Determining the social and economic benefits of basic energy access in rural India A programme providing rural Indian communities with basic access to electricity did not have broader social or economic impacts in these communities Energy & Environment Michaël Aklin Patrick Bayer S.P. Harish Johannes Urpelainen Published 19.07.17
Combatting poverty in developing countries with a universal basic income The pros and cons of a universal basic income in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth in varying country contexts Social Protection Maitreesh Ghatak Published 17.07.17
Implementation ups and downs: Monitoring attendance to improve public services for the poor in India An attendance-monitoring intervention in schools reduced absenteeism, but the impact on health care workers was limited Health Rema Hanna Vestal McIntyre Published 14.07.17
Import competition and the quality of domestic goods Lower tariffs promote quality upgrading of products close to the world quality frontier, but discourage quality upgrading for those far away from it Trade Mary Amiti Amit Khandelwal Published 12.07.17
Sunlight as disinfectant: Disclosure requirements and corruption in India Disclosure requirements weed out ‘bad’ politicians by encouraging exit from politics and increasing the likelihood of incumbents being re-elected Institutions & Political Economy Raymond Fisman Published 10.07.17
Smartcards for smarter payments Biometric technology and smart ID cards reduced leakage due to corruption and raised participation rates in the welfare system in Andhra Pradesh, India Social Protection Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Published 07.07.17
Relationship between the Chinese housing and marriage markets An unfavourable ratio of young men to young women could explain simultaneously skyrocketing housing prices and rising home ownership Macroeconomics & Growth Shang-Jin Wei Xiaobo Zhang Published 05.07.17
Assessing the effectiveness of active labour market programmes in developing countries Studies suggest that vocational training, employment subsidies, and matching programmes have limited effect in increasing employment or wages Labour Markets David McKenzie Published 03.07.17
Labour markets and poverty in village economies Programme to provide ultra-poor women in Bangladesh with livestock assets suggests one-off interventions can be effective in fighting extreme poverty Social Protection Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Published 29.06.17
