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Reducing mortality in disaster response and recovery: Evidence from Mexico Quasi-experimental evidence from Mexico shows that pre-financed, rules-based disaster response can considerably reduce mortality after disasters... Energy & Environment Alejandro Del Valle Published 11.10.21
How teacher wage policies help reduce urban-rural achievement gaps: Evidence from Peru Wage policies that account for teacher preferences can achieve a more effective and equitable geographic allocation of teachers... Education Matteo Bobba Tim Ederer Gianmarco León-Ciliotta Christopher Neilson Marco Nieddu Published 04.10.21
Payment fintechs and debt enforcement: Evidence from India While their location in the payment chain gives payment fintechs a debt-enforcement advantage, borrower behaviour can limit their success... Finance Kumar Rishabh Jorma Juhani Schäublin Published 13.09.21
Escaping the subsidy-quality trap in India’s retail electricity market Reducing power prices for commercial and industrial consumers can help utilities raise revenue and enhance service quality across the system... Energy & Environment Shefali Khanna Kevin Rowe Published 05.07.21
Multinationals and local development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company Investment in amenities by large foreign companies induced by labour market competition can have persistent positive effects on local living standards... Firms Esteban Méndez-Chacón Diana Van Patten Published 25.06.21