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Reforms after the tragedy improved working conditions but women’s wages fell in the long run, as did the likelihood of having a formal work contract

Published 12.04.21

An experiment reveals that church members enrolled in formal insurance give less money to their church and to other charitable organisations

Published 09.04.21

Satellite imagery of night-time city lights suggests that agglomeration is skill-biased in Brazil, China, and India, as it is in developed economies

Published 05.04.21

How do consumers learn to navigate a new financial technology? An experiment with workers from Bangladesh suggests that experience makes a difference

Published 02.04.21

In Brazil, shifts into non-tradables, non-employment and informal employment are important margins of labour adjustment to import competition

Published 29.03.21

An ‘ed tech’ intervention in China had long-lasting positive effects across outcomes, suggesting potential for reducing the rural-urban education gap

Published 26.03.21

Low-cost interventions such as executive education courses can improve firms’ financial practices and decision making, and trigger economic...

Published 22.03.21

The introduction of mobile money promoted migration out of rural areas by easing long-distance transfers and increasing resilience

Published 19.03.21

By leveraging peer-learning effects, group-based consulting can be cheaper and more effective than individual interventions in improving SME...

Published 15.03.21