Ideas for development Robin Burgess on motivating civil servants, breaking the poverty trap by increasing productivity, and the political economy of electricity Public Economics Robin Burgess Published 08.08.18
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals Elliott Harris on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); their vision, policy implications, financing strategy, and the way forward Public Economics Elliott Harris Published 04.07.18
Feedback rating to decrease bribery: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic Anonymous rating of inspectors can decrease bribes and increase tax revenues as long as it takes into account market structure considerations Public Economics Francesco Amodio Jieun Choi Giacomo De Giorgi Aminur Rahman Published 02.07.18
Evidence to practice: Understanding the audience, context, and indirect effects Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary General at the UNEP, shares two examples of designing policy.* Public Economics Elliott Harris Published 03.06.18
Childcare and development The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale. Public Economics Orazio Attanasio Published 01.06.18
The audacity of hope: Poverty and aspirations Evidence from Latin America suggests that solely encouraging unattainable aspirations among poor households does not improve their welfare Public Economics Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Raimundo Undurraga Published 24.04.18
How to organise public procurement More discretion in the selection of contractors facilitates corruption, increases contract expense, and decreases contractor efficiency Public Economics Ferenc Szucs Published 19.04.18
Tax audits as scarecrows: Evidence from Uruguay How does information about tax audits affect tax evasion? Firms do increase their tax compliance but this response is not necessarily rational. Public Economics Marcelo Bergolo Rodrigo Ceni Guillermo Cruces Matias Giaccobasso Ricardo Perez-Truglia Published 15.02.18
Childcare and development The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale. Public Economics Orazio Attanasio Published 18.01.18
