Why do some countries have high rates of taxation and high compliance, while some failed states have neither?

How does the productivity of individual bureaucrats affect the overall efficiency of the public sector?

Better public services can be achieved, at least in part, through public service promotions that are conducted in a fair and systematic manner

Democratic institutions are increasingly being captured by the elite threatening development. What can we do to change this?

Progressive wealth taxes may be difficult to enforce if wealthy individuals underreport their wealth, but disclosure incentives and greater...

State pensions in Indonesia and Ghana are found to impact parents and their children, with respect to elderly care and investment in education

Assigning civil servants to environments to which they are most socially proximate may actually limit their ability to effectively serve the nation

Cash transfers are a promising tool to reduce intimate partner violence, but can they be effective across diverse contexts and programme design?

Evidence from Pakistan shows that governments can use the postings of bureaucrats to improve their performance