Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings? Evidence from Roth 401(K) Introductions
Can governments increase private savings by taxing savings up front instead of in retirement?
Research
Functional Dysfunction: Mumbai’s Political Economy of Rent Sharing
This paper presents a conceptual account of urban governance in Mumbai as a rent-sharing system based fundamentally on control over urban space.
Informal Workers and Collective Action: A Global Perspective
Realizing Roma Rights
Realizing Roma Rights investigates anti-Roma racism and documents a growing Roma-led political movement engaged in building a more inclusive and just Europe.
Can We Solve the Migration Crisis?
Every minute 24 people are forced to leave their homes and over 65 million are currently displaced world-wide.
Embedding Education in Everyday Life
A growing number of organizations are experimenting with ways to embed learning in everyday encounters—for example, US barbers teach their customers how to avoid hypertension and Chinese road construc
Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison
Associations and Social Capital
India’s Aadhaar Scheme and the Promise of Inclusive Social Protection
This paper examines the promise of inclusive social protection central to India’s Aadhaar scheme, a national initiative using biometric information to allocate unique identification numbers to Indian
Documenting Myanmar’s Social Transformation: Insights from Six Rounds of Research on Livelihoods and Social Change in Rural Communities
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