Female inheritance: A key to women’s empowerment or another lock on their freedom?

Female inheritance might create unintended consequences for young women’s freedoms due to patriarchal practices designed to retain property within families...

Accountability institutions, political capture and selection into politics

Recall referendums can keep politicians in check but backfire if poorly administered, causing quality potential candidates to stay out of politics...

Informing civil servants to make better decisions

Incentivising civil servants to gather evidence before making decisions significantly reduced errors in the beliefs of Ethiopian government officials...

The Mandarin model of growth

What is the Mandarin model and how has it affected China's economic and financial stability?...

Early marriage and the persistence of traditional gender norms

Research in Bangladesh shows how early marriage contributes towards women expressing more traditional gender attitudes...