Governance and Institutions

Faculty Affiliate Lawrence Goulder writes for the World Economic Forum about China's new carbon market, the world's largest.

A new study by the Immigration Policy Lab shows that some governments are trying to make moving easier within Africa.

Policy interventions to stop deforestation are most effective when enacted in a certain order, according to a new Stanford study.

Research in Kenya by Faculty Affiliate Dana Foarta shows that when voters receive payments, politicians are given greater leniency, and in turn steal more.

Gender-targeted strategies are needed to improve health care for women under India’s universal medical insurance program.

Postdoctoral Fellow Augustin Bergeron discussed his research on tax collection in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the InequaliTalks Podcast.

Unrest and climate change are creating an agonizing feedback loop that punishes some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Affiliated Researcher Shelby Grossman speaks with Nigeria's The Avalon Radio about her new book on private governance in Lagos markets.

Postdoctoral Fellow Augustin Bergeron finds that optimizing the assignment of tax collectors significantly increases tax revenue and compliance at little or no added cost

Political scientist Yiqing Xu explains his “new-ish” methods for studying the dynamics of politics in China.

Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Pan talks about her new book "Welfare for Autocrats: How Social Assistance in China Cares for Its Rulers."

A recent paper in the American Economic Review by Faculty Affiliate Katherine Casey examines candidate selection in Sierra Leone elections.

In an opinion piece, Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas outlines her study of Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana, a government health insurance program.

Postdoctoral Fellow Nirvikar Jassal writes in The Hindu Business Line about his research on representation in India's criminal justice system.

The introduction of financial institutions in communities may generate long-lasting externalities, says Faculty Affiliate Arun Chandrasekhar.

Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Pan examines how China's major social assistance program, dibao, has been used to quell dissent.

Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha discusses how networks of influential individuals helped destroy one of the world’s most durable democracies.

China’s minimum living standard guarantee, known as ‘dibao’, was conceived as a social safety net, but over time it has transformed into a means to control 'targeted populations.'