Making moves matter Evidence from Pakistan shows that governments can use the postings of bureaucrats to improve their performance... Public Economics Benjamin Olken Published 06.02.19
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 ... Public Economics Anne Brockmeyer Spencer Smith Marco Hernandez Stewart Kettle Published 28.01.19
The (unintended) effects of China’s 2004 tax reform Firms used VAT savings from China’s tax reform to invest in machinery as intended, but the reform reduced firm productivity, exports and employment... Public Economics Jing Cai Ann Harrison Published 23.01.19
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... Public Economics Dani Rodrik Published 21.01.19
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... Public Economics Lucie Gadenne Published 07.12.18
One problem with giving aid to small villages How do cash transfers impact prices? Evidence from rural Mexico... Public Economics Seema Jayachandran Published 24.10.18
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... Public Economics Ernesto Dal Bó Frederico Finan Nicholas Li Laura Schechter Published 08.10.18
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... Public Economics Erika Deserranno Published 24.09.18
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... Public Economics Sonia Bhalotra Abhishek Chakravarty Dilip Mookherjee Francisco Pino Published 17.09.18
