planning has either no effect or a slightly positive one on elderly Chinese parents’ physical health, it can be...
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(Un)ease of doing business: How congested courts hinder firm productivity
Congestion in Indian courts of justice distorts firms’ organisation and sourcing decisions and lowers aggregate productivity
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Making moves matter
Evidence from Pakistan shows that governments can use the postings of bureaucrats to improve their performance
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Where are we in the economics of industrial policies?
Research on industrial policy has taken off, leading to a better understanding of when such policies effectively harness economic development
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Understanding the average effect of microcredit
Microcredit trials show only moderate variation in effects across different settings, suggesting that the average effects of these loans are small
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New possibilities for cutting corruption in the public sector
Personality tests and psychological profiling offer innovative ways for cutting corruption in the public sector of developing countries
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How global retailers increased household welfare in Mexico by reducing the cost of living
Allowing foreign retailers to operate in Mexico leads substantial overall welfare gains, in spite of their impacts on local employment and income
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Improving agricultural extension and information services in the developing world
Information services can substantially increase the productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers as long as certain criteria are met