Historical legacies and African development The effect of colonisation on Africa’s modernisation is a highly contentious and emotional debate. The reality is trickier than you think.... Institutions & Political Economy Stelios Michalopoulos Elias Papaioannou Published 01.03.19
Does China’s bureaucracy work? Analysing the pattern of promotions provides illuminating evidence on current levels of corruption in Chinese bureaucracy... Institutions & Political Economy Peter Lorentzen Published 20.02.19
The republic of beliefs The power of law comes through its ability to help people build up expectations about one another’s behaviour... Institutions & Political Economy Kaushik Basu Published 13.02.19
How do family planning policies reshape the life of the Chinese elderly? A study finds that while family planning has either no effect or a slightly positive one on elderly Chinese parents’ physical health, it can be detrimental to their mental health... Institutions & Political Economy Yi Chen Hanming Fang Published 11.02.19
(Un)ease of doing business: How congested courts hinder firm productivity Congestion in Indian courts of justice distorts firms’ organisation and sourcing decisions and lowers aggregate productivity... Institutions & Political Economy Johannes Boehm Ezra Oberfield Published 07.02.19
Making policies matter A little information goes a long way towards shifting clientelist electoral systems from vote-buying to policy-based competition... Institutions & Political Economy Cesi Cruz Philip Keefer Julien Labonne Francesco Trebbi Published 14.01.19
New possibilities for cutting corruption in the public sector Personality tests and psychological profiling offer innovative ways for cutting corruption in the public sector of developing countries... Institutions & Political Economy Rema Hanna Vestal McIntyre Published 05.12.18
Prosperity without freedom? Media bias in China Even in a highly controlled environment such as China, media bias is affected by competition and a trade-off between political and economic goals... Institutions & Political Economy Bei Qin David Strömberg Yanhui Wu Published 04.11.18
On financial frictions and the rule of law in development Weak rule of law institutions distort establishments’ decisions and magnify financial frictions, contributing to substantial productivity losses... Institutions & Political Economy Ashantha Ranasinghe Diego Restuccia Published 05.10.18
