During times of economic turmoil, women often bear the cost of cuts in public spending and
labor market deregulation. We argue that the adverse gendered consequences of austerity …

This Element argues that governments allocate adjustment burdens strategically to protect
their supporters, imposing adjustment costs upon the supporters of their opponents, who …

We analyse the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes on appointing
women leaders in ministerial positions. We hypothesize that women leaders are selected …

When do IMF programs induce protest? Despite much cross-country research on this
question, there is little evidence on how IMF programs affect individual predispositions for …

When are women appointed to the board of central banks? While progressive societal
gender norms may facilitate women's ascension to leadership positions, recent research …

In the span of two years, Sri Lanka saw one of the biggest protests in South Asia, ousted a
president and his government, defaulted on its sovereign debt, declared bankruptcy …

The term structural adjustment refers to a process whereby governments undertake a set of
policies that promote market organization of the economy. Packaged together in structural …

Case research points to the gendered effects of the value-added tax (VAT), which may
particularly disadvantage women by crowding out their economic participation. A key driver …

According to the literature, the IMF's track-record in averting financial crises and promoting
economic growth is mixed, and evidence suggests that IMF programs may increase poverty …