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When should children start school?
In Lesotho, children who start school at older ages attain higher levels of education. In adulthood, they are more likely to have professional occupations and less likely to start families early, contract HIV, or experience child mortality.
Modern industrial policy: The Asian miracles’ blueprint for developing economies
Industrial policy, a powerful tool for economic development in the ‘Asian Miracles’, was based on the three key principles: promoting sophisticated export-oriented industries, fostering innovation and competition, and building accountable leading age...
Thirty years of inequality and redistribution in post-Apartheid South Africa
South Africa remains the most unequal country in the world despite the end of apartheid thirty years ago. Racial inequalities have declined but these gains have largely benefited a new Black elite. Government redistribution is substantial and has ach...
Understanding the gig economy: Lessons from drivers in India, Indonesia, and Kenya
While gig drivers' demographic profiles, earnings, and work experiences differ markedly across India, Indonesia, and Kenya, a common thread emerges: the flexibility to work more hours allows drivers to increase their monthly earnings, and, in some co...
