I provide a critical overview of the literature on political decentralization. After reviewing first-
and second-generation theories of federalism, I describe recent empirical studies focusing …

When do politicians prompt bureaucrats to provide effective services? Leveraging the
uneven overlap of jurisdictions in India, we compare bureaucrats supervised by a single …

There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the
last two decades, but there is no evidence of how this has influenced economic …

Despite recent advances, women trail men in political participation, especially in developing
countries where the long-term economic benefits from empowering women politically have …

Using Chile as a case study for understanding tactical distribution under extensive controls
on expenditure, this paper examines whether political motives affect the allocation of funds …

We analyze the allocation of discretionary grants from the central government to local
governments in Indonesia. Using OLS and Fixed Effects models on an unbalanced panel …

This paper tests whether need or political economy factors determine the allocation of
humanitarian aid in the wake of the 2015/16 winter disaster in Mongolia. The identification …

A core function of government is to provide assistance to households affected by negative
shocks. This paper studies such government intervention in the form of drought relief in three …

Determinan Alokasi Dana Desa. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki dampak
transparansi, akuntabilitas, dan kinerja pemerintah desa terhadap alokasi dana desa …

Natural resource management is critical for addressing issues of water scarcity, land
degradation and poor agricultural and livestock productivity especially in rainfed ecologies …