Examining the macro effects of MNREGA The introduction of MNREGA increased economic activity as measured by night-time lights and banking deposits, but mostly in richer districts Methods & Measurement Justin Cook Manisha Shah Published 16.04.21
Adaptive experiments for policy research Adaptive sampling has the potential to ensure that experiments better meet the learning goals of policymakers and are more beneficial to participants at the same time Methods & Measurement Maximilian Kasy Anja Sautmann Published 15.01.21
Measuring the cost of living in Mexico and the US Data on prices and quantities of consumer packaged goods suggest that Mexican real consumption relative to the US is larger than previously estimated Methods & Measurement David Argente Chang-Tai Hsieh Munseob Lee Published 02.10.20
What’s wrong with economics? How can economists better communicate with the wider public to regain the profession’s credibility? Methods & Measurement Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo Published 22.06.20
Measuring deprivation: Going beyond income poverty and accounting for premature mortality A year prematurely lost is as bad as a year spent in poverty. Aggregating these indices offers a more accurate insight into the progress of nations Methods & Measurement Jean-Marie Baland Guilhem Cassan Benoit Decerf Published 11.05.20
Skills and personality matter, but how do we capture them? Data from developing country settings highlight the risk of misinterpreting non-cognitive skills and personality using existing measures Methods & Measurement Rachid Laajaj Karen Macours Published 06.12.19
RCTs in the long run RCTs have revolutionised development policy, but do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 years later? Methods & Measurement Edward Miguel Published 20.11.19
Alleviating poverty with experimental research: The 2019 Nobel laureates The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change Methods & Measurement Oriana Bandiera Published 01.11.19
Randomised control trials: Limits and broader application Despite limitations, the use of randomised control trials has led to a paradigm shift in development policy evaluation Methods & Measurement Maitreesh Ghatak Published 25.10.19
