The growth experiences of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Korea over the last several decades have been polar opposites. South Korea has had one of the world's fastest growing economies and the Democratic Republic of the Congo one of the slowest. Despite this divergence in...

Despite recent calls in support of cash transfers, there is little rigorous evidence of the relative impacts of cash versus in-kind transfers, especially in humanitarian contexts, where a majority of such programs take place. This paper uses data from a randomized experiment in the Democratic...

Despite recent calls in support of cash transfers, there is little rigorous evidence of the relative impacts of cash versus in-kind transfers, especially in humanitarian contexts, where a majority of such programs take place. This paper uses data from a randomized experiment in the Democratic...