… matching between workers and firms can yield significant welfare gains. As many low- and middle-income countries … facilities such as childcare opportunities and safe transportation comes with additional costs that many firms …

… would be published before an election invested more in infrastructure, with positive impacts on re-election. Slum … performance could motivate local politicians to spend on infrastructure. The authors found that the anticipation of … disclosures led councilors to increase their spending on infrastructure in slum areas. The power of the press was seen …

… outcomes. by Charity Troyer Moore India’s payments infrastructure is the culprit for all sorts of State-related …

… Review (Oct 2024) Mayara Felix explains the labor market effects of domestic outsourcing Antonella Bancalari on when infrastructure projects cause more harm than good Valentina …

… it, and what closing the gap would mean for women’s welfare. Read more here . EGC affiliates in USC's Schaeffer … the interventions that may help close the gap, and the effects of closing the gap on women’s welfare. by Simone Schane r and Natalie Theys Emerging …

… human dignity amidst a global pandemic whose deadly effects unmercifully exposed the vast inequalities in basic … More The EGC Affiliate Spotlight series continues Costas Arkolakis The award-winning Greek economist uses innovative … Ryan on the costs and benefits of expanding India’s energy infrastructure; Goldberg on the complexities of measuring …

… a variety of projects in the country, which span last-mile infrastructure investments to industrial policy, and are made … Christmann. Event attendees, including the Ministers of Infrastructure and Trade and Industry and other policymakers, … probability of export after two years, with strongest effects concentrated in smaller firms.  Director General …

… interventions that help residents of LMICs mitigate the effects of environmental degradation. A recent paper by  … Barwick et al. (2022)  shows how access to a high-speed transportation network can allow people to temporarily escape … to nearby cities, thereby reducing the adverse health effects of such events. Conclusion The pursuit of economic …

… the tradeoffs between market efficiency and worker welfare. A policy panel featuring former White House Climate … economies is reshaping energy markets, while transmission infrastructure is emerging as a critical bottleneck. In the … congestion" that increases mortality rates from spillover effects on all patients, due to hospitals discharging …

… The gendered employment effects of mobile internet access in developing countries … … between the two.The equipment needed for mobile phone infrastructure is particularly sensitive to electrical surges … T Pfutze, C Rodríguez-Castelán and H Winkler (2020), ‘The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet: Evidence from …