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The changing face of development: A conversation with Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu discusses global development issues, including the World Bank’s changing mission and its engagement with the world

Institutions & Political Economy

Kaushik Basu Parikshit Ghosh

Published

21.06.17

The changing face of development policy in India: A conversation with Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu discusses India-specific issues including the use of economic knowledge in policymaking and the role of values in public service delivery

Public Economics

Kaushik Basu Parikshit Ghosh

Published

21.06.17

Let them buy light in rural Bihar

Solar micro-grid product can bridge the gaps in access to electricity, with potentially large economic and welfare gains to households

Energy & Environment

Robin Burgess Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan

Published

21.06.17

Trading up: Globalisation and developing countries

Trade leads to improved industry performance and innovation, and a reduction in inefficiencies in developing countries

Trade

Pinelopi Goldberg Nina Pavcnik

Published

21.06.17

Straw men in the debate on basic income versus targeting

Five of the common arguments employed against basic income are really straw men that overstate the relative effectiveness of targeted transfers.

Social Protection

Martin Ravallion

Published

21.06.17

Improving payroll-tax compliance through decentralised monitoring: Evidence from Mexico

Even formal firms evade payroll taxes, and workers can be effective monitors of their employers’ reports, with the right incentives.

Finance

Eric Verhoogen

Published

21.06.17

Home ownership as status competition

The high ratio of men to women in the marriage market helps explain why homeownership in China has increased despite skyrocketing house prices

Infrastructure

Xiaobo Zhang

Published

13.06.17

Suicide and happiness

The apparent paradox of high suicide rates in certain countries and regions with high happiness scores is confirmed, but inconsistent patterns emerge

Public Economics

Anne Case Angus Deaton

Published

24.05.17

Economic consequences of Brexit

The economic consequences of leaving the EU are at the heart of the Brexit debate. This column studies how changes in trade and fiscal transfers to the EU following Brexit would affect living standards in the UK. Across a range of scenarios, Brexit l...

Firms

Swati Dhingra Hanwei Huang Gianmarco Ottaviano Thomas Sampson John Van Reenen

Published

24.05.17