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Where are the Indian female politicians?
When women win elections, does it inspire other women to run for candidacy or does it convince men to close ranks before the next election?
Criminal politicians and informed voting in India
In India, 9% of legislators face criminal charges. Could voter information and coordination improve the country’s political representation?
Power to the people: The impact of political report cards in India
How do Indian voters react to information on the qualifications and performance of politicians?
Female inheritance: A key to women’s empowerment or another lock on their freedom?
Female inheritance might create unintended consequences for young women’s freedoms due to patriarchal practices designed to retain property within families
Globalisation and the rise of Narcos: Understanding violent crime in urban Mexico
Manufacturing job loss, induced by competition with China, increased cocaine trafficking, thereby increasing violent crime in urban areas in Mexico
Can wealth taxation work in developing countries?
Progressive wealth taxes may be difficult to enforce if wealthy individuals underreport their wealth, but disclosure incentives and greater enforcement can improve tax collection
Education and domestic violence in Turkey
Increased schooling for girls in Turkey led to a rise in psychological violence, but also reduced the intergenerational transmission of violence
Can variation in firm growth explain the development gap? Colombia vs the US
A deficit of superstar plants, an excess of microestablishments, and the success of underperformers are key symptoms of Colombia’s development problem
How development really works
What drives development? Using 50 years of data, Nicholas Stern explains what drives growth and development in Palanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ending global poverty: Why money is not enough
How can we combat the increasing trend of extreme poverty not being confined to low-income countries, but also affecting middle-income ones?
