Women’s empowerment and development: The family connection Female empowerment is associated with economic development, but cash transfers targeted at women may have unintended consequences Social Protection Matthias Doepke Michèle Tertilt Published 03.10.17
Measuring living standards in African cities and rural areas It’s no wonder that people are moving to cities. Urban areas offer better amenities and, on average, pay higher wages than rural areas. Migration & Urbanisation Douglas Gollin Martina Kirchberger David Lagakos Published 02.10.17
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 Public Economics Lucie Gadenne Published 29.09.17
Forest conservation in Uganda: Using financial incentives to avert climate change Payments for ecosystem services programmes for landowners reduce deforestation, presenting a cost-effective approach to cutting CO2 emissions Energy & Environment Seema Jayachandran Published 28.09.17
The impact of isolationist policies: Insights from regional capital and labour flows in Thailand Big data with big theory reveal how restrictive regional economic policies can lead to lower national productivity and higher inequality Finance Robert Townsend Published 26.09.17
How high intra-national trade costs limit the gains of globalisation High trade costs and mark-ups on transportation within African countries reduce the surplus and market access of remote consumers Trade Dave Donaldson David Atkin Published 22.09.17
The cost of air pollution in South Africa Study indicates that 7.4% of all deaths in 2012 were due to chronic exposure to fine particulate matter, costing South Africa up to 6% of its GDP Energy & Environment Katye Altieri Samantha Keen Published 21.09.17
Mentorship helps Kenyan microenterprises profit Entrepreneurs with mentors enjoy an increase in profits and manage supplier costs better. Mentorship is also more cost effective than business classes. Firms Wyatt Brooks Kevin Donovan Terrence Johnson Published 19.09.17
The evolving impact of trade liberalisation on wages and employment in Brazil The Brazilian economy did not adjust to trade liberalisation as economists would expect. This column explains these results and their implications Trade Rafael Dix-Carneiro Brian Kovak Published 15.09.17
