Food scarcity decreases trust among Tanzanian farmers, reducing the resilience of affected communities

Politicians who share power impose checks and balances on each other, improving local governance and leading to better economic outcomes.

Providing performance feedback on delays in public service delivery speeds up bureaucrats, but faster delivery does not decrease corruption. Instead, positive feedback to well-performing bureaucrats worsens corruption.

Social media groups can improve voter knowledge, but may also increase polarisation in political preferences

Autocrats may further discriminate against their opposition as a way to minimise the scope of dissent during economic shocks

ICT-enabled monitoring tools effectively encourage citizens to oversee their elections and reduce fraud

Monitoring a programme by calling recipients is a cost-effective way to improve implementation quality