This week's links include an interview with Give Directly villagers, and with one of the pioneers of new RDD work, new evidence on labor market churn, how fiscal policy in developing countries makes the poor poorer, and more.
Corporate income tax is an important source of government revenue, especially in low and middle-income countries. However, effective tax rates are often far below statutory rates due to generous tax incentives provided to attract investments.
This World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series introduces 6 papers published from March 1 to March 15 on various topics, including taxation, gender, and wildfire smokes.
Post-docs are increasingly common in economics, especially in development economics. Recent post-doctorate researchers offer their advice on making the post of them.