Paul E. Jensen and Yoto V. Yotov (Drexel University) examine the impact of reductions in agricultural tariffs and subsidies on the location of production, trade flows, and prices for the world's most important grains.
Ideas for growth in developing countries
The IGC promotes sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. The IGC is directed and organised from hubs at the LSE and Oxford and comprises country offices across the developing world. The IGC was initiated by and is funded by UKaid from DFID.
What we're doing
Little is known about the role that non-financial incentives could play in improving the delivery of public services in the developing world. Paul Collier (Oxford University), Oeindrila Dube (New York University), Vivek Maru (World Bank) and Bilal Siddiqi (Oxford University) assess two interventions to improve service delivery in Sierra Leone.
Bhavya Srinivasan (JPAL South Asia) evaluates the effect of a leaders training program by the UNDP and the State Government of Bihar, Department of Panchayati Raj, on women leaders’ confidence, villager attitudes towards female leaders, and effectiveness of female leaders.
What we're reading
Bangladesh’s garment industry is changing the role of women
A $30 cash payment scheme is getting more of India's pregnant women to give birth in hospitals, lowering the maternal mortality rate
UNCTAD on the promises and pitfalls of South-South cooperation for African growth
Africa needs a deeper tax base, says Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte
