Strategic or confused? Firm behaviour and missing millions in Uganda’s VAT A quarter of Ugandan firms appear to consistently make costly mistakes, with potentially far-reaching consequences for theory and policy design Firms Miguel Almunia Jonas Hjort Justine Knebelmann Lin Tian Published 22.11.21
Low-cost tax capacity: Evidence on tax compliance from Uganda Simple, easy-to-implement tax reminder messages are an effective way of raising revenues in low-compliance contexts Public Economics Isabelle Cohen Published 10.11.21
Is financial literacy necessary for greater savings? Evidence from Uganda Financial literacy training increases short-term knowledge and savings, but does not determine long-term financial success Finance Samantha Horn Julian C. Jamison Dean Karlan Jonathan Zinman Published 04.08.21
Testing financial innovations: Increasing loan repayment using digital collateral An experiment in Uganda shows that securing a loan with digital collateral can lead to positive benefits for both borrower and lender Finance Paul Gertler Brett Green Published 18.06.21
Increasing female enterprise growth through mobile money: Experimental evidence from Uganda Disbursing microfinance loans through mobile money accounts empowers female entrepreneurs to resist pressure to share loans with others Finance Emma Riley Published 12.05.21
A cascade model for cost-effective agricultural extension: Evidence from Uganda Farmer-to-farmer information diffusion is a cost-effective approach for improving practices and profits for smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa Agriculture Luc Behaghel Jérémie Gignoux Karen Macours Published 06.11.20
Technology rental and small firm productivity in urban Uganda Rental markets for large machines between small firms allow them to achieve economies of scale, increasing mechanisation and aggregate productivity Firms Vittorio Bassi Raffaela Muoio Tommaso Porzio Ritwika Sen Esau Tugume Published 16.10.20
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
The long debate on sharecropping and productivity Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels Agriculture Konrad Burchardi Selim Gulesci Benedetta Lerva Munshi Sulaiman Published 07.09.20
