In a model with two regions, one rich and one poor, the allocation of net public spending is studied whereby the initial political process by which taxation and government expenditures are determined is centralized and not democratic. In stable autocracy, decentralization reforms depend on a...

Although women often outperform men in school and college, they still face higher unemployment rates and lower wages when employed. Are prospective workers aware of these inequalities, or do they expect to enter a genderneutral workplace? This paper investigates college students' expectations...

The World Bank Nepal Fiscal Federalism Update aims to report annually on the progress of fiscal federalism in Nepal and identify implementation gaps. This first such update reviews the progress on fiscal federalism since the publication of the Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment (FCNA) in 2019