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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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Does patronage still play a role in the public sector?
Evidence from Brazil shows that patronage plays an important role in public sector hiring, adversely affecting the quality of the public workforce
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Barriers to growth
Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, discusses the key barriers to growth and how to overcome them.
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Infrequent payments as a saving device
Dairy farmers have high demand for infrequent payments, which help save. Poor enforcement, however, limits competition in the supply of these...
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Does traditional medicine contribute to poor hygiene in developing countries?
A novel hygiene education programme uses microscopes to improve hygiene in Pakistan, but traditional medical beliefs may hamper its effectiveness
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Quality doesn't speak for itself: Evidence from the Senegalese onion market
Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology
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International migration's long-term impact: Evidence from a lottery
Outcomes for migration lottery winners suggest the economic payoff to moving to a richer country comes immediately and persists for at least a decade
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Tackling youth unemployment: Vocational training versus apprenticeships
While both vocational training and apprenticeships raise employment of poor Ugandan youth and are cost-effective in the long run, vocational training...
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Let their people come: Migrants as drivers of knowledge diffusion
Migration, particularly skilled migration, is a driver of knowledge diffusion and it can induce productivity shifts as measured by new exports
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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