Prior engagement with NGOs boosts intervention effectiveness, which should be accounted for when evaluating research conducted with local implementation partners
Feelings of relative poverty engender political support among cash transfer recipients, while such feelings erode political support among non-beneficiaries
China's domestic political needs drive much of its foreign aid to other countries – yet this aid has potentially large economic benefits for recipients
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.