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What's the worth of a promise? Evaluating the long‐term effects of a programme to reduce early marriage in India

open access: yesEconomica, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the long‐term effects of ‘Apni Beti Apna Dhan’ (ABAD), a unique conditional cash transfer programme implemented in the north Indian state of Haryana from 1994 to 1998. The programme provided bonds to female beneficiaries at birth, redeemable on attaining 18 years of age, if they remained unmarried. In particular, we examine
Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetric sanctions and corruption: Theory and practice in China

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract Asymmetric punishment of partners in crime, intended to incentivize whistle‐blowing, may increase detection and deterrence. The idea is age‐old but its use against corruption is not frequent. We study a 1997 Chinese reform that strengthened such asymmetries for some forms of bribery.
Maria Perrotta Berlin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“A minimum of domination”—the overt normative orientation of Foucault's work

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Answering the charge of ‘crypto‐normativity’ that has long overshadowed Michel Foucault's work, I argue that this work is animated by an overt normative orientation to keep domination to a minimum. This orientation operates both at the level of content and form.
Fabian Freyenhagen
wiley   +1 more source

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