Search and information frictions on global e-commerce platforms: Evidence from AliExpress Policies to reduce information frictions as well as the number of firms on e-commerce platforms can raise allocative efficiency and consumer welfare Firms Jie Bai Maggie Chen Jin Liu Daniel Yi Xu Published 18.01.21
Is virtual coaching of teachers less effective than in-person coaching? Evidence from South Africa Face-to-face interactions between teachers and their coaches might yield better results in teacher training than more high-tech, virtual approaches Education Jacobus Cilliers Brahm Fleisch Janeli Kotzé Nompumelelo Mohohlwane Stephen Taylor Tshegofatso D. Thulare Published 04.01.21
Promoting parental involvement in schools: Evidence from Mexico Group-based interventions can increase parental engagement in school, change parents’ behaviour at home and improve children’s behaviour in school Education Felipe Barrera-Osorio Paul Gertler Nozomi Nakajima Harry Patrinos Published 11.12.20
The limited effect of a mobile-linked deposit service on increasing savings: Evidence from Sri Lanka A digital mobile-deposit service reduced deposit transaction costs but did not increase savings Finance Suresh De Mel Craig McIntosh Ketki Sheth Christopher Woodruff Published 27.11.20
Do asset transfer programmes lead to child labour? Evidence from Philippines Asset transfers can expand household-based economic activity, but can also draw more children into the labour force when other labour is unavailable Labour Markets Eric Edmonds Caroline Theoharides Published 20.11.20
Bad taste: Gender discrimination in consumer lending Discrimination in consumer lending seems to come largely from biased male officers; combatting it may require cultural changes at the institutional level Finance Ana María Montoya Raimundo Undurraga Published 13.11.20
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
Improving management through worker feedback: Auto-manufacturing in China Letting workers provide feedback on their managers leads to significant reductions in worker turnover and increases in team productivity Firms Jing Cai Shing-Yi Wang Published 23.10.20
Can low-capacity governments work with local leaders to increase tax revenues? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo City chiefs collecting taxes in Kananga, DRC, outperformed state agents thanks to their superior local information about potential taxpayers Public Economics Pablo Balán Augustin Bergeron Gabriel Tourek Jonathan Weigel Published 19.10.20
