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Autor:
Alfredo Burlando, Edward Bbaale
Publikováno v:
Economic Development and Cultural Change. 70:1017-1039
There is some evidence that access to schooling reduces fertility along the intensive margin in developing countries, but the transmission channels are not well understood; most education interventions impact financial costs, access, and school quali
Publikováno v:
International Economic Review. 62:1569-1598
Millions of households worldwide rely on savings groups (SGs) to satisfy their financial needs, yet important gaps remain in our understanding of this novel financial institution. We show theoretically that, within an SG, the supply of funds could fa
Autor:
Alfredo Burlando
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
Autor:
Alfredo Burlando, Andrea Canidio
Publikováno v:
Journal of Development Economics. 128:24-48
Millions of ultra-poor households in sub-Saharan Africa rely exclusively on savings groups to meet their financial needs. However, the ability of savings groups to fully meet these needs remains unclear. We randomize at the village level the proporti
Autor:
Alfredo Burlando, Andrea Canidio
Publikováno v:
Journal of International Development. 28:1381-1395
Understanding how capital flows within rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa can provide important insights on the nature of poverty and the effectiveness of financial intermediation. We use unique individual-level savings and borrowing data to stu
Autor:
Alberto Motta, Alfredo Burlando
Publikováno v:
Journal of Development Economics. 118:207-215
There is a heated debate on the merits of legalizing certain illegal, harmful and corrupting activities (such as trade in illicit drugs), but little theoretical insights on the consequences for optimal enforcement policies and corruption. We propose
Autor:
Alfredo Burlando
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Development Studies. 51:1563-1584
The disease environment could help explain underdevelopment in Africa. This article shows that local malaria risk is associated with worse local development outcomes. Combining an Ethiopian household survey with satellite-derived topographical inform
Autor:
Alfredo Burlando, Alberto Motta
Publikováno v:
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. 7:54-84
This paper shows that the threat of collusion between a productive agent and the auditor in charge of monitoring production can influence a number of organizational dimensions of the firm, including outsourcing decisions and the allocation of product