We distinguish between three sets of rights – property rights, political rights, and civil rights – and provide a taxonomy of political…
Money is essential for electoral politics yet its use and abuse often raises problems of graft, corruption, and cronyism. To throw new…
Traditionally, fund flow to local bodies responsible for implementing social programs is based on intended expenditure ratified by higher…
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To reduce poverty and food insecurity in Africa requires raising productivity in agriculture.
Systematic use of fertilizer and hybrid seed…
We study the economic effects of religious practices in the context of the observance of Ramadan fasting, one of the central tenets of…
This paper examines the linkage between mobilization and elite capture in participatory institutions using a randomized experiment in Kenya…
The Power of Transparency:
Information, Identification
Cards, and Food Subsidy
Programs in Indonesia
Information, Identification
Cards, and Food Subsidy
Programs in Indonesia
Can governments improve aid programs by providing information to
beneficiaries? In our model, information can change how much aid citizens…
Economics of the Public Sector, Fourth Edition, focuses on the heavily changed, post-global recession world. This new, modern approach…
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India’s population is exposed to dangerously high levels
of air pollution. Using a combination of ground-level in
situ measurements and…