All VoxDevTalks

More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high

Published 08.12.20

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

Published 18.11.20

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

Published 11.11.20

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

Published 04.11.20

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

Published 28.10.20

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

Published 21.10.20

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

Published 14.10.20

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

Published 07.10.20

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

Published 23.09.20