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The Alibaba effect: Spatial inequality and the welfare gains from e-commerce
E-commerce disproportionately benefits consumers in small and remote places, helping to reduce disparities in living standards across locations
Quality doesn't speak for itself: Evidence from the Senegalese onion market
Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology
A toxic environment: Rapid growth, pollution and migration
Pollution is driving the young and well-educated out of China's cities
What is holding firms back?
Chris Woodruff explains why improving management practices is critical for the growth of the private sector in developing countries.
The changing economy: Going factory-free
The developed world is deindustrialising. What does this mean and how has globalisation impacted this process?
When do cultures change?
The evolution of culture and tradition, along with their persistence, can be explained by environmental instability
Productivity and energy-saving technology
Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in output per worker
Goals and gaps: Tackling educational segregation of immigrant children
Career counselling helps close the immigrant-native gap in high-school track choice, grade repetition, and cognitive skills
Does your cultural background affect your credit profile?
In Indian banks, cultural proximity (shared beliefs, ethnicity) between lenders and borrowers increases access to credit and reduces default
The economics of clearing land mines
How does the clearance of land mines impact economic activity in Mozambique? Elias Papaioannou sheds some insight using geographical and micro-level economic data.
