Does faster public service delivery decrease corruption? Evidence from the Bangladesh Civil Service 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. Institutions & Political Economy Martin Mattsson Published 14.11.22
How does social media influence democracy? Evidence from WhatsApp in India Social media groups can improve voter knowledge, but may also increase polarisation in political preferences Institutions & Political Economy Kevin Carney Published 06.10.22
Bureaucratic representation and state responsiveness during crises Bureaucratic representation in the Indian civil service lowered mortality rates during the 1918 influenza pandemic Institutions & Political Economy Published 05.10.22
Autocrats in crisis mode: How dictators adapt distributive choices during economic shocks Autocrats may further discriminate against their opposition as a way to minimise the scope of dissent during economic shocks Institutions & Political Economy José Morales-Arilla Published 03.10.22
Citizens can effectively monitor the integrity of their elections: Evidence from Colombia ICT-enabled monitoring tools effectively encourage citizens to oversee their elections and reduce fraud Institutions & Political Economy Natalia Garbiras-Díaz Mateo Montenegro Published 26.09.22
Politics at work Political discrimination in the workplace is large in magnitude, and impacts hiring, pay and promotion Institutions & Political Economy Published 07.09.22
Improving last-mile service delivery using phone-based monitoring: Evidence from India Monitoring a programme by calling recipients is a cost-effective way to improve implementation quality Institutions & Political Economy Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Jeff Weaver Published 01.08.22
State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance Institutions & Political Economy Published 27.07.22
Can workfare programmes moderate conflict? Evidence from India Through providing guaranteed employment for a period, workfare programmes provide insurance against the shocks to income that can lead to conflict Institutions & Political Economy Published 20.07.22
