Displaying 4751 - 4760 of 5385
Barriers to Technology Adoption
Eric Verhoogen discusses the organisational barriers to technology adoption based on evidence from soccer-ball producers in Pakistan.
Political inclusion and development outcomes: Brazil introduces electronic voting
The Brazilian experience shows that removing obstacles to political participation can have sizeable effects on public policy and development outcomes
Exerting market power: Competition among agricultural traders in Kenya
Low competition undermines consumer welfare. Collusive agreements are flexible enough to deflect the effect of a small number of new traders.
The Role of History in Economic Policy: Insights from Sebastian Galiani
Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on the importance of history in formulating economic policy.
Incentivising safer sexual behaviour: Evidence from a lottery experiment on HIV prevention
Lottery incentives targeting risk lovers led to a 20% reduction in HIV incidence
Jakarta’s maligned congestion-easing policy actually worked
When unpopular anti-congestion policies were abandoned in Indonesia's capital, we discovered flawed policy had been better than no policy
Economic Reforms in Argentina: Insights from Sebastian Galiani
Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on the past and future of economic reforms in Argentina.
On the role of misallocation in aggregate productivity
Misallocation, a key cause of productivity disparities across nations, is the result of many factors, making it difficult to isolate policy solutions
