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Does caste identity affect labour supply? Evidence from India
Caste identity concerns constrain labour supply decisions, causing Indian workers to avoid certain jobs even at large economic costs
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Measuring the cost of living in Mexico and the US
Data on prices and quantities of consumer packaged goods suggest that Mexican real consumption relative to the US is larger than previously estimated
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How economic development shapes emigration
Aid agencies have invested in the idea that economic development reduces emigration from poor countries, but the experience has been very different
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Learning management through matching: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Evidence from Ethiopia shows that interning in a management role for a month leads to higher wage earnings and can help some people run profitable...
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International friends and enemies
As countries become greater economic friends in terms of the welfare effects of their productivity growth, they become greater political friends in...
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Can formalisation of customary land rights help reduce deforestation? Evidence from Benin
Experimental results find that formalisation of customary landholdings and land rights reduced tree cover loss in rural areas of Benin
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The long debate on sharecropping and productivity
Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels
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Can taxation stimulate political participation? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
A property tax campaign in the city of Kananga increased tax compliance and stimulated citizen demand for inclusive and accountable government
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The impact of school-based life skills classes for adolescent girls in India
School-based life skills classes can change attitudes, strengthen social connections, and help girls assert more control over their lives while...