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International development

Our work on international development studies labour markets, infrastructure, health and education systems and public finances in low and middle income countries. We use field experiments, survey and administrative data and theory to examine the effects of policies on individuals and firms as well as on aggregate outcomes.

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Symposium: tax equity around the world - introduction

Journal article Fiscal Studies

This set of issues was showcased at the 4th World Bank Tax Conference in September 2022, which focused on ‘Global Tax Equity’.

11 September 2023

Taxing high-net-worth individuals: experience from Indonesia

Journal article Fiscal Studies

The article is a response to Gabriel Zucman's paper 'Globalisation, taxation and inequality'.

7 September 2023

Globalisation, taxation and inequality

Journal article Fiscal Studies

This article reviews some of the challenges of increasing the progressivity of tax systems in a globalised world.

31 August 2023

The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school: experimental evidence from Ecuador

Working Paper

We study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador.

8 August 2023

The long view: how tax expenditures affect revenue over multiple years

Comment

Timing differences (loss carry-forward and accelerated depreciation) mean that tax expenditures can have long-lasting effects.

29 March 2023

Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign

Journal article Journal of Development Economics

This paper uses the Indian human development household survey (IHDS) to measure the additional value of sanitation within the marriage arrangement.

23 March 2023

Increasing the adoption of safe sanitation infrastructure: Evidence from India

Comment

Labeled microcredit loans increase the take-up of safe toilets, but take-up and conversion are influenced by intra-household gender differences.

22 March 2023

How a tax exemption can increase revenues

Comment

Tax exemptions must surely reduce revenues, right? This briefing explains why that’s not always true for VAT.

17 March 2023

Three key takeaways from our TaxDev Tax Expenditures Workshop

Comment

Tax expenditure reporting is vital but challenging – this briefing covers three key takeaways from a recent workshop on the topic.

17 March 2023

Community matters: Heterogeneous impacts of a sanitation intervention

Journal article World Development

We study the effectiveness of a widely adopted participatory community-level information intervention aimed at improving sanitation.

8 February 2023

Who benefits from free health insurance: evidence from Mexico

Working Paper

We present a comprehensive evaluation of the health impacts of the introduction & expansion of the Seguro Popular health insurance program in Mexico.

6 February 2023

Sustaining behavioural change: Evidence from rural Pakistan

Comment

Where community interventions lead to behaviour change, continued interactions are needed to help people maintain healthy behaviours.

27 January 2023

Labeled loans and human capital investments

Working Paper

We provide rigorous evidence of the impacts of labelled microcredit on household sanitation investment and borrowing behaviour.

24 January 2023

To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power

Working Paper

We study how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions.

24 January 2023

Labeled loans and human capital investments

Journal article Journal of Development Economics

We provide novel evidence that labeled microcredit is effective in influencing household borrowing and investment decisions.

14 January 2023

Parental investments and intra-household inequality in child human capital: evidence from a survey experiment

Working Paper

This paper studies the role played by parents’ educational investment to explain intra-household inequality and its determinants.

7 December 2022

Father of the bride, or steel magnolias? Targeting men, women or both to reduce child marriage

Working Paper

We conduct a cluster-randomized control trial of an edutainment intervention aimed at delaying marriage of adolescent children in rural Pakistan.

25 November 2022

Revealed beliefs and the marriage market return to education

Working Paper

This paper develops a new methodology to analyse how parents in Rajasthan, India make choices about their daughters’ schooling and marriage.

23 November 2022

Inflation, incomes and inequality – how can lower-income countries use fiscal policy to the greatest effect?

Comment

We outline six ideas to help shield the vulnerable from rising prices while heading towards more sustainable and inclusive economies.

21 November 2022

Public childcare, labor market outcomes of caregivers, and child development: experimental evidence from Brazil

Working Paper

This study examines the impact of publicly provided daycare for children aged 0-3 on outcomes of children and their caregivers.

8 November 2022

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