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Satellite imagery: The future of tracking urban markets
Analysing night-light intensity provides a complementary, alternative analysis of the intensity of economic activity in areas around urban markets
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Does China owe its growth to schooling?
Human capital externalities amplify the returns to education in China. Yet this can only explain some of the country's rapid growth.
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Arsenic in tubewell water, a public health emergency in Bangladesh
Evidence from Bangladesh highlights the important role of inducing risk-avoiding behaviour to avoid public health emergencies
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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
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Internal migration improves economic security in rural China
Government policies that facilitate internal migration not only drive economic growth, but also improve the welfare of rural households
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Violent crime reductions boost businesses growth
Sharp reductions in violent crime in Colombia led to substantial increments in firm production, firm creation, and higher real income for local...
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Decentralisation under changing state capacity: Experimental evidence from Paraguay
Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears
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On financial frictions and the rule of law in development
Weak rule of law institutions distort establishments’ decisions and magnify financial frictions, contributing to substantial productivity losses
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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