Shanta Devarajan
@shantad.bsky.social
Professor of the Practice of International Development, SFS Georgetown University. Former World Bank chief economist (South Asia, Africa, MENA).
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
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 …
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My interview on the Sri Lankan crisis and stabilization on Patterns and Stories patternsandstories.substack.com/?utm_source=na…
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.
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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...
What’s needed to encourage larger families?
Michael Lokshin analyzes why government incentives are failing to reverse declining fertility rates in many countries.
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