We discuss a method aimed at reducing the risk that spurious results are published. Researchers send their datasets to an independent third party who randomly generates training and testing samples. Researchers perform their analysis on the former and once the paper is accepted for publication...

[eng] The reduction of the distortions to trade launched in 1992 and 1999 has led the CAP to systematise the uncoupling of agricultural aids from agricultural production . This analysis , focused on the price effect , makes it possible to assess the expected advantage to society , by means of...

In order to abate pollution, manufacturing facilities can either change their production processes (CPP) or introduce end-of-pipe technologies (EOP). The decision to undertake CPP rather than EOP is a reflection of the existence of economies of scope between production of the facility’s...

Summary Community-Driven Development (CDD) approaches have become an important part of development operations. Using data from 1,200 households in 66 communities participating in a CDD project in the Philippines, we analyze how communities select their proposals and how resources are allocated...

We explore the social capital impacts of a community-driven development project in the Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The analysis uses a unique panel data set of about 2100 households, aggregated at the village-level, collected in 66...

Les auteurs tiennent à exprimer toute leur gratitude à Chris Heady (Direction des affaires financières et des entreprises de l’OCDE) et Dirk Pilat (Direction de la science, de la technologie et de l’industrie) pour leurs précieuses remarques sur une version antérieure de cet article....

The authors would like to thank Chris Heady (OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs) and Dirk Pilat (OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry) for valuable comments on an earlier draft of the paper. In addition, the contributions from all of our colleagues on the OECD...

I develop and test two competing models assessing the impacts of targeted government transferson a local incumbent's electoral performance. I take advantage of the randomized roll-out of alarge-scale Conditional Cash Transfer program in the Philippines, which offers an ideal setting totest the...

Using spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage and panel data from 2100 households in 135 communities of the Philippines, we estimate the impact of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Purchasing a mobile phone leads to a 17.1% decrease in tobacco consumption per adult over the...