Institutions & Political Economy

Reducing vulnerability can combat clientelism: Access to rain-fed water cisterns in Brazil decreased citizen requests and votes for incumbents

Published 13.06.23

Politics and patronage exacerbate public sector absenteeism, limiting the efficacy of reform measures

Published 12.06.23

Announcements of future policies can have substantial unintended consequences and caused a surge of coca production in Colombia

Published 08.06.23

Increasing potential tax revenues for local governments triggered a rise in violence in resource-rich areas in India

Published 06.06.23

Evidence from China shows why autocrats may introduce local elections and how this affects policy

Published 31.05.23

Does exposure to other ethnic regions promote national integration?

Published 24.05.23

A policy to pacify Rio de Janeiro’s favelas reduced murder and robbery, yet many other forms of crime increased

Published 23.05.23

China's autocratic political regime and the rapid innovation in its AI sector mutually reinforce each other

Published 12.05.23

How does rebel governance affect long-term development?

Published 02.05.23