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Informality, consumption taxes and redistribution
Taxes on consumption help governments in developing countries redistribute thanks to the presence of large informal sectors
Development in an era of deglobalisation
In an era of deglobalisation, developing countries need more equality within their borders
Breaking down access constraints faced by women: Experimental evidence from Pakistan
How can policymakers ensure high take-up rates for programmes designed to increase women’s economic empowerment?
Subsidy policies and insurance demand
Subsidy policies combined with financial education can generate learning from experiences and promote long-run insurance take-up
Terrorism financing, recruitment, and attacks
Financial counterterrorism is under attack for being costly and ineffective, but a new study shows it can reduce terrorist attack casualties
How technology can drive student performance
How does the use of education technology actually impact students in poorer regions of the developing world?
Returns to work, child labour, and schooling: The income versus price effects
Returns to child work play an important role in determining child labour and schooling through changing the opportunity costs of schooling
Hard and soft skills in vocational training: Experimental evidence from Colombia
While technical skills training increases overall employment in the short term, soft skills training increases employment and earnings in the long term
Subsidising stability: State employment in China
China uses state-owned enterprises to promote social stability by employing high-risk groups when unrest threats emerge
