Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Indian roads represent the worlds' largest program of private sector investment in road development…
Using rich panel data from Pakistan, we compute test score based measures of quality (School Value-Addeds or SVAs) for more than 800…
The comparative advantage of a location shapes its industrial structure. Current theoretical models based on this principle do not take a…
This impact evaluation investigates whether strengthening the link between local taxation and urban services can revitalize the social…
“Born in Pedamaddali village of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh in 1939, K. Madhava Rao did his early schooling in a village school,…
“Part memoir, part guide, Burning My Roti is essential reading for a new generation of South Asian women. With chapters covering sexual and…
In many regulated markets, private, third-party auditors are chosen and paid by the firms that they audit, potentially creating a conflict…
Do the repayment requirements of the classic microfinance contract inhibit investment in high-return but illiquid business opportunities…
A policy experiment in India suggests that placing female leaders in positions of power can dramatically change public attitudes.
In mid-1994, Rudiger Dornbusch and Alejandro Werner warned that Mexico was heading into a crisis. Few academic papers have been so…