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The formation of community-based organizations: an analysis of a quasi-experiment in Zimbabwe (2014)
Journal Article
Barr, A., Dekker, M., & Fafchamps, M. (2014). The formation of community-based organizations: an analysis of a quasi-experiment in Zimbabwe. World Development, 66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.003

Previous analyses of the formation and composition of community-based organizations (CBOs) have used cross section data. So, causal inference has been compromised. We obviate this problem by using data from a quasi-experiment in which villages were f... Read More about The formation of community-based organizations: an analysis of a quasi-experiment in Zimbabwe.

Participatory accountability and collective action: experimental evidence from Albania (2014)
Journal Article
Barr, A., Packard, T., & Serra, D. (2014). Participatory accountability and collective action: experimental evidence from Albania. European Economic Review, 68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.01.010

It has been argued that accountability is a public good that only citizens can provide. Governments can put institutions in place that allow citizens to hold public servants to account, but citizens must participate in those institutions if accountab... Read More about Participatory accountability and collective action: experimental evidence from Albania.