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Cash transfer programmes can stimulate the local economy: Evidence from Brazil
In addition to their impact on poverty, cash transfers can have positive spillovers to the local economy
The multidimensionality of school choice: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago
Schools that improve academic outcomes are not those that improve non-academic ones. Academic and non-academic factors affect parental school choice
Expanding access to clean water for the rural poor: Evidence from Malawi
Offering coupons for free chlorine is an effective way to increase water treatment and prevent waterborne diseases
The impact of subsidised childcare on household income: Evidence from Uganda
Subsidised childcare services are at least as effective as cash grants in increasing household income
Incentivising production quality in cooperative agriculture: Evidence from Indian dairy cooperatives
Group incentives can lead agricultural cooperative managers to improve production quality, but increasing transparency around incentives can backfire
How domestic firms in poor countries learn from foreign firms: Evidence from Ethiopia
Exposure to foreign firms can induce knowledge transfers to domestic firms in close geographical proximity
The impact of information provision on women’s migration outcomes: Evidence from Indonesia
Providing information about the quality of placement agencies improves migration outcomes for job-seeking migrant women
The impacts of technology on property tax collection and efficiency: Evidence from Ghana
Technology improves local tax collection efficiency and the progressivity of the property tax system but can also lead to unintended outcomes
Innovation versus imitation: Where all that Chinese R&D is going
The productivity of innovation could be enhanced by reducing distortions in the economy; increasing R&D expenditure is no guarantee of growth
Barriers to upgrading in developing countries
Upgrading within firms in developing countries is driven by increased know-how and certain buyer types
