Summary: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers Summary video of Ben Olken discussing the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance. Public Economics Benjamin Olken Published 07.01.18
Part 2: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers Part 2: Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance. Public Economics Benjamin Olken Published 05.12.17
How to effectively target development transfers Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness and trade-offs of different methods of targeting development assistance. Public Economics Benjamin Olken Published 01.12.17
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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
Designing more effective resettlement programs: Lessons from transmigration in Indonesia Better matching between transmigrants’ origin and destination agroclimate and languages can substantially improve productivity and integration Migration & Urbanisation Samuel Bazzi Arya Gaduh Alexander Rothenberg Maisy Wong Published 08.08.17
