A few weeks ago, we published a short blog on the critical importance of early childhood development. A recent paper by James Heckman and Gabriella Conti explores the economics of child well-being that: … [Read more...] about The best investment
What does and doesn't work in development
Beaches, sunshine and public pay
So it turns out according to recent research in the US, that public sector workers get better deals in nicer places. … [Read more...] about Beaches, sunshine and public pay
Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
By: Raquel Mayer and Juanita Riaño, Office of Institutional Integrity, Inter-American Development Bank A few days ago we were reminded on this blog of an idea to reduce the incidence of bribery proposed last year by Kaushik Basu, then India’s Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and, and since last month, the World Banks’ Chief Economist. Dr. Basu argued … [Read more...] about Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
By: Raquel Mayer and Juanita Riaño, Office of Institutional Integrity, Inter-American Development Bank A few days ago we were reminded on this blog of an idea to reduce the incidence of bribery proposed last year by Kaushik Basu, then India’s Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and, and since last month, the World Banks’ Chief Economist. Dr. Basu argued in … [Read more...] about Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
Cement is good (for politicians too)
Almost a year ago, we published a blog on the results of an innovative experiment that estimated the impact of paving streets in Mexico on property and land values, credit or use of durable goods. Cement was good. Now the authors (Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Climent Quintana-Domeque) are circulating a working paper on the impact of street pavement on electoral support. … [Read more...] about Cement is good (for politicians too)