Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread worldwide, and are designed to promote comprehensive human capital investments in…
I distinguish between political and economic populism. Both are averse to agencies of restraint, or, equivalently, delegation to…
Female labor force participation varies significantly even among countries with similar levels of economic development. Recent studies have…
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A small but growing number of cities are adopting more inclusive approaches to informal workers and this offers important lessons for…
What monetary regime should commodity-exporting developing countries adopt? On the one hand, it is desirable to let the currency…
Countries that specialize in commodities have in recent years been hit by high volatility in world prices for their exports. This paper…
Decades of programmatic experimentation by development NGOs combined with the latest empirical techniques for estimating program impact…
As trade agreements have evolved and gone beyond import tariffs and quotas into regulatory rules and harmonization, they have become more…
Redistribution programs in developing countries often “leak” because local officials do not implement programs as the central government…
In rich and poor countries alike, a core challenge is building the state’s capability for policy implementation. Delivering high-quality…