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Payment fintechs and debt enforcement: Evidence from India
While their location in the payment chain gives payment fintechs a debt-enforcement advantage, borrower behaviour can limit their success
Labour rationing: Evidence from Indian labour markets
Many rural workers turn to self-employment for lack of available jobs, not visions of entrepreneurship
The downside of raising aspirations for poor entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Philippines
Encouraging the poor to set higher savings aspirations may backfire if they fall short of these goals, leading to less economic investment
How can culture affect household behaviour?
Family decisions and outcomes are affected by and also change with cultural institutions
The fate of the Brazilian Amazon's carbon stock
Estimates indicate that current land-use patterns would inefficiently release 44 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the rainforest
Political alignment and fiscal outcomes in local government: Evidence from Ghana
If local governments are too dependent on the central government, they are less likely to be able to meet the needs of the locals
How teacher wage policies help reduce urban-rural achievement gaps: Evidence from Peru
Wage policies that account for teacher preferences can achieve a more effective and equitable geographic allocation of teachers
How building roads boosts agricultural production: Evidence from India
Rural road construction in India increases investment in profitable crops and hired labour
Reducing mortality in disaster response and recovery: Evidence from Mexico
Quasi-experimental evidence from Mexico shows that pre-financed, rules-based disaster response can considerably reduce mortality after disasters
Motivating businesses to pay taxes: Evidence from Ethiopia
Reminding businesses that tax authorities are watching does increase tax revenue collected, but only while the intervention lasts
