Public Economics
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Part 2: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers
Part 2: Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance.
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How to effectively target development transfers
Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness and trade-offs of different methods of targeting development assistance.
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The role of disbursement timing in conditional cash transfer programmes: Long-term effects
An experiment in Colombia shows that delaying disbursement of conditional cash transfers can have substantial long-term effects on educational...
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Hiring do-gooders or go-getters: Attracting talent to improve public service delivery in Zambia
In an experiment conducted with the Ministry of Health, workers recruited via career incentive ads proved more effective at delivering health services
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To cut waste and graft, collect taxes
When local governments in Brazil improve tax collection rather than rely on grants to raise revenues, local officials help citizens, not themselves
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Autonomy, incentives, and the effectiveness of bureaucrats
Bureaucratic output is negatively associated with monitoring and incentive schemes but positively associated with the autonomy of mid-level...
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Dodging the taxman: Evidence from Ecuador
Tax evasion leads to large losses in government revenue. A recent study explores the limitations of a potential solution, third-party reporting
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The lives and times of civil servants in the developing world
Insights into the lives and experiences of civil servants in developing countries
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The changing face of development policy in India: A conversation with Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu discusses India-specific issues including the use of economic knowledge in policymaking and the role of values in public service delivery