general equilibrium effects

Evidence from Vietnam shows that institutional barriers not only misallocate resources but also discourage farmers from investing in productivity improvements, compounding the losses from misallocation.

Cash transfer programmes are designed to reduce poverty and improve well-being, but do they also drive up local prices and harm those who don’t receive them?

Lower-income countries have benefitted more from the increase in technology transfers due to globalisation

A public works programme in Ethiopia improves welfare for the urban poor both directly for participants and indirectly through increasing private sector wages and improving amenities

Evidence from 37 low- and middle-income countries shows that cash transfer programmes were associated with a 20% reduction in mortality for adult women and an 8% reduction in mortality for children aged <5 years

Increased access to financial services after the expansion of banks in India improved household health outcomes

Expanded public schooling in India increased education and earnings for students in targeted regions, but estimates of this effect are dampened when accounting for broader economic changes

A market access model shows the negative effects of infrastructure on deforestation and the importance of accounting for general equilibrium effects

A new methodology combining experimental data with a quantitative model sheds light on the household-level and distributional effects of scaling up agricultural policies.