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The Effect of Increased Autonomy vs. Performance Pay on Procurement Officers’ Performance in Pakistan

Oriana Bandiera
Michael Best
Adnan Khan
Andrea Prat
Researchers partnered with several agencies of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, to evaluate the impact of giving procurement officers more autonomy, compared to financial rewards, on public procurement performance. Shifting authority away from supervisors and towards procurement officers improved...

Light up Bihar, India

Robin Burgess
Michael Greenstone
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan
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Reducing Corruption Among Local Politicians in Benin

Andre Gueguehoun
Romaric Samson
Leonard Wantchekon

The Impact of a Tax Holiday Lottery in Uruguay

Thad Dunning
Felipe Monestier
Rafael Piñeiro
Fernando Rosenblatt
Guadalupe Tuñón
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Encouraging Young South Africans to Register to Vote

Adam Berinsky
Daniel de Kadt
Kate Orkin
Daniel Posner
Candidates participating in a filmed debate for the 2012 parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone.

Debates: The Impact of Voter Knowledge Initiatives in Sierra Leone

Kelly Bidwell
Katherine Casey
Rachel Glennerster
In Sierra Leone, researchers evaluated the effect of publicly-screened debates during the run-up to parliamentary elections. Debates impacted voters’ political knowledge and voting decisions, and also caused candidates to invest more in their constituencies, both during the campaign and one year...
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Changing Beliefs, Changing Bribes in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
John Firth
Daniel Keniston
Ben Olken
Smokestacks emit smoke into a hazy sky

Increasing the Transparency of Environmental Regulation in India

Michael Greenstone
Rohini Pande
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan