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Development economics and policy are due for a redesign. In the past few decades, research from across the natural and social sciences has provided stunning insight into the way people think and make decisions. Whereas the first generation of development policy was based on the assumption that...

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Homeownership, community interactions, and segregation

Hoff, Karla Ruth - 2004

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Information diffusion in international markets

Morisset, Jacques - 2003

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Elections, special interests, and the fiscal costs of financial crisis

Keefer, Philip - 2004

"Keefer proposes a new approach to explain why the costs of crisis are greater in some countries than in others. He begins with the premise that many crises result from the willingness of politicians to cater to special interests at the expense of broad social interests. A parsimonious model...

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Lighting Rural India : Experience of Rural Load Segregation Schemes in States

World Bank - 2014

This paper summarizes the findings of a study in rural load segregation for lighting rural India. The study focused on … (i) analyzing differences in approach to rural feeder segregation across states, (ii) assessing the financial viability … guidance note for a national action plan on rural load segregation. Traditionally, power supply to agriculture in India has …

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