A social norm in which people deserve access to electricity regardless of payment may actually be undermining efforts for universal access

Technology can help governments monitor agent actions more efficiently and improve public welfare

NGOs compete for donor attention and funding; this can influence what they choose to focus on and lead to clustering around more attractive projects.

Unless you have both relatively equal gender laws and decent rule of law, female entrepreneurship is very low

Financial incentives for job applicants can help firms attract high-quality candidates and also encourage those from disadvantaged backgrounds to...

Temp agency workers in Argentina receive 49% of the workplace-specific pay premia earned by regular workers in user firms

Bundling payment incentives over time is more effective in increasing effort among the impatient, relative to increasing payment frequency

Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions

Can we increase girls’ educational outcomes through endowing them with negotiation skills?