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Publication - Project Report
Powering the powerless: Economic impact of rural electrification in Ghana
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Publication - Country study
State fragility in Myanmar: Fostering development in the face of protracted conflict
This country study is published by the LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development.
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Publication - Working Paper
Estimating economic characteristics with phone data
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Publication - Project Report
Environmental quality and economic development in Zambia: Filling the data gaps
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Publication - Project Report
School performance: The role of early stage learning environments
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Publication - Policy Brief
Procurement mismanagement and the politicisation of bureaucratic transfers in Ghana
Governments in developing countries typically spend over half of their budgets purchasing goods and services from private companies. The mismanagement of this procurement is common in many countries, including Ghana, and can severely undermine development. Common modes of malfeasance include public officials selecting contractors on the basis of personal or partisan...
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Publication - Working Paper
Monitoring and intrinsic motivation: Evidence from Liberia’s trucking firms
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Publication - Project Report
Os efeitos da perturbação do mercado de exportação de feijão bóer na segurança alimentar das famílias em Moçambique
Publication - Growth Brief
Value Added Tax in developing countries: Lessons from recent research
The Value Added Tax has become one of the most important instruments of revenue mobilisation in the developing world. A recent and growing body of research highlights its strengths and some of the challenges it faces. Today, Value Added Taxes (VAT) exist in more than 160 countries, including in many developing countries that have modernised their tax systems in the past...