SSRN CEPR: Development Economics (Topic)

1.

Education and Conflict: Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Indonesia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13509

Number of pages: 88 Posted: 11 Feb 2019

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Dominic Rohner and Alessandro Saia

University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne

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2.

Endogenous Information Sharing and the Gains from Using Network Information to Maximize Technology Adoption

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13507

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 11 Feb 2019

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Alain de Janvry, Kyle Emerick, Erin Kelley and Elisabeth Sadoulet

University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy

3.

Intergenerational Mobility in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13497

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 04 Feb 2019

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Alberto F. Alesina, Sebastian Hohmann, Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and London Business School

There are 2 versions of this paper

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4.

Demand Estimation with Strategic Complementarities: Sanitation in Bangladesh

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13498

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2019

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Raymond Guiteras, James Levinsohn and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

University of Maryland, Yale University - Cowles Foundation and Yale School of Management

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Unequal Migration and Urbanisation Gains in China

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13487

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

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Pierre-Philippe Combes, Sylvie Démurger, Shi Li and Jianguo Wang

Université de Lyon, University of Lyon 2 - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE), Beijing Normal University (BNU) - Business School and Beijing Information Science and Technology University

There are 2 versions of this paper

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6.

Can Policy Change Culture? Government Pension Plans and Traditional Kinship Practices

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13486

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

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Natalie Bau

University of Toronto

7.

International Buyers' Sourcing and Suppliers' Markups in Bangladeshi Garments

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13482

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

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Julia Cajal-Grossi, Rocco Macchiavello and Guillermo Noguera

The Graduate Institute, Geneva, University of Oxford - Nuffield College of Medicine and Columbia University

8.

Declared Support and Clientelism

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13460

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 23 Jan 2019

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Simeon Nichter and Salvatore Nunnari

Harvard University and Bocconi University

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Using Rcts to Estimate Long-Run Impacts in Development Economics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13443

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Jan 2019

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Adrien Bougen, Yue Huang, Michael Kremer and Edward Miguel

University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

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10.

Heterogeneity, Measurement Error, and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13433

Number of pages: 108 Posted: 15 Jan 2019

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Douglas Gollin and Christopher Udry

Oxford Department of International Development and Northwestern University

There are 3 versions of this paper

11.

Folklore

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13425

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 11 Jan 2019

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Stelios Michalopoulos and Melanie Meng Xue

Brown University - Department of Economics and Department of Economics & Center for Economic History, Northwestern University

There are 2 versions of this paper

12.

Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13413

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jan 2019

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Diva Dhar, Tarun Jain and Seema Jayachandran

University of Oxford, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and Northwestern University - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

13.

Strategic Fertility, Education Choices, and Conflicts in Deeply Divided Societies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13412

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 07 Jan 2019

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Emeline Bezin, Bastien Chabé-Ferret and David de la Croix

Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Essex and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

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The Value of Information in Technology Adoption: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13419

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 07 Jan 2019

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Asad Islam, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou and Xin Zhang

Monash University - Department of Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Monash University - Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

15.

Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13386

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 17 Dec 2018

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Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus P. Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), World Bank, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, World Bank, Bocconi University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics and BRAC-Africa

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Structural Transformation, Industrial Specialization, and Endogenous Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13379

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018

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Paula Bustos, Juan Castro-Vincenzi, Joan Monras and Jacopo Ponticelli

CREI; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Princeton University, Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI) and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

There are 2 versions of this paper

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17.

Can Mobile-Linked Bank Accounts Bolster Savings? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Sri Lanka

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13378

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018

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Suresh de Mel, Craig McIntosh, Ketki Sheth and Christopher Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Oxford - Wolfson College

There are 2 versions of this paper

18.

Measuring Ethnic Stratification and its Effect on Trust in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13368

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018

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Roland Hodler, Sorawoot Srisuma, Alberto Vesperoni and Noémie Zurlinden

University of St. Gallen, University of Surrey, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt and University of St Gallen

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The Intergenerational Behavioural Consequences of a Socio-Political Upheaval

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13354

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Dec 2018

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Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng and Dandan Zhang

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), National Taiwan University, Australian National University and National School of Development, Peking University

There are 2 versions of this paper

20.

Structural Transformation to Manufacturing and Services: What Role for Trade?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13351

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Dec 2018

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Kym Anderson

University of Adelaide - Centre for International Economic Studies (CIES)

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21.

Economic Policy Uncertainty in Turkey

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13352

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Dec 2018

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La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul and Antonio Spilimbergo

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department

There are 2 versions of this paper

22.

Repayment Flexibility and Risk Taking: Experimental Evidence from Credit Contracts

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13329

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 26 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2018

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Selim Gulesci and Andreas Madestam

Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University, Department of Economics

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Anti-Social Behavior in Groups

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13315

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Michal Bauer, Jana Cahlikova, Dagmara Celik Katreniak, Julie Chytilová, Lubomír Cingl and Tomas Zelinsky

Charles University in Prague - Institute of Economic Studies, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Charles University in Prague - Department of Economics, University of Economics, Prague and Technical University of Kosice

There are 4 versions of this paper

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24.

The Household Finance Landscape in Emerging Economies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13318

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Cristian Badarinza, Tarun Ramadorai and Vimal Balasubramaniam

National University of Singapore (NUS), Imperial College London and University of Warwick

There are 2 versions of this paper

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25.

