Cushioning the effects of COVID-19 on the poor How can we best protect the most vulnerable in the developing world during the COVID-19 pandemic? Institutions & Political Economy Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Published 29.04.20
Terror and tourism: How bad news can harm economic development The relationship between intensity of reporting on violence and tourist spending suggests that a bad news bias can have serious economic consequences Institutions & Political Economy Tim Besley Thiemo Fetzer Hannes Mueller Published 03.04.20
Economic integration and democracy: An empirical investigation Economic integration can help promote transition to democracy within the world’s more autocratic countries through trade with democratic partners Institutions & Political Economy Giacomo Magistretti Marco Tabellini Published 16.03.20
Economic shocks and the age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa and India The age of marriage responds to economic conditions. Reducing child marriage requires understanding the economic role of culture and institutions Institutions & Political Economy Lucia Corno Alessandra Voena Published 13.03.20
Can consumption patterns explain identity choices? Evidence from India Evidence from India shows how both conflict and economic forces can cause people to realign their ethnic or religious identity Institutions & Political Economy David Atkin Published 12.02.20
Selecting better community leaders: Experimental evidence from Uganda Should we select our community leaders through public discussion or secret ballot? Does it even matter which method we chose? Institutions & Political Economy Miri Stryjan Published 18.12.19
Speeding up justice: The reform that transformed Mexico’s labour courts How research helped improve the effectiveness of Mexico’s judiciary system and influenced the country’s largest labour law reform in a century Institutions & Political Economy Christopher Woodruff Published 16.12.19
Does population growth cause conflict? Population surges tend to cause conflict and competition for resources if unaccompanied by productivity growth and unmediated by strong institutions Institutions & Political Economy Daron Acemoğlu Leopoldo Fergusson Simon Johnson Published 22.11.19
When does politics work for development? Political interference in the bureaucracy is generally viewed with suspicion. However, in India bureaucrats implement MNREGA much better in places where politicians are able to claim credit for improvements. Institutions & Political Economy Saad Gulzar Benjamin Pasquale Published 11.11.19
