This paper investigates whether individuals who have experienced stronger GDP growth over their lifetimes are more likely to trust their national government. The authors — Besley, Dann, and Dray — …
PublishedQuarterly Journal of EconomicsOnline 15 Jan 2026Published Apr 2026
This paper investigates whether virtual contact — exposure to an outgroup through a documentary film — can promote interethnic harmony, and whether targeting network-central individuals amplifies …
India liberalised foreign equity investment industry by industry in 2001 and 2006, and that staggered timing identifies what the policy did to the *distribution* of capital rather than only its level. …
PublishedQuarterly Journal of EconomicsOnline 13 Aug 2025Published Jan 2026
This paper asks whether dowry — a transfer from the bride's family to the groom's household upon marriage, prevalent throughout India — enables male migration by providing liquidity that compensates …