The trade war between the United States and China is heating up again, with U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly announcing plans to impose…
In a world economy that is highly integrated, most policies produce effects across the border. This is often believed to be an argument for…
The author’s 2017 reappraisal of the impact of the Mariel supply shock revealed that the wage of low-skill workers declined in post-Mariel…
Many development agencies and governments now seek to engage directly with local communities, whether as a means to the realization of more…
Given the complex relationships between patients’ demographics, underlying health needs, and outcomes, establishing the causal effects of…
We assess the impact of a transparency and accountability program designed to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes in…
Over the last few decades, politics in India has moved steadily in a pro-business direction. This shift has important implications for both…
There is significant evidence that restrictions on residential land use reduce housing supply, increase house prices, and limit inflows of…
The 2019 Human Development Report (HDR) will focus on inequality in order to highlight and address the fact that today’s world is deeply…
In work undertaken over the past decade with my colleagues Matt Andrews and Lant Pritchett, we have sought to address three big-picture…