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Chinese investment in Africa
Chinese investment in Africa, while less extensive than often assumed, has the potential to generate jobs and development on the continent
The economic and the social: Anatomy of a contract change in India
Productivity rose among tea pluckers when their base wages increased, despite a fall in monetary incentives, but this response vanishes within months
How to reform a government investment agency: Insights from Ethiopia
Professor John Sutton shares insights, from his collaborations with sub-Saharan African governments, on setting up effective investment agencies
Caste and economic mobility in India
Caste networks play a crucial role in shaping economic mobility in India and can either support or hinder mobility, depending on the circumstances
Globalisation and development
David Atkin, of MIT, discusses what the withdrawal from globalisation will mean for developing countries.
The value of face-to-face: Search and contracting problems in Nigerian trade
The costs paid by traders traveling to source goods reveal that information problems pose almost as much of a barrier to trade as shipping and regulatory costs combined
Interfirm relationships and business performance in China
Regular meetings between the managers of young firms in Nanchang, China increased revenue and improved a broad range of performance measures
Elections in Kenya
Voxdev Editor-in-Chief, Tavneet Suri, explains how problems with technology during Kenya's 2013 elections have implications for this year’s vote.
Generating SMEs through a business plan competition in Nigeria
An experiment in Nigeria suggests that business plan competitions can effectively identify entrepreneurs capable of utilising capital to spur growth
Designing more effective resettlement programs: Lessons from transmigration in Indonesia
Better matching between transmigrants’ origin and destination agroclimate and languages can substantially improve productivity and integration
