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Helping young Ethiopians find jobs

What are the barriers that hinder young people from getting jobs in Ethiopia and how can they be overcome?

Labour Markets

Girum Abebe

Published

20.03.19

RCTs: Why scale matters

How does scaling up randomised controlled trials make them more effective?

Methods & Measurement

Paul Niehaus

Published

13.03.19

Is China a meritocracy?

Do government officials in China get promoted based on economic performance?

Institutions & Political Economy

Yang Yao

Published

06.03.19

Mainstream development economics is failing

The former World Bank Chief Economist explains why developing countries should pursue growth based on their unique comparative advantages

Macroeconomics & Growth

Justin Lin

Published

27.02.19

Does China’s bureaucracy work?

Analysing the pattern of promotions provides illuminating evidence on current levels of corruption in Chinese bureaucracy

Institutions & Political Economy

Peter Lorentzen

Published

20.02.19

The republic of beliefs

The power of law comes through its ability to help people build up expectations about one another’s behaviour

Institutions & Political Economy

Kaushik Basu

Published

13.02.19

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

The spacial structure of cities in developing countries

Ed Glaeser outlines key urban policy challenges in developing countries and the research needed to address them

Migration & Urbanisation

Edward Glaeser

Published

30.01.19

Do job training programmes work?

The design and incentives of work programmes need to be aligned with the skills demanded by participating firms and the labour market at large

Labour Markets

Orazio Attanasio

Published

16.01.19

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Helping young Ethiopians find jobs

RCTs: Why scale matters

Is China a meritocracy?

Mainstream development economics is failing

Does China’s bureaucracy work?

The republic of beliefs

Making moves matter

The spacial structure of cities in developing countries

Do job training programmes work?