variation in program enrollment across voting booths. We find that FA has a positive effect on political participation in the …

We establish an inverse relationship between family ties, generalized trust and political participation. The more … political participation. The latter, together with trust, are part of what is known as social capital, therefore in this paper …

Estimates of the number of people living in extreme poverty, as reported by the World Bank, figure prominently in …

World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated – such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …

This paper analyzes the effect of a woman's electoral victory on women's subsequent political participation. Using the …

Billions of dollars have been spent on participatory development programs in the developing world. These programs give …

women's participation over 2011-13. We exploit the geographical heterogeneity along these two margins to conduct a double …