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Does Message Framing Matter for Tax Compliance? Evidence from a WhatsApp Field Experiment

Antonacci, Paulo; Chattha, Muhammad Khudadad; Soko, … - 2026

This study evaluates whether low-cost digital nudges delivered via WhatsApp can improve property tax compliance in Gorontalo, Indonesia. In a randomized controlled trial, individuals were as-signed to receive either (i) a soft-tone message emphasizing civic duty and public benefits, (ii) a...

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From Training to Earning : The 7-Year Impact of Dual Apprenticeships on Youth Employment

Crépon, Bruno; Lestant, Eva; Premand, Patrick - 2026

This paper studies the long-term impacts of dual apprenticeships on youth employment in a high-informality labor market. A Randomized Controlled Trial in Côte d'Ivoire with four follow-up surveys collected over seven years shows that dual apprenticeships have sustained impacts: youth earnings...

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The Role of Credible Mitigation Measures in Building Citizen Trust for Subsidy Reforms : Lessons from Angola’s Public Opinion Survey

Martinez-Pabon, Valentina; Eduardo, Nelson Tisso Miezi; … - 2026

This study explores public opinion for reducing fossil fuel subsidies in Angola, identifies strategies that can shift public opinion, and analyzes variations in support based on respondents’ area of residency and gender. It uses data from a survey of 598 respondents and focus groups involving...

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Deep and Shallow Decarbonization in Supply Chains

Beck, Anne; Pedraza, Alvaro - 2026

This paper examines how suppliers adjust their decarbonization choices when major customers obtain validated emission-reduction targets. Using global supplier-customer links matched to firm-level emissions and project-level data from voluntary carbon registries, the analysis shows that...

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Demand Shocks in Equity Markets and Firm Responses

Broner, Fernando; Cortina, Juan J.; Schmukler, Sergio L.; … - 2026

This paper examines how shifts in investor demand influence firm financing and investment decisions. For identification, the paper exploits a large-scale MSCI methodo logical reform that mechanically redefined the stock weights in major international equity benchmark indexes, changing the...

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Productivity Gap between Women- and Men-Run Private Hotels in Georgia : A Data Envelopment Analysis–Based Meta Frontier Analysis

Amin, Mohammad; Ali, Nesma - 2026

This paper makes an initial attempt to account for differences in the technologies used by women- and men-run businesses, that is, technological “heterogeneity,” for better understanding productivity differences between the two groups. The paper applies meta frontier analysis to the...

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The cycle of hate, and what we can do about it

Esses, Victoria M.; Harell, Allison; Lowe, Matt; … - 2026

Intergroup hate—both shaped by and shaping development processes—is spreading worldwide as hate speech becomes normalized, hate groups proliferate, and political discourse increasingly frames opponents as enemies rather than as partners in compromise. Drawing on historical, economic,...

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The Effects of Regulatory Information Systems on Credit Allocation : Evidence from Brazil’s Rural Credit Bureau

Arduini, Silvio; Dos Santos, Lucas; Miguel, Faruk; … - 2026

This paper studies how improvements in regulatory information systems affect credit allocation in rural financial markets. In 2021, the Central Bank of Brazil introduced major enhancements to the Rural Credit Bureau, first by integrating geospatial data on borrowers’ plots with national...

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Unveiling Hidden Hardships : Leveraging Alternative Data to Map Multidimensional Vulnerability in the Central African Republic

Nossek, Vincent; Chevillé, Bastien; Kosmidou-Bradley, … - 2026

In fragile states such as the Central African Republic, where conflict and institutional fragility severely constrain traditional data collection, mapping multidimensional vulnerability and potential deprivation poses a significant challenge for designing targeted interventions. This paper...

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Toward a Standard for Landslide Data : Bridging Gaps in Landslide Susceptibility Modeling and Early Warning Systems

Niyokwiringirwa, Priscilla; Gall, Tjark; Jha, Abhas K. - 2026

Landslides claim more than 4,000 lives annually and lead to approximately US$20 billion in economic losses. However, landslide hazard, risk assessment, and early warning systems remain constrained by fragmented, inconsistent, and incomplete data. This study addresses the global data gap by...

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