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The effects of monitoring technologies on contracts, employee behaviour, and firms: Evidence from Kenya
Monitoring technologies can improve firm performance, and importantly not at the expense of workers or society
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Managerial quality and productivity dynamics
Manager characteristics matter for productivity, but Indian garment manufacturers may not know what constitutes good management or how valuable it is
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Migration and post-conflict reconstruction
The return of Yugoslavian refugees from Germany in the 1990s explains the stronger performance of exports to the rest of the world in industries...
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Empowering adolescent girls in Sierra Leone under the Ebola crisis
In the midst of the Ebola crisis an empowerment programme acts as a shield for adolescent girls
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Unconditional cash transfer programmes and intimate partner violence in Kenya
Unconditional cash transfers to women reduce both sexual and physical violence inflicted on them, while transfers to men only reduce physical violence
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Allocating capital to microentrepreneurs through community surveys in India
Incentivising accuracy in peer evaluations of microentrepreneurs can support the allocation of capital to those with the greatest likelihood of growth
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Judicial efficiency and firm productivity: Evidence from a world database of judicial reforms
Judicial reforms funded by foreign agencies increase firm productivity, but only in specific sectors where contract enforcement is more important
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Assessing the impacts of financial aid for low-income students
Merit-based financial aid for low-income students doubles immediate postsecondary enrollment, making elite universities substantially more diverse
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Cash and the economy: Evidence from India’s demonetisation
Demonetisation in India in December 2016, whilst not reflected in official GDP, led to temporary reductions in employment, output, and credit