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Publication - Policy Brief
Reforming educator accountability systems: Evidence from Pakistan
Pakistan suffers from extremely low learning levels, and past research has shown that a lack of effective incentives for educators is a substantial contributor to this problem. Recognising this, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government wanted to reform the educator accountability system. Under a proposed reform, educator promotions would be linked to performance...
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Publication - Working Paper
Smart meters, electricity losses, and reliability
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Publication - Working Paper
Equilibrium particulate exposure
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Publication - Working Paper
The facets of political inequality: Evidence from consultative processes in Kampala
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Publication - Working Paper
Managing trade in clunkers: Evidence from Uganda
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Publication - Policy Brief
Managing old vehicle imports into Uganda
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Publication - Policy Brief
Firms in Ethiopia’s industrial parks: COVID-19 impacts, challenges, and government response
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Publication - Policy Brief
Coping with COVID 19: Protecting lives, employment, and incomes in Myanmar
The Government of Myanmar (GoM) is quite constrained in the extent to which it can provide effective and well-targeted economic support to workers, households, and businesses. Therefore, GoM should be very cautious of introducing health measures that have a large negative impact on economic activity, employment, and incomes. Short-term employment and labour...
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Publication - Project Report
Coping with COVID-19: Protecting lives, employment, and incomes in Myanmar
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Publication - Policy Brief
Informality and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa
The size, nature, and significance of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have important implications for how countries are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how policymakers can manage the ensuing socio-economic shocks. This policy brief discusses how informality complicates the implementation of COVID-19 containment measures. It addresses...
Publication - Miscellaneous
Little Book of Growth Ideas
Between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of the world living in extreme poverty more than halved as economic growth lifted millions of people out of poverty. Building on this progress, the UN Global Goals ambitiously aim to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. The International Growth Centre (IGC) believes that inclusive economic growth is the only route to achieving...