government in the developing world, where nationally appointed bureaucrats and locally elected politicians together manage the … these bureaucrats and politicians matter for the productivity of local bureaucracies. This paper addresses the empirical gap … of bureaucrats and politicians. It finds robust evidence that higher integrity among locally elected politicians is …

The serious implications of privatizing state-owned enterprises for politicians, managers, and investors make such … effects. A unique opportunity for this identification arises from a rule of promotion of local politicians based on age …

main effect. They test the theory using the World Val-ues Survey as a source of proxies for morality. Using their preferred …

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …

The world economy has experienced four global recessions over the past seven decades: in 1975, 1982, 1991, and 2009 … internationally, with severe economic and financial disruptions in many countries around the world. The 2009 global recession, set off …