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Video | Improving democratic accountability in Sierra Leone
In this video, Rachel Glennerster talks about the upcoming elections in Sierra Leone, and the role ethnicity and access to information play in determining voter behaviour.
Assessing the effectiveness of active labour market programmes in developing countries
Studies suggest that vocational training, employment subsidies, and matching programmes have limited effect in increasing employment or wages
Relationship between the Chinese housing and marriage markets
An unfavourable ratio of young men to young women could explain simultaneously skyrocketing housing prices and rising home ownership
Smartcards for smarter payments
Biometric technology and smart ID cards reduced leakage due to corruption and raised participation rates in the welfare system in Andhra Pradesh, India
Sunlight as disinfectant: Disclosure requirements and corruption in India
Disclosure requirements weed out ‘bad’ politicians by encouraging exit from politics and increasing the likelihood of incumbents being re-elected
Import competition and the quality of domestic goods
Lower tariffs promote quality upgrading of products close to the world quality frontier, but discourage quality upgrading for those far away from it
The backlash against globalisation
John Van Reenen explains how the backlash in globalisation risks damaging global value chains and the jobs that rely on them
Combatting poverty in developing countries with a universal basic income
The pros and cons of a universal basic income in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth in varying country contexts
Mobile Money
Lisa Cook talks about the role of mobile money, which has now become a major way to make payments in the developing world. Financial literacy among a population is a key factor for economic growth of a country and mobile money schemes allow those wit...
Determining the social and economic benefits of basic energy access in rural India
A programme providing rural Indian communities with basic access to electricity did not have broader social or economic impacts in these communities
