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We exploit the variation in admission cutoffs across colleges at a leading Indian university to estimate the causal effects of enrolling in a selective college on cognitive attainment, economic preferences, and Big Five personality traits. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that...
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Income inequalities and redistribution in China
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– Data collection and the impact on income inequality
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Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Journal Article
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Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Journal Article
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– A comparative approach with India
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Income inequalities and redistribution in China
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– 1988-2013
Part of Journal Special Issue
Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Journal Article
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Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Journal Article
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– The Case of Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera Programme
This paper follows a quasi-experimental research design to assess the impact of the electronic payment system of Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera (POP) programme. The switch from cash payments to electronic payments delivered via savings accounts is found to have medium-term effects on...
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– 1990–2015
This article is currently available on early view. The paper studies the decline of the labor income share (LIS) in Mexico during the period 1990–2015. The decline is mostly explained by reductions within the economy’s major sectors (including manufacturing, tradables, and non-tradables) rather than...
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We conducted a systematic review to identify policy interventions that improve education quality and student learning in developing countries. Relying on a theory of change typology, we highlight three main drivers of change of education quality: (1) supply-side capability interventions that operate...
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– Comparing Design and Implementation Errors Across Alternative Mechanisms
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Aid, Social Policy and Development
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– The Case of the Ministry of Social Development in Africa
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Aid, Social Policy and Development
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Aid, Social Policy and Development
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Aid, Social Policy and Development
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Aid, Social Policy and Development
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To assess the effectiveness of non-clinical interventions against acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases among young children in developing countries.
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