Barriers to Technology Adoption Eric Verhoogen discusses the organisational barriers to technology adoption based on evidence from soccer-ball producers in Pakistan. Technology & Innovation Eric Verhoogen Published 19.10.17
The labour market for teachers in Pakistan: Pay and effectiveness Teachers determine the quality of student learning; however, teacher effectiveness is difficult to predict and does not necessarily correlate to wages Education Natalie Bau Jishnu Das Published 08.09.17
Drawing the line: The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India The economic and political consequences of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 Institutions & Political Economy Prashant Bharadwaj Saumitra Jha Published 15.08.17
Democracy in Pakistan: Elections tell us why politicians behave badly Politicians in Pakistan provide patronage and are perceived as corrupt. Regime instability and incumbency disadvantage may explain their behaviour. Institutions & Political Economy Madiha Afzal Published 14.08.17
The power of information in improving school performance Giving parents information on the performance of schools in Pakistan improved test scores and enrolment, and reduced the cost of private school tuition Education Tahir Andrabi Jishnu Das Asim Ijaz Khwaja Published 26.06.17
The problem of public sector absenteeism Smartphone monitoring streamlined information flows and improved inspection rates at public clinics across Punjab Public Economics Michael Callen Saad Gulzar Muhammad Yasir Khan Ali Hasanain Published 20.10.17
