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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
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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?
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The cycle of debt among vendors in India and the Philippines
Even when street vendors are freed from debt and educated about the benefits of saving, they go back to borrowing from moneylenders at exorbitant...
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Digital financial services go a long way: Evidence from Mexico
Debit cards reduce travel distance raise trust in financial institutions, and increase account use
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Effecting change in fragile states
With decades of experience working with international donors, Alex Thier lists three key lessons to effect change and build capacity in fragile...
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Rise of the satellites: Data revolutions in development economics research
Satellite data are increasingly used to measure developing economies in areas including urban land use, agriculture and the environment
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Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam
Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity
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Do management interventions last? Evidence from India
The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided
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The entertaining way to behavioural change: Fighting HIV with MTV in Nigeria
Evidence from Nigeria suggests that TV shows can promote safer sexual practices mainly through learning, rather than social conformity
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Integrated and unequal? The effects of trade on inequality in developing countries
Does trade increase inequality? The answer is nuanced and context-specific, but the solution for policymakers is not protectionism.