Bureaucratic representation and state responsiveness during crises Bureaucratic representation in the Indian civil service lowered mortality rates during the 1918 influenza pandemic Institutions & Political Economy Guo Xu Published 05.10.22
Autocrats in crisis mode: How dictators adapt distributive choices during economic shocks Autocrats may further discriminate against their opposition as a way to minimise the scope of dissent during economic shocks Institutions & Political Economy José Morales-Arilla Published 03.10.22
Citizens can effectively monitor the integrity of their elections: Evidence from Colombia ICT-enabled monitoring tools effectively encourage citizens to oversee their elections and reduce fraud Institutions & Political Economy Natalia Garbiras-Díaz Mateo Montenegro Published 26.09.22
Politics at work Political discrimination in the workplace is large in magnitude, and impacts hiring, pay and promotion Institutions & Political Economy Emanuele Colonnelli Valdemar Neto Edoardo Teso Published 07.09.22
Improving last-mile service delivery using phone-based monitoring: Evidence from India Monitoring a programme by calling recipients is a cost-effective way to improve implementation quality Institutions & Political Economy Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Jeff Weaver Published 01.08.22
State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance Institutions & Political Economy Christopher Blattman Gustavo Duncan Benjamin Lessing Santiago Tobón Published 27.07.22
Can workfare programmes moderate conflict? Evidence from India Through providing guaranteed employment for a period, workfare programmes provide insurance against the shocks to income that can lead to conflict Institutions & Political Economy Thiemo Fetzer Published 20.07.22
Alternative dispute resolution in Liberia Alternative dispute resolution reduced the number of prolonged and unresolved disputes, and meant that disputes were less likely to turn violent Institutions & Political Economy Alexandra Hartman Robert Blair Christopher Blattman Published 08.06.22
Jam-barrel politics: Road construction and legislative behaviour in Colombia The Colombian government used roads as a token of exchange for legislative support, sparking debates about the proper handling of public resources Institutions & Political Economy Leonardo Bonilla Juan S. Morales Published 02.05.22
