Pricing and water conservation in Bangladesh

The prevalence of fixed prices can explain the low adoption of efficient irrigation technology, but incentivising farmers to convert to marginal pricing does not reduce water usage...

From the desk of the Editor-in-Chief

Tavneet Suri celebrates six years of VoxDev and hands over the reins...

Sanitation investments, water pollution and health: Lessons from India

Sanitation investments in India led to large increases in water pollution, which offset the intended health benefits of increased latrine construction...

Reducing vulnerability, curbing clientelism: A case study in Brazil

Reducing vulnerability can combat clientelism: Access to rain-fed water cisterns in Brazil decreased citizen requests and votes for incumbents...

Public sector absenteeism, politics and patronage in Pakistan

Politics and patronage exacerbate public sector absenteeism, limiting the efficacy of reform measures...

How (not) to win the war on drugs: Evidence from Colombia

Announcements of future policies can have substantial unintended consequences and caused a surge of coca production in Colombia...

How fiscal policies intensified conflict in India

Increasing potential tax revenues for local governments triggered a rise in violence in resource-rich areas in India...

What are the long-term returns to large-scale education expansions?

Expanded public schooling in India increased education and earnings for students in targeted regions, but estimates of this effect are dampened when accounting for broader economic changes...

The power of mentorship: Bridging the information gap to tackle youth unemployment

The ‘Meet your Future’ programme in Uganda improved employment outcomes for young job-seekers by fostering realistic job expectations...