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Understanding men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence in Mali
Combining direct questions with list experiments can help deduce men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence.
Special Economic Zones in India: Engines of economic growth or inefficiency?
Firm productivity rises in privately run Indian SEZs but stagnates in public ones, suggesting that political interference fuels rent-seeking behaviour.
Can governments promote long-term employment through wage subsidies? Lessons from North Macedonia
A government-led programme in North Macedonia combined wage subsidies with matching services to decrease long-term unemployment among vulnerable jobseekers. Experimental evidence indicates that the programme significantly improved formal employment i...
A stepping stone approach to mitigating harmful social norms
Can an intermediate, less severe action serve as a stepping stone to eliminating a harmful norm? Research on female genital cutting in Somalia suggests that the intermediate action risks becoming the new norm.
