What Does Reputation Buy? Differentiation in a Market for Third-party Auditors
We study differences in quality in the market for third-party environmental auditors in Gujarat, India.
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Despite All the Confidence, the BRICS are Without Mortar
Last month, the new president of China, Xi Jinping, chose to travel to Moscow for his first foreign visit.
Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia
This paper investigates the impact of elite capture on the allocation of targeted government welfare programs in Indonesia, using both a high-stakes field experiment that varied the extent of elite in
We Need to Radically Rethink Who Leads Development and What Hey Do
Development requires change. Change is difficult; most observers believe it demands some degree of leadership. But what does this mean: who leads development?
The Economic Returns to Social Interaction: Experimental Evidence from Microfinance
Microfinance clients were randomly assigned to repayment groups that met either weekly or monthly during their first loan cycle, and then graduated to identical meeting frequency for their second loan
Theories of Change (THINC): Concepts and Primers for Conflict Management and Mitigation
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen.
Informal Workers in the Developing World: Organizing in the Global Economy
Women and the Informal Economy: Economic Actors and Global Leaders
Book abstract: Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change explores the landscape of women’s participation in the economy and the key role that women play in fueling economic growth by creating
Multinational Corporations and 'Indigenous Innovation' in China’s Chemical Industry: The Case of Dow Chemical
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