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Pollution, renewable energy, mobile money, sleep & more

This week in development economics at VoxDev: 01/08/2025

Aug 1 •

Unintended consequences: When policy backfires in unforeseen ways

Evidence on VoxDev has shed light on many examples of unintended consequences in economics. What have we learned from when things go wrong?

Jul 29 •

Carbon offsets, Special Economic Zones, remote work & more

This week in development economics at VoxDev: 25/07/2025

Jul 25 •

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Additionality: What it means & why it’s crucial in the fight against climate change

Before taking credit for offsetting carbon or reducing emissions, organisations need to ask: Would this have happened anyway?

Jul 22 •

Pollution, social norms, gender pay gaps, poverty & more

This week in development economics at VoxDev: 18/07/2025

Jul 18 •

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