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Low oil prices: An opportunity for fuel subsidy reform
The recent decline in prices presents an opportunity to reduce consumer fuel subsidies without risking a backlash from consumers and vested interests
Bride and prejudice: The price of education
Without other subsidies, well-intentioned activism against bride price may cause more harm than good for investing in girls’ education.
The effect of workfare programmes on educational attainment: Evidence from India
A better understanding of ‘price effects’ is needed to improve targeting and reduce trade-offs to education
African leaders’ misuse of Chinese development finance: The price of country ownership
China’s ‘on demand’ approach to foreign assistance may be motivated by good intentions, but it increases the risk of political misuse of aid
Flooding and urban adaptation
Economic activity tends not to relocate away from the most vulnerable locations, but aid for reconstruction could be used to encourage this to happen
How to pay public servants: Rewarding ability and performance in Indonesia
When monitoring job performance proves too costly, paying for ability can be as effective as pay-for-performance schemes, but cheaper to implement
Let them buy light in rural Bihar
Solar micro-grid product can bridge the gaps in access to electricity, with potentially large economic and welfare gains to households
When models fall short: Evidence from Chinese road infrastructure investments
Quantitative models may prove to be weak substitutes for direct empirical evidence; for evidence-based policymaking, research technique matters
Matching and migration: Lessons from a resettlement programme in Indonesia
Relocation programmes should consider providing agricultural extension services to ensure migrants adapt and cope in new environments
