Regression discontinuity designs applied to a set of household surveys from the 1980-90s allow to examine whether Côte d'Ivoire's aggregate wealth was translated at the borders of neighboring countries. At the border of Ghana and at the end of the 1980s, large discontinuities are detected for...

By applying regression discontinuity designs to a set of household surveys from the 1980-90s, we examine whether Côte d'Ivoire's aggregate wealth was translated at the borders of neighboring countries. At the border of Ghana and at the end of the 1980s, large discontinuities are detected for...

Regression discontinuity designs applied to a set of household surveys from the 1980-90s allow to examine whether Cote d'Ivoire's aggregate wealth was translated at the borders of neighboring countries. At the border of Ghana and at the end of the 1980s, large discontinuities are detected for...

Regression discontinuity designs applied to a set of household surveys from the 1980-90s allow to examine whether Cote d'Ivoire's aggregate wealth was translated at the borders of neighboring countries. At the border of Ghana and at the end of the 1980s, large discontinuities are detected for...

This paper investigates the impact of role models on intentions to migrate in rural Mali, implementing an RCT. Three documentaries are shown depicting successful life stories of non-migrants and migrants, and one unsuccessful migrant’s life story. None has significant average impact. We...

Die Autoren analysieren Vorgeschichte, Ausprägung und Ausweg aus einer neuerlichen Finanzkrise in Ghana, die sich 1999 akut entwickelte. Zunächst wird ein positives Bild der Geschichte der Strukturanpassung in den achtziger und neunziger Jahren gezeichnet, bevor die neue Krise und ihre...