Public Economics
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Bureaucrats in Russia: The cost of inefficiency
How does the productivity of individual bureaucrats affect the overall efficiency of the public sector?
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Promotion incentives for public servants and improved service delivery
Better public services can be achieved, at least in part, through public service promotions that are conducted in a fair and systematic manner
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The changing face of development: The elite capture of democracy
Democratic institutions are increasingly being captured by the elite threatening development. What can we do to change this?
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Can wealth taxation work in developing countries?
Progressive wealth taxes may be difficult to enforce if wealthy individuals underreport their wealth, but disclosure incentives and greater...
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Unintended consequences of introducing state pensions
State pensions in Indonesia and Ghana are found to impact parents and their children, with respect to elderly care and investment in education
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Should civil servants be allowed to serve in their home areas? Evidence from India
Assigning civil servants to environments to which they are most socially proximate may actually limit their ability to effectively serve the nation
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Cash transfers and intimate partner violence
Cash transfers are a promising tool to reduce intimate partner violence, but can they be effective across diverse contexts and programme design?
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Making moves matter
Evidence from Pakistan shows that governments can use the postings of bureaucrats to improve their performance
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How to cast a wider tax net? Experimental evidence from Costa Rica
A simple tax enforcement email aimed at non-filers offers a cost-effective solution for improving tax compliance