IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5346

Urban Infrastructure and Economic Development: Experimental Evidence from Street Pavement

Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Climent Quintana-Domeque

revised version published as 'Paving the Streets for the Poor: Experimental Analysis of Infrastructure Effects' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 98 (2), 254-267.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5334

Whither Corruption? A Quantitative Survey of the Literature on Corruption and Growth

Nauro F. Campos, Ralitza Dimova, Ahmad Saleh

published as 'Corruption and Economic Growth: An Econometric Survey of the Evidence' in: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2016, 172 (3), 521-543

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5329

Slavery, Education, and Inequality

Graziella Bertocchi, Arcangelo Dimico

revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2014, 70, 197-209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5326

Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso

Richard Akresh, Emilie Bagby, Damien de Walque, Harounan Kazianga

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61 (1), 157-186

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5312

Search, Migration, and Urban Land Use: The Case of Transportation Policies

Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96 (2), 174 - 187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5304

An Empirical Study of the Relationships between CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth and Openness

Eunho Choi, Almas Heshmati, Yongsung Cho

published in: Korean Journal of Environmental Policy 2011, 10(4), 3-37.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5286

Fiscal Decentralization and Development: How Crucial is Local Politics?

Sarmistha Pal, Jaideep Roy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5279

Risk Attitudes and Well-Being in Latin America

Juan Camilo Cardenas, Jeffrey P. Carpenter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5274

Can Private School Growth Foster Universal Literacy? Panel Evidence from Indian Districts

Sarmistha Pal, Geeta G. Kingdon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5261

Solow or Lucas? Testing Speed of Convergence on a Panel of OECD Countries

Jens Arnold, Andrea Bassanini, Stefano Scarpetta

published in: Research in Economics, 2011, 65 (2), 110-123

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5249

Are Microloans Bad for Growth?

Patrick M. Emerson, Bruce McGough

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5247

Institutions and Economic Performance: What Can Be Explained?

Simon Commander, Zlatko Nikoloski

published in: Review of Economics and Institutions, 2012, 2 (2), Article 3

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5243

Corruption as a Barrier to Entry: Theory and Evidence

Nauro F. Campos, Saul Estrin, Eugenio Proto

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5230

Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson, Justin Wolfers

published in: The World Bank (ed.). Development Challenges in a Post-Crisis World, 2012

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5209

The Effect of Early Childhood Developmental Program Attendance on Future School Enrollment and Grade Progression in Rural North India

Gautam Hazarika, Vejoya Viren

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 34, 146-161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5208

Spatial Decentralization and Program Evaluation: Theory and an Example from Indonesia

Mark M. Pitt, Nidhiya Menon

published as 'Spatial Decentralization and Programme Evaluation: Theory and an Example' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 81 (3), 511 - 539

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5187

Culture, Institutions and the Wealth of Nations

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Gerald Roland

published in : Review of Economics and Statistics , 2017, 99(3), 402-416

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5182

Child Health and the Income Gradient: Evidence from China

Yi Chen, Xiaoyan Lei, Li-An Zhou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5174

Risk Management among the Poor: The Case of Microfinancial Services

Thankom Gopinath Arun, Mirko Bendig

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5166

Left Behind: Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in the Midst of HIV/AIDS