The effect of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh 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 Firms Laurent Bossavie Yoonyoung (Yoon) Cho Rachel Heath Published 12.04.21
Learning to navigate a new financial technology: Evidence from Bangladesh How do consumers learn to navigate a new financial technology? An experiment with workers from Bangladesh suggests that experience makes a difference Finance Emily Breza Martin Kanz Leora Klapper Published 02.04.21
Implementing poverty-reduction interventions at scale: Challenges and considerations Programmes aimed at alleviating poverty must be designed in cost-effective ways before they can be used by government as viable public policy at scale Social Protection Dean Karlan Published 24.03.21
Can laws change attitudes and behaviours around child marriage in the absence of strict enforcement? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh A video experiment uncovers the potential pitfalls of relying on legal reforms alone to reduce female early marriage in low-income countries Institutions & Political Economy Amrit Amirapu M Niaz Asadullah Zaki Wahhaj Published 08.03.21
Learning-by-doing: Navigating financial technologies among Bangladeshi factory workers How automatic payments can help individuals save more and better protect themselves against consumer risks Finance Emily Breza Martin Kanz Leora Klapper Published 02.02.21
The economics of child marriage Empowerment programmes improve adolescent girls’ educational and labour market outcomes; financial incentives are effective in reducing child marriage Health Rachel Glennerster Nina Buchmann Erica Field Published 09.09.20
Why does poverty persist? Does poverty continue due to differences in ability or limited access to opportunities? Macroeconomics & Growth Clare Balboni Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Maitreesh Ghatak Published 22.07.20
Reducing rates of child marriage: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh Why do we still see high rates of child marriage in settings such as Bangladesh, despite significant improvements in women’s economic empowerment? Health Erica Field Published 01.07.20
Market power versus supply chain regulations: Lessons from Bangladesh A ban on intermediary oil traders, intended to reduce their market power, backfired: prices rose 10% as wholesalers lost intermediary trade credit Firms Shahe Emran Dilip Mookherjee Forhad Shilpi M. Helal Uddin Published 01.05.20
