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How skin tone still shapes inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

How skin tone still shapes inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that skin tone is a powerful predictor of intergenerational mobility.Read Article

Climate politics: Understanding political inaction on climate change

Climate Change · Indonesia

Climate politics: Understanding political inaction on climate change

Despite strong public concern for climate change and pollution in Indonesia, politicians underestimate the demand for policy responses and fail to act – even when informed of voter preferences. Politicians’ misperceptions, elite capture, and political costs sustain inaction, underscoring the multiplicity of challenges for climate policy.Read Article

When Special Economic Zones fail: Lessons from Indonesia

Taxes · Indonesia

When Special Economic Zones fail: Lessons from Indonesia

Indonesia’s Special Economic Zone programme (known as Integrated Economic Development Zones) had minimal impact on regional growth and welfare, largely because it targeted remote, low-potential areas and relied solely on tax incentives. Effective design requires careful site selection, complemented by infrastructure investment and policies that reduce barriers to formal sector participation.Read Article

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