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In Malawi, elite politics sustain a maize economy riddled with corruption that traps smallholder farmers in poverty. Shifting more agricultural, social protection, and humanitarian funding towards cash-based support could disrupt this elite bargain, ...

In settings with market power, providing goods directly can generate larger consumer surplus gains than cash and vouchers because of price effects

Demonetisation in India in December 2016, whilst not reflected in official GDP, led to temporary reductions in employment, output, and credit

Summary video of Ben Olken discussing the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance.

Part 2: Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance.

Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness and trade-offs of different methods of targeting development assistance.