Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived from
developed country data. However, given the…
We report the results of an experiment that was designed to test for discrimination in grading in India. We recruited teachers to grade…
In one of Africa’s most ambitious investment decisions, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has unveiled a plan to spend $97 billion on…
We use a unique data-set from Indonesia on what individuals know about the income
distribution in their village to test theories such as…
The political fallout from Mitt Romney’s characterization of 47% of the American electorate as “victims” who are “dependent on government”…
Since late 2010, the world has witnessed a remarkable groundswell of political change in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and other…
Learning profiles that track changes in student skills per year of schooling often find shockingly
low learning gains. Using data from…
This working paper, the first in the WIEGO Working Paper series, provides an overview of the definitional, theoretical, and policy debates…
Almost three billion people around the world—or 4 out of every 10 individuals—are exposed to high levels of smoke each day from traditional…