The role of artisanal mining in deforestation: New insights from Africa-wide data New data shows the potential value of artisanal gold mines in Africa, and also documents their significant contribution to deforestation Energy & Environment Victoire Girard Teresa Molina Millan Guillaume Vic Published 13.03.23
Can psychosocial interventions make anti-poverty programmes more cost-effective? Evidence from Niger A community-level film event and group-based life skills training can improve the cost-effectiveness of anti-poverty programmes Labour Markets Thomas Bossuroy Patrick Premand Catherine Thomas Published 16.02.23
Spatial frictions and high-frequency human mobility: Evidence from three African countries Insights from a year of smartphone app data suggest high levels of spatial mobility Macroeconomics & Growth Paul Blanchard Douglas Gollin Martina Kirchberger Published 31.10.22
How skills training can boost entrepreneurship and job creation: Evidence from Uganda A mini-MBA programme for high-school students led to significant gains in profits, business capital investments, new businesses, and job creation Education Laura Chioda David Contreras-Loya Paul Gertler Dana Carney Published 13.04.22
How climate shocks trigger inter-group conflicts: Evidence from Africa's transhumant pastoralists Droughts precipitated by climate change force farmers and pastoralists to compete for scant resources, triggering violent clashes Energy & Environment Nathan Nunn Eoin McGuirk Published 30.04.21
Why promising trials often fail to result in agricultural yield gains: Evidence from Kenya Farmer selection and researcher interference during trials can introduce bias, impacting how new technologies perform in real-world conditions Agriculture Rachid Laajaj Karen Macours Cargele Masso Moses Thuita Bernard Vanlauwe Published 31.03.21
Is mobile money changing the rural landscape? Evidence from Mozambique The introduction of mobile money promoted migration out of rural areas by easing long-distance transfers and increasing resilience Finance Catia Batista Pedro Vicente Published 19.03.21
Politics and ethnicity in Africa The spread of export agriculture and print technologies across Africa transformed ethnicity via their effects on politicisation and boundary-making Institutions & Political Economy Yannick Pengl Philip Roessler Valeria Rueda Published 17.03.21
Electricity and firm productivity: A general equilibrium approach Eliminating power outages in the developing world would substantially raise firm productivity and worker wages in the long run Energy & Environment Stephie Fried David Lagakos Published 10.07.20
