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On financial frictions and the rule of law in development
Weak rule of law institutions distort establishments’ decisions and magnify financial frictions, contributing to substantial productivity losses
Decentralisation under changing state capacity: Experimental evidence from Paraguay
Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears
Why studies should be conducted on a larger scale
Karthik Muralidharan and Paul Niehaus argue that when we test things at a small scale, they might not be predictive of how they perform at a larger scale
Violent crime reductions boost businesses growth
Sharp reductions in violent crime in Colombia led to substantial increments in firm production, firm creation, and higher real income for local workers
Internal migration improves economic security in rural China
Government policies that facilitate internal migration not only drive economic growth, but also improve the welfare of rural households
Building resilience to natural disasters
How does the World Bank support countries hit by natural disasters?
Cash transfers and adult labour outcomes in developing countries: Why does the Econ 101 labour-leisure trade-off model lead us astray?
Missing markets, price effects, and dynamic and general equilibrium effects help explain why poor people do not work less when given cash
Arsenic in tubewell water, a public health emergency in Bangladesh
Evidence from Bangladesh highlights the important role of inducing risk-avoiding behaviour to avoid public health emergencies
One problem with giving aid to small villages
How do cash transfers impact prices? Evidence from rural Mexico
Does China owe its growth to schooling?
Human capital externalities amplify the returns to education in China. Yet this can only explain some of the country's rapid growth.
