Female empowerment and the Egyptian Arab Spring Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM Institutions & Political Economy Olivier Bargain Delphine Boutin Hugues Champeaux Published 08.11.19
Lessons from Mexico’s poverty reduction programme Why has the success of Mexico’s poverty reduction programme not been matched by similar programmes in other countries? Institutions & Political Economy Santiago Levy Published 09.10.19
Female leadership Affirmative action in local Indian politics increased graduation rates for girls and reduced the aspiration gap between boys and girls Institutions & Political Economy Esther Duflo Published 28.08.19
Judicial efficiency and firm productivity: Evidence from a world database of judicial reforms Judicial reforms funded by foreign agencies increase firm productivity, but only in specific sectors where contract enforcement is more important Institutions & Political Economy Matthieu Chemin Published 26.08.19
Information is power: Evidence from Mexico City’s Labour Court Providing personalised information on predicted case outcomes to parties in ongoing cases improved court efficiency and achieved better settlements Institutions & Political Economy Joyce Sadka Enrique Seira Christopher Woodruff Published 12.07.19
How inheritance reform can hurt education Evidence from Ghana shows that policy reforms on land titling and land rights have implications beyond their impact on agricultural productivity Institutions & Political Economy Eliana La Ferrara Published 19.06.19
Who debates, who wins? Debate participation and electoral outcomes in Liberia An intervention in Liberia increased electoral debate participation and led citizens to engage more in the election Institutions & Political Economy Jeremy Bowles Horacio Larreguy Published 17.06.19
Female inheritance: A key to women’s empowerment or another lock on their freedom? Female inheritance might create unintended consequences for young women’s freedoms due to patriarchal practices designed to retain property within families Institutions & Political Economy Duman Bahrami-Rad Published 24.05.19
Power to the people: The impact of political report cards in India How do Indian voters react to information on the qualifications and performance of politicians? Institutions & Political Economy Abhijit Banerjee Published 14.10.19
