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The Management of Aid and Conflict in Africa
Social Science Research NetworkThis study investigates the relationship between the management of development aid and violent conflict in Africa. I exploit variation in World Bank project management quality driven by the assignment of project leaders of varying ability, combined with ...
Jacob Moscona
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Crime and Violence over Ten Years: Experimental Evidence
American Economic Review: Insights, 2023Several small, short-term, or nonexperimental studies show that cognitive behavioral–informed interventions reduce antisocial behaviors over one to two years, but persistence research is rare.
C. Blattman +3 more
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Information Systems, Service Delivery, and Corruption: Evidence from the Bangladesh Civil Service
Social Science Research NetworkSlow public service delivery and corruption are common problems in low- and middle-income countries. Can better management information systems improve delivery speed? Does improving the delivery speed reduce corruption?
Martin Mattsson
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Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Entry and Competition
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2022This paper studies the effects of campaign spending limits on the political entry, selection, and behavior of local politicians in Brazil. We analyze a reform that limits campaign spending for mayoral elections.
Eric Avis +3 more
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Corruption as a Local Advantage: Evidence from the Indigenization of Nigerian Oil
The American Economic ReviewMultinationals in the extractive sectors of weak states face resource theft by armed groups. Criminality is often abetted by state corruption, even though firms are willing to pay for protection.
J. Rexer
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The Price of Power: Costs of Political Corruption in Indian Electricity
The American Economic ReviewPoliticians may target public goods to benefit their constituents, at the expense of others. I study corruption in the context of Indian electricity and estimate the welfare consequences.
M. Mahadevan
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Latin America and COVID-19: Shutting Down in a World of Informal and Tiny Firms
EconomiAEmployment losses in 2020 were larger in Latin America than in any other region. We show that the prevalence of informality, micro-entrepreneurship, and jobs-not-fit for remote work in nonessential sectors accounts for this outcome in both simulations ...
Laura Alfaro +2 more
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L’ODD « travail décent » versus l’emploi informel en égypte (2008-2019)
Mondes en DéveloppementL’essor de l’emploi informel en Égypte entre 2008 et 2019 fait obstacle au travail décent (ODD 8). La segmentation du marché du travail est la théorie pertinente pour appréhender l’emploi informel.
Philippe Adair, Alex M Hamed
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Monotonicity among Judges: Evidence from Judicial Panels and Consequences for Judge IV Designs
The American Economic ReviewJudge IV designs rely on monotonicity—each judge being weakly stricter than more lenient judges in all cases. I measure monotonicity in judicial panels in five different settings and find that it is violated in up to 50 percent of nonunanimous cases. The
Henrik Sigstad
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The empirical economics literature on taxation in developing countries has centered on the importance of third-party information for enforcement. Yet, while surely a long-run objective, leveraging such information remains out of reach in many developing ...
A. Jensen, Jonathan L. Weigel
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The empirical economics literature on taxation in developing countries has centered on the importance of third-party information for enforcement. Yet, while surely a long-run objective, leveraging such information remains out of reach in many developing ...
A. Jensen, Jonathan L. Weigel
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