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Chinese import competition makes large Indian manufacturers more innovative
Import competition from China can increase productivity among Indian firms not by lowering costs, but by encouraging innovation through quality upgrading.
Can unions reduce gender gaps at work?
Prioritising women in collective bargaining led unions to expand female-friendly workplace amenities, increasing women’s retention and productivity without reducing wages, employment, or firm profits.
Unlocking high-value agriculture in Peru
Peru has rapidly grown its high-value agriculture sector. The former Minister of Production, Piero Ghezzi, tells us how the government worked with the private sector to make this happen.
Schools are failing to deliver learning
Despite decades of success in expanding school enrolment, global education systems have failed to deliver real learning. Solving the learning crisis requires deep, home-grown system reform that focuses on improving learning itself rather than inputs,...
Why children in African cities do better at school
Children are ubiquitous in African cities but largely absent from development economics research. Here’s what we know about children’s schooling once they’ve moved to the city.
Global poverty trends through a new lens
Global poverty trends look radically different depending on the poverty line used. A new measure that doesn’t depend on ‘lines’ – the average time needed to earn a dollar – shows that global poverty has fallen sharply, by about 55% since 1990. This w...
How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Exposure to less restrictive reproductive health policies via international migration leads to lower fertility in origin communities through the diffusion of new knowledge, preferences, and behaviour.
