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

A simple tax enforcement email aimed at non-filers offers a cost-effective solution for improving tax compliance

Research on industrial policy has taken off, leading to a better understanding of when such policies effectively harness economic development

Conditional transfers in childhood improve education, labour, and economic outcomes in adulthood, especially for women

The capacity of Brazilian local governments to source tax revenue has a greater impact on education and corruption than external transfers

How do cash transfers impact prices? Evidence from rural Mexico

Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears