New research shows how a school-building programme in Indonesia successfully reduced conflict

Access to soap dispensers combined with monitoring and incentives increased handwashing and generated substantial improvements in child health

Can incentives improve information dissemination among agents or do hidden pitfalls exist?

A study in Indonesia reveals that foreign acquisitions lead to a 30% improvement in energy efficiency within two years

Can the burgeoning field of behavioural economics provide important insights into development issues?

Which African countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility?

How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers?

Why do some countries have high rates of taxation and high compliance, while some failed states have neither?

Should we select our community leaders through public discussion or secret ballot? Does it even matter which method we chose?