We study the economic effects of religious practices in the context of the observance of Ramadan fasting, one of the central tenets of…
Understanding the institutional features that can improve learning outcomes and reduce inequality is a top priority for international and…
Political Scientists have produced a substantial body of theory and evidence
that explains variation in the availability of local public…
In this paper, we demonstrate that university students who cheat on a simple task in a laboratory setting
are more likely to state a…
Rising standards for accurately inferring the impact of development projects has not been matched by equivalently rigorous procedures for…
The mad cow disease crisis in the United Kingdom (U.K.) was a major policy disaster. The government and public health officials failed to…
The last ten years have seen the growth of linkages between many of the world’s cap-and-trade systems for greenhouse gases (GHGs), both…
Modern campaigns develop databases of detailed information about citizens to inform electoral strategy and to guide tactical efforts.…
Senior government executives make many decisions, and not-infrequently these are difficult. By “difficult” decisions, the literature…
Public sector reforms are commonplace in developing countries. Much of the literature about these reforms reflects on their failures. This…