Economic growth can reduce corruption. A Vietnamese study shows that when employment in an industry doubled, bribery fell by 1.6 percentage points

Mineral-rich countries often do not prosper economically due to increased local conflict associated with foreign ownership of mines

Collaborating with local partners and responding to country needs are essential for aid to be effective

Connected cities request and receive 15% more funds from the national government. Yet the welfare loss from this may be only 0.24% of the budget.

Robin Burgess, director of the IGC, talks about the importance of careful data collection and the structure of civil service.*

Stefan Dercon, former Chief Economist at DFID, on the importance of being receptive to new ideas and how to use bits of evidence to inform a decision...

Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist at DFID, discusses the importance of building relationships to ensure evidence is translated into policy.*

Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE, discusses the importance of a healthy private sector in the recovery of fragile economies.

Eliana La Ferrara outlines four ways to improve state functionality in fragile environments.