From fog to smog: The value of pollution information China’s air quality monitoring and disclosure programme triggered a cascade of changes in household behaviour with significant health benefits Energy & Environment Panle Jia Barwick Shanjun Li Liguo Lin Eric Zou Published 24.02.20
China’s 2009 VAT reform and lumpy investment behaviour Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment Firms Zhao Chen Xian Jiang Zhikuo Liu Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato Daniel Yi Xu Published 13.01.20
The return to protectionism The aggregate annual loss to US consumers from higher import prices as a result of the trade war with China could be as much as $68.8 billion Trade Pablo Fajgelbaum Pinelopi Goldberg Patrick Kennedy Amit Khandelwal Published 02.12.19
Female empowerment and the Egyptian Arab Spring Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM Institutions & Political Economy Olivier Bargain Delphine Boutin Hugues Champeaux Published 08.11.19
Should low-income countries open up to foreign capital? The India experiment Better access to foreign capital reduces misallocation and stimulates growth, with the highest gains where local capital markets are least developed Firms Natalie Bau Adrien Matray Published 11.10.19
Long-term and intergenerational effects of education Evidence from Indonesia shows school construction improves labour and marriage market outcomes, and benefits are transmitted intergenerationally Education Richard Akresh Daniel Halim Marieke Kleemans Published 03.05.19
How do farmers cope with extreme heat? When exposed to harmful high temperatures, subsistence farmers increase their use of land and change their crop mix to mitigate the decline in output Agriculture Fernando Aragon Francisco Oteiza Juan Pablo Rud Published 18.03.19
The household benefits of an educated older sister More schooling for girls in Pakistan improves the educational outcomes of the younger siblings they help raise Education Javaeria Qureshi Published 08.03.19
Making a Narco: Childhood exposure to illegal labour markets and criminal life paths Exposure to illegal labour markets in childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital, putting children on a criminal life path Labour Markets Maria Micaela Sviatschi Published 05.03.19
