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Elections and corruption: Politics and public procurement in India
Political interference in government contract allocation when ruling power changes hands, combined with lack of accountability, leads to corruption
Manufacturing revolutions: The role of industrial policy in South Korea’s industrialisation
South Korea’s industrial policy in the late 1970s played a critical role in forging its modern economy. Are there lessons for the developing world?
Return to capital in small firms
Investment in small firms led to monthly returns of 6% in Sri Lanka. However, the growth prospects for most of them remain unchanged.
The importance of monitoring, evaluating and corrective feedback
A skills development programme in Pakistan surpassed its targets largely through monitoring, experimentation, and course-correcting impact evaluations
Trade openness and macroeconomic volatility
Contrary to widely held views, trade can decrease GDP volatility through sectoral specialisation and country-wide diversification
Democracy and economic growth: New evidence
Democracy sees higher GDP due to greater civil liberties, economic reform, increased investment and government capacity, and reduced social conflict
Using consulting to improve managerial capital for SMEs
Improving managerial capital for SMEs in emerging markets also improves productivity, return on assets, and entrepreneurial spirit
Lending to female-owned small enterprises in Sri Lanka and Ghana
Investment in small firms led to monthly returns of 6% in Sri Lanka. However, the returns are negligible for female-owned enterprises.
Morality and credit card debt repayment in Indonesia
Do people care about morality when it comes to economic decisions with high financial stakes? An experiment with an Islamic bank's credit card customers aimed to find out
A new approach to global poverty: Measuring absolute and relative income
A new poverty measure reveals that in the past 25 years, global poverty has declined but relative poverty has increased in developing countries
