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Liberalising the domestic retail market
How does the entry of foreign retailers into domestic markets affect welfare? Dave Atkin discusses evidence from Mexico.
The winners and losers from partial health insurance
Health insurance for families in Nicaragua had a positive impact on parents and their insured younger children, but not on uninsured older children
Corruption, bribery, and public sector hiring in developing countries
Government jobs are often allocated based on bribes and patronage. How does this process work, and can this lead to good outcomes?
Summary: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers
Summary video of Ben Olken discussing the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance.
Social structure and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa
Ethnic groups with a social structure based on lineage and strong allegiances to distant relatives show a greater propensity for violent conflict
Public servants and political bias: Evidence from the UK civil service and the World Bank
An experiment shows that public servants make errors when interpreting data, incorrectly concluding that it aligns with their ideological preferences
Land Rights and Urban Poverty
Sebastian Galiani on the impact Argentina’s land title policy had on credit access, housing quality, family welfare and economic ideology.
Reconstruction and conflict: Losing hearts and minds
A study finds that military-led projects in the Afghan health sector alleviate violence, whereas those in the education sector actually provoke conflict
Informal taxation: A new regime
Informal taxation is common in developing countries. Ben Olken presents facts on this new system based on 10 surveys around the world.
Management and the wealth of nations
A 15-year survey of 12,000 firms across 34 countries shows that management practices explain a large share of productivity gaps
