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New technology and job destruction: When does social unrest become inevitable?
If technology-induced job losses are rapid, and affect a large part of the workforce, the risk of unrest can quickly become serious
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Harnessing FDI in Africa
FDI is crucial for creating jobs and ensuring economic growth. John Sutton explains how African countries should attract foreign investment.
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Using satellite data to track improvements in infrastructure access and service delivery in South Africa
Evidence shows that satellite data is a useful tool for tracking improvements in infrastructure access and service delivery in rural areas
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Justice delayed is justice denied: Speeding up court pre-trials
Evidence from Senegal shows that the length of legal pre-trials can be reduced whilst not impacting quality of decisions
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Law of the land: Ethnic patronage in Kenya’s slums
Slum tenants face higher rents and lower investments when their landlord and chief share ethnicity, while gaining when their chief is a co-ethnic
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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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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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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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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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When do cultures change?
The evolution of culture and tradition, along with their persistence, can be explained by environmental instability