Despite limitations, the use of randomised control trials has led to a paradigm shift in development policy evaluation

Subsidies need not be permanent to benefit farmers. Well-designed policy that encourages experimentation can generate widespread and lasting impacts.

Why have Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics? And what does this mean for development...

Despite BJP’s demonetisation policy having some negative economic impacts in India, why did they win the Uttar Pradesh state election?

Better access to foreign capital reduces misallocation and stimulates growth, with the highest gains where local capital markets are least developed

Social norms help sustain wage floors with workers taking jobs at wage cuts in private, but rejecting them in public due to fear of sanctions

The limited impacts of an improved cooking stove programme in India suggest that testing interventions in real-world conditions is important

A series of experiments in India provide insights into ways microfinance can be refined to strengthen its impact for the world’s poorest women

Coastal favouritism in infrastructure investment has significant potential welfare costs in the context of projected rising sea levels