Shanta Devarajan

Taxation, accountability, and cash transfers: Breaking the resource curse Why is governance in resource-rich countries so poor? We argue that it is because governments in these countries do not rely on taxation, which is an …

Application of our @JPubEcon paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) on taxation for accountability in the post-oil era by Oman www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/w... via @NYTimes ⁦‪‬⁩

Patterns and Stories | Luca Dellanna | Substack Public policy and management (by Luca Dellanna and Ismail Manik). Click to read Patterns and Stories, by Luca Dellanna, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

My interview on the Sri Lankan crisis and stabilization on Patterns and Stories patternsandstories.substack.com/?utm_source=na…

What’s needed to encourage larger families? Michael Lokshin analyzes why government incentives are failing to reverse declining fertility rates in many countries.

How to encourage larger families? Michael Lokshin shows that financial incentives do not seem to work; changes in social norms may be needed. www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

Congratulations, Ranil. You will be great in that position.