… II Professor of Economics and EGC director, delves into research on meritocratic recruitment and talent allocation. … progress during the past few decades. According to Hsieh et al. , better job allocation accounted for up to 40% of the …

… II Professor of Economics and EGC director, delves into research on what causes disparities between groups and steps … or by reserving some elected positions for women.  Besley  et al.  investigated a gender quota system implemented by …

… papers are being published and the focus on gender-related research increases. More resources on the gender gap from EGC … well-being and social justice. Related publications Agte et al.: "Gender Gaps and Economic Growth: Why Haven't Women Won …

… Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg's research featured by the BBC: "Why female entrepreneurs are … more on the BBC website . Related publications Goldberg et al., 2025: "The Global Gender Distortions Index (GGDI)" …

… in America today. Meanwhile, EGC affiliates continue to research policy responses to Covid-19 to prevent the further …   Director, Economic Growth Center Publications Donovan et al. on the effects of footbridge construction on market …

… A roundup of all the research from the NEUDC 2022 development economics conference … lessons," which allow teachers more flexibility. ( Beg et al. ) #RCT Parental aspirations for their children matter, …

… for forward-thinking economic ideas through our teaching,  research ,  events , and by hosting  visitors  from around … high school scholarships to the poor in Mexico; Attanasio et al. on preschool quality and child development in Colombia; …

… market.   EGC launches the new Gender and Growth Gaps research project An EGC news item from January 19, 2022, … more on its impact on political mobilisation (Zhuravshkaya et al. 2020, Guriev et al. 2021). Recent studies assessing the …

… conference, two of its organizers look at recent research. The conference will be hosted by the Yale Economic … 2019 ), barriers to entry and exit of firms ( Leone et al., 2021 ;  Majerovitz, 2023 ), missing insurance and credit …

… and there is an increased focus on gender-related research. The proportion of women earning economics PhDs at … increased from a very low base (Anukriti 2024, Funk et al. 2024) and recent research suggests that this was …

… forests can be effective; for example,  Jayachandran  et al.  (2017)  conducted a  randomized trial  of payments to … phenomenon is not restricted to the auditing of VCCs. In  research conducted in Gujarat, India , co-authors and I found …

… momentum and prominence in the field. For many years, research on gender issues was limited by inadequate data and … at EGC – particularly our colleagues Paul Schultz and Mark Rosenzweig’s work going back to the 1980s. Nancy Folbre – one … include a focus on women.  Related publications Agte et al.: "Gender Gaps and Economic Growth: Why Haven't Women …