How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity Institutions & Political Economy Ama Baafra Abeberese Prabhat Barnwal Ritam Chaurey Priya Mukherjee Published 07.01.22
Electing educated leaders during democratisation: Evidence from Indonesia The economic success of democratisation crucially depends on the education level of the newly elected local leaders Institutions & Political Economy Paul Pelzl Steven Poelhekke Published 08.11.21
Development in an era of deglobalisation In an era of deglobalisation, developing countries need more equality within their borders Trade Pinelopi Goldberg Tristan Reed Published 10.08.20
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
Mexico’s economic growth puzzle: A conversation with Santiago Levy Why has economic growth stuttered in Mexico despite, on the face of it, implementation of sensible economic policies by successive governments? Macroeconomics & Growth Santiago Levy Published 04.12.19
Are women better for development? Money in the hands of mothers increases expenditure on children. Does this human capital investment promote economic growth in developing countries? Macroeconomics & Growth Michèle Tertilt Published 09.01.19
Growing out of corruption Economic growth can reduce corruption. A Vietnamese study shows that when employment in an industry doubled, bribery fell by 1.6 percentage points Institutions & Political Economy Jie Bai Seema Jayachandran Edmund Malesky Benjamin Olken Published 23.07.18
Building effective and functioning cities Ed Glaeser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned. Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 01.06.18
Building effective and functioning cities Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned. Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 17.04.18
