A study of Indonesia's Kartu Prakerja programme finds that on-demand cash and training assistance can significantly boost self-employment and income among those who genuinely receive it. However, the programme's flexible online design enabled third-p...

Evidence from the Amazon highlights the crucial role of policy continuity and political commitment to achieving sustainable conservation outcomes

Examining the expansion of Jakarta’s bus system shows how simple improvements in public transport service quality can boost usage

What have we learned about the economics of conservation? How can policymakers encourage conservation in low-income settings?

Providing vouchers for rice and eggs allowed for better targeting, increased protein consumption, and was cheaper to administer than in-kind benefits

Firms overuse fires when risks are not internalised, but greater sanctions could significantly reduce forest fire spread

Enhanced tax administration can increase government revenue collection from medium-sized firms in developing countries even more than raising tax rates

How can we best protect the most vulnerable in the developing world during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A large-scale randomised experiment reveals that temporary health insurance subsidies can improve take-up at no additional cost to the government