How to reduce elite capture: Watch out for local elites during democratic transitions Allowing old-regime agents to remain in power during democratic transitions facilitates elite capture, which lowers public good provision Institutions & Political Economy Monica Martinez-Bravo Priya Mukherjee Andreas Stegmann Published 28.08.17
The lives and times of civil servants in the developing world Insights into the lives and experiences of civil servants in developing countries Public Economics Daniel Rogger Published 25.08.17
Increasing crop insurance adoption among smallholder farmers with pay-at-harvest premium payment The cost of insurance comes before the benefit. For crop insurance, pay-at-harvest premiums remove this gap, and can increase demand substantially. Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Jack Willis Published 22.08.17
Middleman margins and market structure in West Bengal potato supply chains Powerful middlemen in India enjoy large margins, but price gains do not pass through to farmers Firms Sandip Mitra Dilip Mookherjee Máximo Torero Sujata Visaria Published 21.08.17
Fast internet and employment in Africa Local employment effects of fast internet connections show that ICT might be one of the most effective employment-creating policies in Africa Technology & Innovation Jonas Hjort Published 18.08.17
Pathways to human development: Explaining the Bangladesh surprise Low-cost solutions and social mobilisation have helped surprising improvements in social development indicators, however there remain many challenges Institutions & Political Economy Wahiduddin Mahmud Published 16.08.17
Drawing the line: The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India The economic and political consequences of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 Institutions & Political Economy Prashant Bharadwaj Saumitra Jha Published 15.08.17
Democracy in Pakistan: Elections tell us why politicians behave badly Politicians in Pakistan provide patronage and are perceived as corrupt. Regime instability and incumbency disadvantage may explain their behaviour. Institutions & Political Economy Madiha Afzal Published 14.08.17
Colonial investments in education in India Investment, enrolment and achievement in primary education in India lag the rest of Asia and Latin America – a crisis 150 years in the making Education Latika Chaudhary Published 11.08.17
