Governments play a central role in facilitating economic development. Yet while economists
have long emphasized the importance of government quality, historically they have paid less …

Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in economists' ability to measure
corruption. This in turn has led to a new generation of well-identified, microeconomic …

Increasing tax revenues is a major policy goal in many low-and lower-middle-income
countries. While economic growth is an important determinant of taxation, available …

Abstract Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are increasingly popular in the social
sciences, not only in medicine. We argue that the lay public, and sometimes researchers, put …

We study Brazil's recent use of satellite technology to overcome law enforcement
shortcomings resulting from weak institutional environments. DETER is a system that …

The promise of randomized controlled trials is that evidence gathered through the evaluation
of a specific program helps us—possibly after several rounds of fine-tuning and multiple …

As economists increasingly help governments design new policies and regulations, they
take on an added responsibility to engage with the details of policy making and, in doing so …

Empirical evidence of tangible impacts of social accountability initiatives is mixed. This meta-
analysis reinterprets evaluations through a new lens: the distinction between tactical and …

Аннотация Книга Дарона Аджемоглу и Джеймса Робинсона «Почему одни страны
богатые, а другие бедные»–один из главных политэкономических бестселлеров …

Antipoverty programs in develo** countries are often difficult to implement; in particular,
many governments lack the capacity to deliver payments securely to targeted beneficiaries …