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Can Basic Entrepreneurship Transform the Economic Lives of the Poor?
Oriana Bandiera,  Robin Burgess,  Narayan Das,  Selim Gulesci,  Imran Rasul,  Munshi Sulaiman,  April 2013
Paper No' EOPP 43: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Motivating Knowledge Agents: Can Incentive Pay Overcome Social Distance?
Erlend Berg,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  R Manjula,  D Rajasekhar,  Sanchari Roy,  March 2013
Paper No' EOPP 42: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Taxation and Development
Timothy Besley,  Torsten Persson,  January 2013
Paper No' EOPP 41: Full paper

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Market Structure and Borrower Welfare in Microfinance
Jonathan de Quidt,  Thiemo Fetzer,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  September 2012
Paper No' EOPP 40: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Pre-Colonial Political Centralization and Contemporary Development in Uganda
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay,  Elliott Green,  August 2012
Paper No' EOPP 039: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Decentralization of Health and Education in Developing Countries: A Quality-Adjusted Review of the Empirical Literature
Anila Channa,  Jean-Paul Faguet,  July 2012
Paper No' EOPP 038: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics
Robin Burgess,  Matthew Hansen,  Benjamin  Olken,  Peter Potapov,  Stefanie  Sieber,   April 2012
Paper No' EOPP 037: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The Legacy of Historical Conflict Evidence from Africa
Timothy Besley,  Marta Reynal-Querol,  February 2012
Paper No' EOPP 036: Read Abstract | Full paper

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No Margin, no Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Pro-Social Tasks
Nava Ashraf,  Oriana Bandiera,  Kelsey Jack,  January 2012
Paper No' EOPP 035: Read Abstract | Full paper

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LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT: INCOME DYNAMICS AND THE EVOLVING POLITICAL PREFERENCES OF FORWARD-LOOKING BAYESIAN VOTERS
John Morrow,  Michael Carter,  January 2012
Paper No' EOPP 034: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Team Incentives: Evidence From A Firm Level Experiment
Oriana Bandiera,  Iwan Baranky,  Imran Rasul,  December 2011
Paper No' EOPP 033: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Enfranchisement and Representation: Italy 1909-1913
Valentino Larcinese,  December 2011
Paper No' EOPP 032: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The Regulation of Land Markets: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India
Timothy Besley,  Jessica Leight,  Rohini Pande,  Vijayendra Rao,  November 2011
Paper No' EOPP 031: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Taxation and Regulation of Bonus Pay
Timothy Besley,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  July 2011
Paper No' EOPP 030: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Can Market Failure Cause Political Failure?
Madhav S, Aney,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  Massimo Morelli,  July 2011
Paper No' EOPP 029: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Field Experiments with Firms
Oriana Bandiera,  Iwan Baranky,  Imran Rasul,  July 2011
Paper No' EOPP 028: Read Abstract | Full paper

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DECENTRALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE
Jean-Paul Faguet,  June 2011
Paper No' EOPP 027: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Nation-Building and Conflict in Modern Africa
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay,  Elliott Green,  June 2011
Paper No' EOPP 026: Read Abstract | Full paper

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IMPLEMENTING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE POOR: THE ROLLOUT OF RSBY IN KARNATAKA
D Rajasekhar,  Erlend Berg,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  R Manjula,  Sanchari Roy,  March 2011
Paper No' EOPP 025: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Contractual Structure and Endogenous Matching in Partnershipso
Maitreesh Ghatak,  Alexander Karaivanov,  February 2011
Paper No' EOPP 024: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Contract Structure, Risk Sharing and Investment Choice
Greg Fischer,  February 2011
Paper No' EOPP 023: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Fragile States and Development Policy
Timothy Besley,  Torsten Persson,  January 2011
Paper No' EOPP 022: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Repayment Frequency in Microfinance Contracts with Present-Biased Borrowers
Greg Fischer,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  July 2010
Paper No' EOPP 021: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Trade and the Skill Premium Puzzle with Capital Market Imperfections
Roberto Bonfatti,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  November 2010
Paper No' EOPP 020: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Incentive and crowding out effects of food assistance: Evidence from randomized evaluation of food-for-training project in Southern Sudan
Munshi Sulaiman,  December 2010
Paper No' EOPP 019: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Diversity and the Power of the Elites in Democratic Societies: A Model and a Test.
Oriana Bandiera,  Gilat Levy,  August 2010
Paper No' EOPP 018: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Thinness and Obesity: A Model of Food Consumption, Health Concerns, and Social Pressure
Davide Dragone,  Luca Savorelli,  June 2010
Paper No' EOPP 017: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The Reversal of Fortune Thesis Reconsidered
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay,  Elliott Green,  April 2010
Paper No' EOPP 016: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Community Networks and Poverty Reduction Programmes: Evidence from Bangladesh
Oriana Bandiera,  Robin Burgess,  Selim Gulesci,  Imran Rasul,   December 2009
Paper No' EOPP 015: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Thanks for Nothing? Not-for-Profits and Motivated Agents
Maitreesh Ghatak,  Hannes Mueller,  November 2009
Paper No' EOPP 014: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Bad Apples: Political Paralysis and the Quality of Politicians
Gabriel Leon,  August 2009
Paper No' EOPP 013: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Soldiers or Bureaucrats? Conflict and the Military’s Role in Policy-Making
Gabriel Leon,  July 2009
Paper No' EOPP 012: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Impact of Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland
Timothy Besley,  Hannes Mueller,  May 2009
Paper No' EOPP 011: Read Abstract | Full paper

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State Capacity, Conflict and Development
Timothy Besley,  Torsten Persson,  June 2009
Paper No' EOPP 010: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
Abhijit Banerjee,  Esther Duflo,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  Jeanne Lafortune,  May 2009
Paper No' EOPP 009: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The de Soto Effect
Timothy Besley,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  April 2009
Paper No' EOPP 008: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Do Small States Get More Federal Monies? Myth and Reality About the US Senate Malapportionment
Valentino Larcinese,  Leonzio Rizzo,  Cecilia Testa,  April 2009
Paper No' EOPP 007: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Property Rights and Economic Development
Timothy Besley,  Maitreesh Ghatak,  February 2009
Paper No' EOPP 006: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence
Timothy Besley,  Torsten Persson,  February 2009
Paper No' EOPP 005: Read Abstract | Full paper

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The Flypaper Effect Revisited
Fernando Aragon,  January 2009
Paper No' EOPP 004: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Candidate nomination procedures and political selection: evidence from Latin American parties
Fernando Aragon,  January 2009
Paper No' EOPP 003: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Pandering Judges
Jordi Blanes i Vidal,  Clare Leaver,  September 2008
Paper No' EOPP 002: Read Abstract | Full paper

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Decolonization: the Role of Changing World Factor Endowments
Roberto Bonfatti,  September 2008
Paper No' EOPP 001: Read Abstract | Full paper

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