Many developing country governments determine eligibility for anti-poverty programs using censuses of household assets. Does this distort…
Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals articulated by the United Nations, number one is the elimination of extreme poverty by 2030. While…
Russia possesses enormous reserves of oil, natural gas, and coal, and its size and geographic location put it in close proximity to some of…
Historically, the quest to reduce poverty has relied on two levers: economic growth (the idea that “a rising tide lifts all boats”) and the…
High pollution persists in many developing countries despite strict environmental rules. We use a field experiment and a structural model…
Today in India, 67% percent of men own mobile phones, but only 33% percent of women do. South Asian countries in general are clear outliers…
Myanmar has undergone significant reforms in recent years. A commonly accepted view is that, unlike many of the political shifts…
We conduct a disaggregated empirical analysis of civil conflict at the subnational level in Africa over 1997 to 2011 using a new gridded…
Understanding the differences between rich and poor places is complicated by the fact that places differ from each other in numerous ways.…
Economic growth is often associated with diversification of economic activities. Making a product in a country is dependent on having, and…