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Behavioural experiments as an impactful tool in sustainable developmentIntroduction Only recently has the importance and potential of behavioural sciences been recognized as a critical tool to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Behavioral economics Decision making AltruismWorking Paper
Socioeconomic and cultural drivers of women’s formal work in rural GhanaWe study socioeconomic indicators of female labour force participation in off-farm formal employment in a subsistence agriculture setting in northern Ghana, where a new commercial farm provides a positive demand shock for low-skilled labour...
Female labour force participation Ghana Decision makingSeminar
Ravi Pendakur on the impact of federal modern agreements on income inequality in Indigenous communitiesRavi Pendakur will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 8 November 2019. Abstract - The impact of federal modern agreements on income inequality in Indigenous communities In Canada, modern agreements allow Indigenous groups to govern their...
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Simone Bertoli on co-residence patterns of the individuals left behind by the migrants and their analytical implications: evidence from MexicoSimone Bertoli will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 18 September 2019. Abstract – Co-residence patterns of the individuals left behind by the migrants and their analytical implications: Evidence from Mexico Co-authors: Elsa Gautrain and...
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Lessons from Behavioural Economics for Development Policy
23 April 2014 Jukka Pirttilä In conventional economic theory, agents are assumed to be able to make rational choices, unaffected by emotions and not constrained by decision-making errors...
Decision making Economic development Psychological aspects (Economics)Journal Article
Some Forward Looking Thoughts on Studying Climate Adaptation for an Uncertain Future: A Postscript Editorial CommentPart of Journal Special Issue Climate Change and Economic Development
Climate change Decision making Global warmingBook Chapter
The Causes and Measurement of State FragilityFrom the book: Fragile States
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Index numbers (Economics)Book Chapter
Decentralizing Aid with Interested PartiesFrom the book: Development Aid
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentBook Chapter
Applying Behavioural Economics to International Development PolicyFrom the book: Advancing Development
Decision making Economic development Economic policyWorking Paper
Applying Behavioural Economics to International Development PolicyMany development policies and programmes are premised on a traditional economic model of rationality to predict how individuals will respond to changes in incentives...
Decision making Economic development Economic policyWorking Paper
Decentralizing Aid with Interested PartiesThis paper analyses the decentralization of decisionmaking in aid-giving in a theoretical rent-seeking framework. In this analysis the root donor establishes a necessary criterion for potential recipients: good governance...
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentWorking Paper
A Contract Perspective on the International Finance FacilityThe present paper is a first attempt to develop a theoretical model using a short-term vis-à-vis long-term contract framework within which donor countries’ endorsement or rejection decision towards the recently proposed International Finance Fa...
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Simulation methods (Economics)Journal Article
Bilateral Donors' Aid Allocation Decisions: A Three-dimensional Panel AnalysisPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Allocations and Development Financing
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Government accountabilityJournal Article
Arab-related Bilateral and Multilateral Sources of Development Finance: Issues, Trends, and the Way ForwardPart of Journal Special Issue Development Financing
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development projectsWorking Paper
Bilateral Donors' Aid Allocation Decisions: A Three-dimensional Panel AnalysisThe present paper adds to the already large existing literature on aid distribution as it runs an equation on bilateral aid allocation on a very rich dataset, covering 20 years (1980-99), 22 donors and 137 recipients, which permits a three-dimensiona...
Decision making Economic assistance and foreign aid Government accountability