Institutions & Political Economy
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Justice delayed is justice denied: Speeding up court pre-trials
Evidence from Senegal shows that the length of legal pre-trials can be reduced whilst not impacting quality of decisions
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Unintended voter polarisation by political elites: Experimental evidence from Turkey
A door-to-door information campaign in Turkey unintentionally polarised the electorate over their vote in a policy referendum
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The development of modern Africa: Conflict, resources and institutions
Resource-rich countries do poorly when they have resource-rich neighbours, why? Possibly due to increased conflict.
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Managing ethnic divisions in diverse societies: Evidence from redrawing political boundaries
Redrawing subnational political boundaries potentially reduces interethnic tensions yet also can create new ethnic divisions that exacerbate conflict
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Does patronage still play a role in the public sector?
Evidence from Brazil shows that patronage plays an important role in public sector hiring, adversely affecting the quality of the public workforce
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Building a functional state in difficult places
Eliana La Ferrara outlines four ways to improve state functionality in fragile environments.
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Voting and peer effects
A study in Mozambique shows how peer effects can increase information and interest in politics but at the same time reduce voter participation
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Does your cultural background affect your credit profile?
In Indian banks, cultural proximity (shared beliefs, ethnicity) between lenders and borrowers increases access to credit and reduces default
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When do cultures change?
The evolution of culture and tradition, along with their persistence, can be explained by environmental instability