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Information is power: Evidence from Mexico City’s Labour Court
Providing personalised information on predicted case outcomes to parties in ongoing cases improved court efficiency and achieved better settlements
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Old habits die hard: Nutrition in India
In India, the main issue that people are facing is not a deficit of calories but it is a deficit in nutrients. How can this be changed?
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The effects of land reforms on farm size and agricultural productivity
Land reforms, whilst well-intended, misallocate land and labour across farms, thereby reducing average farm size and agricultural productivity
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Labour standards in Asian export factories: Does compliance pay?
Compliant factories have higher quality and performance. Even so, noncompliant firms dominate the market. Could stronger financial incentives help?
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Would developing countries be safer if governments listened to business owners more?
Participation in drafting regulation appears to make firms more willing to see government as a legitimate regulatory authority
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The changing face of development: The gap between macroeconomic policy and research
Is development research losing focus of the big picture?
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Long-term and intergenerational effects of education
Evidence from Indonesia shows school construction improves labour and marriage market outcomes, and benefits are transmitted intergenerationally
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How did China move up the global value chains?
Liberalising trade and FDI is key to the promotion of domestic value added into a country’s exports, as the Chinese experience highlights
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Can climate change make us antisocial?
How is global warming likely to impact our behaviour and how we interact with one another?
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Do robots threaten North-South trade and welfare?
Robotisation can catalyse trade and improve welfare, but policies are required to ensure automation-induced growth is inclusive