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Examining the expansion of Jakarta’s bus system shows how simple improvements in public transport service quality can boost usage
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
In the late 1980s, most of the world still associated Vietnam with resistance and war, hardship, refugees, and a mismanaged planned economy…
We compare how in-kind food assistance and an electronic voucher-based program affect the delivery of aid in practice. The Government of…
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Indonesia People’s Bank, has been the most successful promoter of financial inclusion in Indonesia since the…
The existence of collective reputation implies an important externality. Among firms trading internationally, quality shocks about one…
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China's lending boom to developing countries is morphing into defaults and debt distress. Given the secrecy surrounding China's loans, the…
We compare how in-kind food assistance and an electronic voucher-based program affect the delivery of aid in practice. The Government of…