negative consequences for the quality of the current and previous cohorts. Our empirical evidence is based on Nepal, which … experienced a ten year long civil conflict of varying intensity. We exploit that villages affected by the conflict had the same … trend in fertility as non-affected villages prior to the onset of conflict and employ a difference-in-differences estimator …

change and explores the links between policy and institutions in the context of economic reforms. Thus successful …Economic policy and policy reform over the last few decades has been motivated by the need to accelerate growth or … disagreement has followed consensus on the policy prescriptions that need to befollowed to achieve this purpose. Sometimes the …

This paper examines the causes of conflict in Burundi and discusses strategies for building peace. The analysis of the … preferences (altruistic or exclusionist), which in turn determines the type of allocative institutions and policies that prevail …, because unequal distribution of resources generates conflict, maintaining a system based on inequality is difficult because it …

Entrepreneur Law). We intend to present evidence that helps clarify, albeit only partially, whether the policy was successful in …-entrepreneurship, there is evidence that the policy may have achieved this particular goal. It is worth noting, however, that the evidence in … change their working relationships with their employees, from wage-earning work to services rendered. The policy seems to …

use a political-support maximization model with revenue motives to derive conditions under which a rational policy …

as a policy instrument targeting broader development objectives. These initiatives - also referred to as Institutional … Food Procurement Programmes (IFPPs)3 - are based on the premise that public institutions, when using their financial … been recognised, especially in low-income economies, as a potential policy instrument to support local and smallholder …

This paper analyses the changes in orientation and composition of Brazilian fiscal policy, focusing on three recent … subsidies to private investment, while public investment stagnated. This new fiscal policy mix proved ineffective in preventing …

examines the contribution of foreign startups in India and the barriers that they face. It then makes policy recommendations on … participation in India's growth and development towards an innovation economy. It also makes policy recommendations on how India can …