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Reviews the theory and practice of shock-responsive social protection initiatives and their effectiveness
This paper discusses how a social protection system might be used in the event of a humanitarian disaster
Using a framework this paper analyses the effect of technological change
State capacity has recently become the workhorse of development scholarship
Authors implemented an information campaign on registration and find that the treatment made firms more aware, but had no impact on registration
Many theories of economic geography emphasize the way politics can shape the spatial configuration of economic activity.
Throughout the developing world many countries have created special economic zones to attract investment and spur industrial growth
Despite the importance of agglomeration externalities in theoretical work evidence for their nature, scale, and scope remains elusive
This paper reports on a field experiment in Maharashtra, India
The authors show that enhancing the benefits of formalization through personalized assistance induces more firms to formalize
The authors have conducted what is to date the largest survey of management practices in Punjab, Pakistan
DFID Response to the ICAI recommendations on: The effects of DFID’s cash transfer programmes on poverty and vulnerability: an impact review - January 2017.
DFID Response to the ICAI recommendations on: DFID’s approach to managing exit and transition in its development partnerships - November 2016.
This guide looks at climate change governance and the political economy of climate policy development and implementation at the national scale
This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the PMFM in delivering high quality research, agreed results and value for money
This evaluation focusses on 3 portals and repositories supported by DFID: Eldis, R4D, SciDev.Net.
DFID Response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) recommendations on: “Accessing, staying and succeeding in basic education – UK aid’s support to marginalised girls. December 2016”
Paper highlights the issues surrounding educational measurement and how this plays out in ways that are relevant to education systems
This paper exploits an ongoing research programme that used the CLASS instrument to assess 7th grade mathematics classrooms in Chile
This paper informs the work of the Intellectual Leadership Team of the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) programme
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