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How air pollution can impact mental health in China
Bringing down air pollution in China could improve mental health as evidence shows a causal effect of pollutants on depressive symptoms
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The impact of air pollution on healthcare spending in China
Spending increases significantly during the two months following exposure to air pollution. Reducing pollution could save 60 billion yuan annually.
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Lessons from our polluted past
Data from 19th century Britain highlight the significant effect of air pollution on the infant mortality rate and the ‘urban mortality penalty’
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Curbing leakage in public programmes: Evidence from India’s Direct Benefit Transfer Policy for LPG subsidies
Transferring subsidies directly to the programme beneficiaries in in-kind transfer programmes can help in reducing leakages
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Should civil servants be allowed to serve in their home areas? Evidence from India
Assigning civil servants to environments to which they are most socially proximate may actually limit their ability to effectively serve the nation
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Accountability institutions, political capture and selection into politics
Recall referendums can keep politicians in check but backfire if poorly administered, causing quality potential candidates to stay out of politics
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Guardians of accountability: Corruption and inefficiency in local public infrastructure
Civil society oversight can curb corruption in public infrastructure development, when supported by the relevant anti-corruption authority
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Cash transfers and intimate partner violence
Cash transfers are a promising tool to reduce intimate partner violence, but can they be effective across diverse contexts and programme design?
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Gender-targeted job adverts: Patterns, impacts, and mechanisms
What are the impacts of job advertisements that are targeted at specific genders?