How managerial autonomy improves firm outcomes: Evidence from India

Greater managerial autonomy for state-owned enterprises leads to higher sales, profits, and value added, with no negative employment effects...

How education technology impacts human capital gains in Mexico

A recent analysis highlights the promising impacts of television-based teaching, an area ripe with opportunities for future research...

Learning from the urban past

From infrastructure to institutional development, the histories of the world’s largest cities provide key lessons for those in developing economies ...

Is financial literacy necessary for greater savings? Evidence from Uganda

Financial literacy training increases short-term knowledge and savings, but does not determine long-term financial success...

Catch and release: Regulation and evasion in the Chilean fish market

Less frequent enforcement of regulations on illegal fish sales makes it more difficult for vendors to find loopholes and increases overall compliance ...

Making sense of the US-China trade war

Chad Bown discusses what happened during the US-China trade war, when, what it meant - and what happens next...

The effects of crime on the labour market: Evidence from Mexico

Rising violence in Mexico City led workers, especially women, to reduce hours and leave the labour force...

Reshaping gender attitudes: Evidence from schools in India

Integrated school-based interventions to advance gender equality can achieve lasting changes in regressive attitudes and behaviours...

To each according to their needs

The Covid pandemic is an opportunity to look for radical answers to big questions that would not be possible in normal times...