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Selecting better community leaders: Experimental evidence from Uganda
Should we select our community leaders through public discussion or secret ballot? Does it even matter which method we chose?
The politics of order in informal markets: Evidence from Lagos
In the absence of the threat of state interference, leaders of private trader associations may extort from their own traders
Taxation, civic culture and state capacity
Why do some countries have high rates of taxation and high compliance, while some failed states have neither?
Uptake of family planning services in Tanzania: The role of the husband
Why do we still see low use of contraceptives in Tanzania? The answer might be found within the household
China’s 2009 VAT reform and lumpy investment behaviour
Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment
Mark-ups in the Bangladeshi garment industry: The importance of buyer procurement
How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers?
Fading choice: Access to manufactured goods in remote Ethiopia
Transport costs, income, and market size affect variety and prices in villages. Infrastructure investment is thus key to consumer welfare.
Can toilets save children?
A programme promoting latrine construction in East Java with no financial assistance has limited impact on the health of children in poorer households
Africa's lands of opportunity
Which African countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility?
What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men?
Previous estimates of returns to microfinance for women are low partly because they often use it to invest in businesses that are not their own
