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Unintended consequences: How workfare programmes may fuel school dropouts in India
Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment
Adaptive experiments for policy research
Adaptive sampling has the potential to ensure that experiments better meet the learning goals of policymakers and are more beneficial to participants at the same time
Search and information frictions on global e-commerce platforms: Evidence from AliExpress
Policies to reduce information frictions as well as the number of firms on e-commerce platforms can raise allocative efficiency and consumer welfare
Urban-rural gaps in the developing world: Does internal migration offer opportunities?
Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place
The dangers of emerging-market competition: Evidence from Rwanda’s coffee supply chain
Increased competition in agriculture markets sustained by informal contracts can diminish performance and value for all players in the supply chain
Do subways improve urban air quality?
Data from around the world show that a new subway system can improve air quality in highly polluted cities
Designing more effective interventions to prevent childhood stunting: Evidence from Nigeria
Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health outcomes for children
The impact of presidential appointment of judges: Montesquieu or the federalists?
Presidential appointment of judges may be costing Pakistan about 0.14% of GDP or about $400 million in land expropriations every year
Is faster always better? Evidence from Mexico’s digital credit market
Access to fast cash through digital credit may put consumers at risk for over-indebtedness and likelihood of default
Learning-by-doing: Navigating financial technologies among Bangladeshi factory workers
How automatic payments can help individuals save more and better protect themselves against consumer risks
