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The Digital Transformation and Disruptive Technologies: Challenges and...
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Results Not Receipts: Counting the Right Things in Aid and Corruption
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Results Not Receipts: Counting the Right Things in Aid and Corruption (Brief)
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Measuring Rents from Public Employment: Regression Discontinuity Evidence...
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Do Age-of-Marriage Laws Work? Evidence from a Large Sample of Developing...
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American Agriculture’s Long Reach: Why the Farm Bill Matters for Development
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Global Agriculture and the American Farmer: Opportunities for US Leadership
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What's In, What's Out: Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage
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Blockchain and Economic Development: Hype vs. Reality
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A Practical Vision for US Development Reform
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