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Event
Workshop on programmes for poverty alleviation and inclusive growth: International and Myanmar experience
Economic growth by itself does not reduce poverty. Experience of many developing countries underscores the important role of targeted programmes in poverty alleviation and in making economic growth more inclusive. The Myanmar Development Institute (MDI), International Growth Centre (IGC), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) are co-hosting an event on programmes for...
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Publication - Working Paper
Consumption risk and human capital accumulation in India
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Publication - Policy Brief
Where are the teachers? Staffing inequities across Zambian public schools
This brief analyses the distribution of teachers across public schools in Zambia and looks at the administrative challenges linked to teacher allocation. The researcher finds large staffing inequities across public schools. While 10% of public primary school pupils attend schools with pupil-teacher ratios (PTRs) below 30 pupils per teacher, 16% of pupils –...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Integrating administrative databases to improve resource allocation in the Zambian health sector: An application to the spatial distribution of health workers
The Zambian Ministry of Health (MoH) and its partners collect a wide variety of data on health services. However, this information is generally recorded in separate, unlinked datasets that can only be used in isolation from each other. This brief illustrates how the integration of administrative datasets into a single health database can support efficient resource...
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Event
International experience in tax policy design and enforcement
This IGC regional conference, co-hosted with the Zambia Ministry of Finance, will be comprised of a number of morning and afternoon sessions focused on international research in tax design and enforcement, presenting a series of research projects completed in the past two years and including panel discussions for researchers and African policymakers to share lessons learned...
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Publication - Project Report
Engagement with Punjab under CPEC: A proposed framework for industry
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Publication - Project Report
Where the rubber hits the road: A review of decentralisation in Myanmar and the roads sector
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Project
Support to Ethnic Armed Organisations' Economic Working Committee for Peace Negotiations
Increasing attention is now given to the importance of addressing economic issues in peace agreements, as this can help to address root causes of conflict and lay a foundation for a sustainable economic framework. Conversely, if economic issues are not adequately addressed during the peace process, this can drive a return to conflict and create instability. Precisely which...
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Publication - Project Report
Key economic issues for Myanmar’s peace negotiations
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Publication - Working Paper
Making moves matter: Experimental evidence on incentivising bureaucrats through performance-based transfers