Latest
-
The Amazon forest and the social cost of deforestation
The risk of irreversible change raises the value of maintaining the Amazon forest cover and leads to coordination problems among Amazon countries
-
Evidence to practice: Suicide prevention in Japan
Every 30 seconds, someone in the world commits suicide. Blue lights at railway stations can help tackle this.
-
Prosperity without freedom? Media bias in China
Even in a highly controlled environment such as China, media bias is affected by competition and a trade-off between political and economic goals
-
Did MTV really help prevent HIV?
Evidence from Nigeria suggests that edutainment can promote safer sexual practices and reach a large portion of the population at a low cost
-
The role of the railway network in the growth of London
The expansion of transport networks in the 19th century substantially impacted the subsequent economic growth and population distribution in the city
Popular
-
Perceived risk of street harassment and college choice of women in Delhi
Women choose lower quality colleges, travel for a longer time, and spend more money on commuting, relative to men, to feel safer
-
Cash transfers and adult labour outcomes in developing countries: Why does the Econ 101 labour-leisure trade-off model lead us astray?
Missing markets, price effects, and dynamic and general equilibrium effects help explain why poor people do not work less when given cash
-
How football can help build a nation
Even in the presence of deeply rooted divisions, shared experiences can be an effective nation-building tool and have a tangible effect on violence
-
Why are older women missing in India? The age profile of bargaining power and poverty
Within-family inequalities in resource allocation can explain the disproportionately high mortality risk faced by older women in India
-
Firms, informality, and development
Lower informality does not necessarily translate to higher total factor productivity or improved welfare