Low and middle income countries

Using the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) and Census data, we study multigenerational correlations in education across three generations.

Using the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) and Census data, we study multigenerational correlations in education across three generations.

We provide novel evidence on bureaucratic fragmentation and weak tax administrations as enablers of low revenue mobilization in low-income countries.

We find that strategically concentrating resources on a single binding constraint maximizes the short-run learning gains per dollar spent.

Are there particular social structures that allow ethnic diversity to coexist with political stability and economic development?

This paper evaluates a scalable model that engages parents to improve early learning in contexts where both schools and homes are constrained.

We evaluate the introduction of freestanding Emergency Care Centers within Brazil’s publicly funded health system, leveraging rich administrative data

We study how a shift toward community-based primary care reshapes care patterns across levels of the health system in El Salvador.

We use death certificate and population data in Latin American countries to calculate mortality by rates by age, sex and educational attainment

Governments frequently rely on multiple actors to deliver technology-adoption policies at scale, yet we find that information can reduce adoption.

How do policy interventions diffuse through firm transaction networks?

We analyse state actions to reduce deep-rooted inequality in Latin America, where inherited factors account for 50-60% of disparities in earnings.

Why don't individuals support tax reforms that serve their material interests? We find evidence for misperception of the current incidence of taxes.

In this paper, we study how individuals’ forward-looking health investments respond to changes in expected future (but not current) wealth.

Introduction à l’estimation du coût d’une politique fiscale: Un manuel et des exemples pratiques