Displaying 4831 - 4840 of 5385
Global earnings inequality: Evidence from a new database
Over the past half-century, global inequality has fallen. However, within countries, inequality has increased.
Can farmers weather climate change?
Jonathan Colmer explores the effect increasing temperatures have on farmers and the occupational structure in India.
Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam
Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity
Voting and peer effects
A study in Mozambique shows how peer effects can increase information and interest in politics but at the same time reduce voter participation
The global energy challenge
What are 3 key energy challenges the world faces? How can they be overcome?
Do management interventions last? Evidence from India
The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided
A family affair: Are dynastic CEOs worse managers?
Dynastic family CEO successions lead to worse management. How can this be improved?
Building a functional state in difficult places
Eliana La Ferrara outlines four ways to improve state functionality in fragile environments.
Does traditional medicine contribute to poor hygiene in developing countries?
A novel hygiene education programme uses microscopes to improve hygiene in Pakistan, but traditional medical beliefs may hamper its effectiveness
Infrequent payments as a saving device
Dairy farmers have high demand for infrequent payments, which help save. Poor enforcement, however, limits competition in the supply of these payments.
