Fighting a losing battle: The challenges of combatting international profit shifting Chile’s OECD-aligned tax reform did not shift transfer pricing behaviour or generate additional tax revenues. Public Economics Sebastian Bustos Dina Pomeranz Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato José Vila-Belda Gabriel Zucman Published 10.11.22
Texting to save lives: Evidence from cardiovascular treatment reform in Mexico Increasing across-hospital transfer coordination through app-based group chats led to large improvements in the survival rate of heart attack patients Health Ari Bronsoler Published 04.10.22
Autocrats in crisis mode: How dictators adapt distributive choices during economic shocks Autocrats may further discriminate against their opposition as a way to minimise the scope of dissent during economic shocks Institutions & Political Economy José Morales-Arilla Published 03.10.22
Midday meals in India improve children’s learning outcomes Prolonged exposure to ‘midday meals’ can improve learning outcomes on top of its other objectives Education Tanika Chakraborty Rajshri Jayaraman Published 27.09.22
Responsible sourcing? Theory and evidence from Costa Rica In theory, responsible sourcing has ambiguous effects on workers; empirically, exposed workers benefit but with adverse knock-on effects Firms Alonso Alfaro Ureña Benjamin Faber Cecile Gaubert Isabela Manelici Jose P. Vasquez Published 23.09.22
The impact of US deportation policy on gang activity in El Salvador Deportation policies can inadvertently disseminate ideas and criminal networks between countries, unintentionally increasing migration back to the US Migration & Urbanisation Maria Micaela Sviatschi Published 05.09.22
How domestic firms in poor countries learn from foreign firms: Evidence from Ethiopia Exposure to foreign firms can induce knowledge transfers to domestic firms in close geographical proximity Firms Girum Abebe Margaret McMillan Michel Serafinelli Published 19.08.22
Cash transfer programmes can stimulate the local economy: Evidence from Brazil In addition to their impact on poverty, cash transfers can have positive spillovers to the local economy Macroeconomics & Growth Francois Gerard Joana Naritomi Joana Silva Published 05.08.22
The impact of anti-poverty programmes on the environment: Evidence from Indonesia The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on deforestation hints at the potential for poverty reduction to help protect ecosystems Energy & Environment Paul J. Ferraro Rhita Simorangkir Published 22.07.22
