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Publication - Working Paper
Taxation and supplier networks: Evidence from India
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Publication - Working Paper
The dynamics of informality, insufficiency, and conflicts in slums: Evidence from Patna, India
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Publication - Working Paper
Understanding productivity dispersion: Evidence from a new survey of manufacturing firms in Uganda
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Publication - Policy Brief
Data for Cities: A 2019 Urban Baseline for Mandalay City
In developing countries, a lack of rich data can hinder evidence-based decision-making and research on urban areas for urban policymakers when making decisions on infrastructure and services. This brief presents the first urban baseline survey across all the six townships in Mandalay, and its analysis provides an outline for important city characteristics, including...
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Publication - Working Paper
Understanding demand and funding for piped-water supply in Mandalay City
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Publication - Working Paper
NCDDP Myanmar evaluation support
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Publication - Working Paper
The cost of power outages to Zambia’s manufacturing firms
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Publication - Sub-thematic summary
Energy: A summary of IGC research
This sub-thematic summary highlights the IGC’s research on energy over the past 10 years. Access to reliable and affordable energy, as enunciated in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, is at the core of IGC’s research on energy. Achieving reliable, widespread access to electricity will be transformative for many developing countries. It has significant effects on...
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Publication - Working Paper
Electricity is not a right (paper)
Electricity courses through our lives. Yet, there are still more than a billion people worldwide who are not connected to the grid, and many more get abysmal supply, unlike the 24/7/365 flow that rich countries take for granted. We argue that these shortfalls are due to a sad irony: treating electricity as a right for the poor has limited electricity access.
Publication - Growth Brief
Saving microfinance through innovative lending
The traditional microfinance model has had limited impact on the income and productivity of borrowers. More innovative and flexible lending models can boost entrepreneurship and welfare.