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Economic shocks and the age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa and India
The age of marriage responds to economic conditions. Reducing child marriage requires understanding the economic role of culture and institutions
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The causal effects of competition on prices and quality
Governments can outsource public services and achieve lower prices, without sacrificing quality, if they can ensure that there is enough competition
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Is quality upgrading a motive for vertical integration?
Vertically integrating suppliers is a strategy firms use to improve product quality by ensuring higher-quality inputs
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Using intermediaries to deliver credit
A study in India suggests that private traders have a potentially valuable role to play as intermediaries for agricultural development interventions
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Gold mining in Burkina Faso: Who wins?
While the state benefits more from industrial than artisanal mining, only artisanal mines increase the consumption of local populations
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From fog to smog: The value of pollution information
China’s air quality monitoring and disclosure programme triggered a cascade of changes in household behaviour with significant health benefits
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The impact of intranational trade barriers on exports: Evidence from a nationwide VAT rebate reform in China
Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries
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Eight things policymakers should know about foreign direct investment
Policymakers in developing countries often clash over the impact of foreign direct investment, but what does the existing literature tell us?
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Is it time to rethink poverty policy?
New study offers perhaps the first empirical example of poverty traps and shows that one-off transfers can provide a sustainable route out of poverty