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How can we best incentivise bureaucrats in a formal manner that avoids concerns over corruption?

Giving government procurement officers more leeway in decision-making over expenses could save billions

Do unconditional cash transfers increase welfare in communities as a whole, even within households that do not receive them?

Ecuador's efforts to increase corporate tax audits led to a welcome surprise: banks stepped up their lending efforts as confidence in firms rose

Corporate taxation is at the heart of economic development, and cardiac failure looms if international tax reform is not made globally inclusive

Fighting corruption with India's new national ID system has cost some low-income households their benefits in the process