Digging for dirt: Rent-seeking among elected politicians in India’s mineral belt Increases in local mineral wealth raise both the likelihood of criminally charged politicians entering office and asset accumulation among incumbents Institutions & Political Economy Sam Asher Paul Novosad Published 16.11.20
How does funding influence sectoral and geographic spread of NGOs? NGOs compete for donor attention and funding; this can influence what they choose to focus on and lead to clustering around more attractive projects. Institutions & Political Economy Gani Aldashev Marco Marini Thierry Verdier Published 04.11.20
Gender norms, rule of law, and female entrepreneurship in developing countries Unless you have both relatively equal gender laws and decent rule of law, female entrepreneurship is very low Institutions & Political Economy Nava Ashraf Alexia Delfino Edward Glaeser Published 28.10.20
Do social structures affect the success of development policies? Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions Institutions & Political Economy Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Erika Deserranno Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman Ricardo Morel Published 23.09.20
Subsidising stability: State employment in China China uses state-owned enterprises to promote social stability by employing high-risk groups when unrest threats emerge Institutions & Political Economy Jaya Wen Published 28.08.20
Terrorism financing, recruitment, and attacks Financial counterterrorism is under attack for being costly and ineffective, but a new study shows it can reduce terrorist attack casualties Institutions & Political Economy Nicola Limodio Published 17.08.20
Prison labour: The price of prisons and the lasting effects of incarceration Government use of prison labour can distort incentives for incarceration and have lasting negative effects on trust in legal institutions like police Institutions & Political Economy Belinda Archibong Nonso Obikili Published 03.08.20
Something to complain about: How minority representatives overcome ethnic barriers Access to formal complaints technologies improves minorities’ strategic bargaining power within local government and improves public good provision Institutions & Political Economy M R Sharan Chinmaya Kumar Published 26.06.20
Social ties and ‘hometown favouritism’ towards local officials in China Hometown auditors report lower suspicious expenditures, implying that social ties are associated with greater leniency Institutions & Political Economy Raymond Fisman Yongxiang Wang Jian Chu Songtao Tan Published 12.06.20