Germs, Social Networks and Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13312

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Alessandra Fogli and Laura Veldkamp

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and New York University - Stern School of Business

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Historical Legacies and African Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13309

Number of pages: 100 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Brown University - Department of Economics and London Business School

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Mobility and Congestion in Urban India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13291

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Gilles Duranton, Victor Couture, Prottoy Akbar and Adam Storeygard

University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department, University of California, Berkeley, University of Pittsburgh and Tufts University

There are 2 versions of this paper

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28.

The Political Economy of Multilateral Aid Funds

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13297

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Axel Dreher, Jenny Simon and Justin Valasek

Heidelberg University, German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - BMAS and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

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29.

Biased Policy Professionals

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13289

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Sheheryar Banuri, Stefan Dercon and Varun Gauri

University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, University of Oxford - Department of Economics and World Bank

There are 2 versions of this paper

30.

Buying Votes and International Organizations: The Dirty Work-Hypothesis

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13290

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Axel Dreher, Valentin Lang, B. Peter Rosendorff and James Raymond Vreeland

Heidelberg University, University of Zurich, New York University (NYU) - Wilf Family Department of Politics and Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service and Department of Government

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Understanding Human Trafficking Using Victim-Level Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13279

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Oct 2018

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Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist, Maria Kuecken, Eliana La Ferrara and Elsa Artadi

Stockholm School of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Generalitat de Catalunya

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32.

Assortative Matching or Exclusionary Hiring? The Impact of Firm Policies on Racial Wage Differences in Brazil

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13273

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 29 Oct 2018

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David Card, Francois Gerard, Lorenzo Lagos and Edson Severnini

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Economics, Columbia University and Carnegie Mellon University

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Consumers as Tax Auditors

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13276

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 29 Oct 2018

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Joana Naritomi

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

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Measuring Skills in Developing Countries

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13271

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 22 Oct 2018

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Rachid Laajaj and Karen Macours

Universidad de los Andes, Chile and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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35.

Information and Bargaining Through Agents: Experimental Evidence from Mexico's Labor Courts

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13261

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 22 Oct 2018

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Joyce Sadka, Enrique Seira and Christopher Woodruff

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and University of Oxford - Wolfson College

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Religiosity and Terrorism: Evidence from Ramadan Fasting

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13257

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 Oct 2018

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Roland Hodler, Paul Raschky and Anthony Strittmatter

University of St. Gallen, Monash University - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research (SEW)

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Worst-Case Bounds on R&D and Pricing Distortions: Theory and Disturbing Conclusions If Consumer Values Follow the World Income Distribution

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13241

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2018

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Michael Kremer

Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Corruption and Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13218

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 08 Oct 2018

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Franklin Allen, Jun Qian and Lin Shen

Imperial College London, Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Friendship and Female Education: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladeshi Primary Schools

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13221

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Oct 2018

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Youjin Hahn, Asad Islam, Eleonora Patacchini and Yves Zenou

Yonsei University, Monash University - Department of Economics, Cornell University and Monash University - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

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New Technologies, Global Value Chains, and Developing Economies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13220

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Oct 2018

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Dani Rodrik

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Inequality as Experienced Difference: A Reformulation of the Gini Coefficient

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13211

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 02 Oct 2018

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Samuel Bowles and Wendy Carlin

Santa Fe Institute and University College London - Department of Economics

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Restricting Trade and Reducing Variety: Evidence from Ethiopia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13169

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Pramila Krishnan and Peng Zhang

University of Oxford - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)

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43.

Altruism and Risk Sharing in Networks

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13164

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Renaud Bourlès, Yann Bramoullé and Eduardo Perez-Richet

University of Angers - Research Group in Quantitative Saving (GREQAM), Aix-Marseille University and Sciences Po

44.

Economic Transition and the Rise of Alternative Institutions: Political Connections in Putin's Russia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13177

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Natalia Lamberova and Konstantin Sonin

University of California, Los Angeles and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies

45.

Experimental Evidence of Exposure to a Conditional Cash Transfer During Early Teenage Years: Young Women's Fertility and Labor Market Outcomes

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13165

Number of pages: 102 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Tania Barham, Karen Macours and John A. Maluccio

University of Colorado at Boulder, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Middlebury College - Department of Economics

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Should a Poverty-Averse Donor Always Increase the Share of Governance-Improving Countries?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13163

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Francois Bourguignon and Jean‐Philippe Platteau

Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of Namur

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Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13136

Number of pages: 87 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Girum Tefera Abebe, Stefano Caria, Marcel Fafchamps, Paolo Falco, Simon Franklin and Simon Quinn

Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), University of Oxford, Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, OECD, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics and University of Oxford

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48.

Rebel Capacity, Intelligence Gathering, and the Timing of Combat Operations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13155

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Konstantin Sonin, Jarnickae Wilson and Austin L. Wright

University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Enforcing Regulation Under Illicit Adaptation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13114

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 21 Aug 2018

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Andres Gonzalez Lira and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

University of California, Berkeley and Yale School of Management

There are 2 versions of this paper

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50.

Effects of Poverty on Impatience: Preferences or Inattention?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13102

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 Aug 2018

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Vojtech Bartos, Michal Bauer, Julie Chytilová and Ian Levely

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Charles University in Prague - Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University in Prague - Department of Economics and Wageningen University

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