Institutions & Political Economy
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Terror and tourism: How bad news can harm economic development
The relationship between intensity of reporting on violence and tourist spending suggests that a bad news bias can have serious economic consequences
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Economic integration and democracy: An empirical investigation
Economic integration can help promote transition to democracy within the world’s more autocratic countries through trade with democratic partners
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Economic shocks and the age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa and India
The age of marriage responds to economic conditions. Reducing child marriage requires understanding the economic role of culture and institutions
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Can consumption patterns explain identity choices? Evidence from India
Evidence from India shows how both conflict and economic forces can cause people to realign their ethnic or religious identity
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Selecting better community leaders: Experimental evidence from Uganda
Should we select our community leaders through public discussion or secret ballot? Does it even matter which method we chose?
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Speeding up justice: The reform that transformed Mexico’s labour courts
How research helped improve the effectiveness of Mexico’s judiciary system and influenced the country’s largest labour law reform in a century
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When does politics work for development?
Political interference in the bureaucracy is generally viewed with suspicion. However, in India bureaucrats implement MNREGA much better in places...
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Female empowerment and the Egyptian Arab Spring
Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM
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Lessons from Mexico’s poverty reduction programme
Why has the success of Mexico’s poverty reduction programme not been matched by similar programmes in other countries?