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Imperfect substitution and development accounting
Technological and institutional environments, rather than differences in human capital, are behind variations in skill premia across countries
Why is labour mobility in India so low?
Rural insurance networks in India incentivise adult males to remain in villages, contributing to the country’s low rural-to-urban migration rates
Achieving meaningful impact through aid
Collaborating with local partners and responding to country needs are essential for aid to be effective
Countering the mining curse
Mineral-rich countries often do not prosper economically due to increased local conflict associated with foreign ownership of mines
Growing out of corruption
Economic growth can reduce corruption. A Vietnamese study shows that when employment in an industry doubled, bribery fell by 1.6 percentage points
Tackling the challenges of global development
How does the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation work towards achieving its vision of improving the quality of life of everyone around the world?
Why are Indian men surprisingly reluctant to cross state borders?
India’s system of ‘fragmented entitlements’, whereby state residents get preferential treatment by the state government, hinders internal migration
Agricultural productivity and rural-urban wage gaps revisited: Lessons from panel data
Cities don't make workers (much) more productive, but productive workers move to cities
Transforming developing countries through private sector investment
What do development finance institutions do, and how do they do it?
The welfare effect of inducing persistent changes in behaviours
The welfare effect of policies aimed at changing behaviours persistently may be larger than usually measured because of 'hysteresis'
