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Publication - Project Report
Testing the impact of contracts to improve financial access for small firms
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Publication - Working Paper
Agro-industrialisation in Uganda: Current status, future prospects and possible solutions to pressing challenges
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Publication - Working Paper
Credit and attention in the adoption of profitable energy efficient technologies in Kenya
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Publication - Policy Brief
Reducing school staffing imbalances and wasteful government spending in Zambia
This project addresses two closely related concerns: Staffing imbalances: Pupil-teacher ratios vary from less than 20 to above 100 across public primary schools in Zambia. Payroll mismatch: Teachers frequently do not work at the schools that they are recorded at in government payroll. Payroll mismatch does not only have implications for the distribution...
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Publication - Project Report
Harnessing technology to exorcise ghosts
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Publication - Policy Brief
Can information help reduce imbalanced application of fertilisers in India: Experimental evidence from Bihar
Imbalanced use of fertilisers is a serious problem in India, and in Bihar, the use of chemical fertiliser is much higher relative to the rest of India. The Government of India launched the flagship Soil Health Card (SHC) programme in 2015, in which, farmers receive SHCs with recommendations on the application of different fertilisers. This brief provides empirical...
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Publication - Project Report
The social dimensions of tax compliance: A conjoint experiment among small enterprises in Zambia
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Publication - Project Report
Domestic and international search frictions in Ugandan firm markets
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Publication - Project Report
Does micro-irrigation save energy? An investigation in Gujarat, India
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.