Justice delayed is justice denied: Speeding up court pre-trials Evidence from Senegal shows that the length of legal pre-trials can be reduced whilst not impacting quality of decisions Institutions & Political Economy Florence Kondylis Mattea Stein Published 14.05.18
Labour market effects of workfare programmes: Evidence from India’s NREGA India’s NREGA programme increased rural and urban wages and reduced rural to urban migration Labour Markets Clément Imbert Published 27.04.18
Land rights and agricultural efficiency Legal protection for agricultural land leasing contracts facilitates productivity-enhancing trades and increases agricultural efficiency Agriculture Amalavoyal Chari Yongxiang Wang Shing-Yi Wang Published 22.01.18
Manufacturing revolutions: The role of industrial policy in South Korea’s industrialisation South Korea’s industrial policy in the late 1970s played a critical role in forging its modern economy. Are there lessons for the developing world? Firms Nathaniel Lane Published 11.12.17
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
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
Bride and prejudice: The price of education Without other subsidies, well-intentioned activism against bride price may cause more harm than good for investing in girls’ education. Education Nava Ashraf Natalie Bau Nathan Nunn Alessandra Voena Published 21.06.17
