Public Economics
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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
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Where are we in the economics of industrial policies?
Research on industrial policy has taken off, leading to a better understanding of when such policies effectively harness economic development
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The long-term effects of cash transfers: Mexico’s Progresa
Conditional transfers in childhood improve education, labour, and economic outcomes in adulthood, especially for women
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What source of money do corrupt officials prefer?
The capacity of Brazilian local governments to source tax revenue has a greater impact on education and corruption than external transfers
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One problem with giving aid to small villages
How do cash transfers impact prices? Evidence from rural Mexico
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Decentralisation under changing state capacity: Experimental evidence from Paraguay
Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears
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Does higher pay attract better applicants? Evidence from a Ugandan NGO
Financial incentives to community health promoters attract more applicants at the expense of crowding out pro-social preferences
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Do property rights exacerbate son preference?
Affording tenants in India property rights on the land they farmed exacerbated son preference, resulting in fewer girls surviving to the age of one