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How a documentary film fostered interethnic harmony in Bangladesh
A documentary film, shown to a majority group, portraying the daily lives, cultural practices, and socioeconomic struggles of a minority group in Bangladesh, increased prosociality and reduced complaints against the minority.
How managers in Indian factories mitigate the impacts of absenteeism
Managers in Indian garment factories use informal worker exchanges to mitigate absenteeism. Expanding these collaborations could unlock significant productivity gains.
Designing cities in developing countries: Land planning, slum upgrading and reconstruction programmes
The cities of developing countries are growing rapidly. How can economists design urban policy to raise the living standards of urban households?
Stronger institutions improve environmental quality through specialisation
National air and water quality benefit from strong financial, judicial, and labour market institutions, through comparative advantage. Improving national institutions attracts clean industries but reshuffles dirty production to other countries.
Economic growth does not guarantee gender equity in work
There are significant disparities across countries in the gender division of work even at similar income levels. Social, institutional, and policy choices play a pivotal role in the variation in gendered labour patterns across countries.
