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A cascade model for cost-effective agricultural extension: Evidence from Uganda
Farmer-to-farmer information diffusion is a cost-effective approach for improving practices and profits for smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa
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Can ‘white elephants’ kill? Evidence from infrastructure development in Peru
Incomplete and abandoned sewerage projects can increase risks of early life mortality and impose significant public health costs on populations
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How organised crime can affect economic development: Evidence from El Salvador
For individuals living in El Salvador’s gang territories, restrictions on freedom of movement significantly limit one’s labour market options
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Do minimum wages reduce employment in developing countries?
Employment is more likely to be reduced when the minimum wage is binding, in the formal sector, when enforcement is strong, and for vulnerable workers
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Improving management through worker feedback: Auto-manufacturing in China
Letting workers provide feedback on their managers leads to significant reductions in worker turnover and increases in team productivity
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Can low-capacity governments work with local leaders to increase tax revenues? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
City chiefs collecting taxes in Kananga, DRC, outperformed state agents thanks to their superior local information about potential taxpayers
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Technology rental and small firm productivity in urban Uganda
Rental markets for large machines between small firms allow them to achieve economies of scale, increasing mechanisation and aggregate productivity
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Reducing labour market information frictions with skill certificates: Evidence from South Africa
Youth skill assessment increased employment and earnings for treated workseekers by providing information to both them and prospective employers
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Land distribution and long-run development in the American frontier
Policies 150 years ago that allowed large landlords to obtain thousands of square miles of land lowered investment and property values into the 21st...