The changing face of development policy in India: A conversation with Kaushik Basu Kaushik Basu discusses India-specific issues including the use of economic knowledge in policymaking and the role of values in public service delivery Public Economics Kaushik Basu Parikshit Ghosh Published 21.06.17
Thank you for your patronage: Discretionary appointments and bureaucrat performance Data on the British Empire show patronage in civil service appointments was a good system for those who got jobs but bad news for almost everyone else Public Economics Guo Xu Published 10.08.17
The future of social assistance in Africa and beyond A discussion hosted by the Centre for the Study of African Economies, two visionary thinkers in a discussion on the future of social assistance through cash transfers. Public Economics James Ferguson Paul Niehaus Published 21.06.17
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
Taxing trends in Asia and Latin America An empirical analysis of the determinants of tax revenue performance reveals both differences and similarities between the two regions Public Economics Joshua Aizenman Yothin Jinjarak Jungsuk Kim Donghyun Park Published 08.01.16
Suicide and happiness The apparent paradox of high suicide rates in certain countries and regions with high happiness scores is confirmed, but inconsistent patterns emerge Public Economics Anne Case Angus Deaton Published 24.05.17
Missing unmarried women Being unmarried, especially through widowhood, can have substantial effects on relative rates of female mortality in the developing world Public Economics Siwan Anderson Debraj Ray Published 10.10.15
Motivating public sector workers In this video, Nava Ashraf discusses the importance of getting the right people for public sector jobs Public Economics Nava Ashraf Published 26.10.16
Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women The rise of the Bangladeshi garment industry can help explain declining fertility, increasing age at marriage, and increasing educational attainment Public Economics Rachel Heath Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 04.08.15
