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Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women
The rise of the Bangladeshi garment industry can help explain declining fertility, increasing age at marriage, and increasing educational attainment
How global retailers increased household welfare in Mexico by reducing the cost of living
Allowing foreign retailers to operate in Mexico leads substantial overall welfare gains, in spite of their impacts on local employment and income
The effect of aid on growth: Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Analysis suggests physical infrastructure investments are a key driver of growth impacts from aid
Urbanisation with and without industrialisation
Resource-exporting countries urbanise without acquiring the industrial sectors typically associated with development
Motivating public sector workers
In this video, Nava Ashraf discusses the importance of getting the right people for public sector jobs
Migration and institutions
In this video, Kaivan Munshi discusses the role of informal community-based institutions in migration and the development process
Understanding conflict and development
In this video, Debraj Ray and Joan Esteban discuss the need to understand the drivers of conflicts to design the best institutions to cope with them
How much does management matter?
In this video, Raffaella Sadun discusses whether productivity gaps can be explained by differences in management
Economic costs and benefits of Brexit
In this video, John Van Reenen discusses how Brexit could hurt the UK economy, and points out gains from lower EU contributions and a slight boost to growth
Can the government make us happy? Should it try?
In this video, Angus Deaton asks whether the government should target aggregate happiness
