How (not) to win the war on drugs: Evidence from Colombia Announcements of future policies can have substantial unintended consequences and caused a surge of coca production in Colombia Institutions & Political Economy Daniel Mejia Mounu Prem Juan F. Vargas Published 08.06.23
How fiscal policies intensified conflict in India Increasing potential tax revenues for local governments triggered a rise in violence in resource-rich areas in India Institutions & Political Economy Jacob Shapiro Oliver Vanden Eynde Published 06.06.23
Local elections in China Evidence from China shows why autocrats may introduce local elections and how this affects policy Institutions & Political Economy Nancy Qian Published 31.05.23
Promoting national integration in Nigeria Does exposure to other ethnic regions promote national integration? Institutions & Political Economy Oyebola Okunogbe Published 24.05.23
Law and order? The effect of a policy to re-establish control of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas A policy to pacify Rio de Janeiro’s favelas reduced murder and robbery, yet many other forms of crime increased Institutions & Political Economy Christophe Bellégo Joeffrey Drouard Published 23.05.23
Autocratic AI dystopias: Science fiction or social science fact? China's autocratic political regime and the rapid innovation in its AI sector mutually reinforce each other Institutions & Political Economy Martin Beraja Andrew Kao David Yang Noam Yuchtman Published 12.05.23
Rebel governance and development in El Salvador How does rebel governance affect long-term development? Institutions & Political Economy Maria Micaela Sviatschi Published 02.05.23
Foreign corruption regulation helps African communities capture resource extraction benefits Anti-corruption regulation against multinational corporations in developed countries can increase the local economic benefits of natural resource extraction for African communities Institutions & Political Economy Hans Christensen Mark Maffett Thomas Rauter Published 27.04.23
How potential offenders and victims interact: Evidence from Chile Decoupling driver salaries from fare revenues led to a surge in crime, highlighting the role of private behaviour in victimisation Institutions & Political Economy Patricio Domínguez Published 13.04.23
