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CEP discussion paper
The Impact of Asymmetric Information Among Competing Insurgent Groups: Estimating an 'Emboldenment' Effect

This paper uses asymmetric access to information to test if an insurgency is factionalized. If it is factionalized, regional variation in information should influence attack levels as groups use violence to compete over ...Read more...

Radha Iyengar

October 2010

CEP discussion paper
I'd Rather be Hanged for a Sheep than a Lamb The Unintended Consequences of 'Three-Strikes' Laws

Strong sentences are common ?tough on crime? tool used to reduce the incentives for individuals to participate in criminal activity. However, the design of such policies often ignores other margins along which individual...Read more...

Radha Iyengar

October 2010

CEP discussion paper
Discussion Sessions Coupled with Microfinancing May Enhance the Roles of Women in Household Decision-Making in Burundi

The empowerment of women within households remains a major issue around the world including in Africa. We have conducted a study in Burundi coupling discussion sessions with microfinancing to determine if they enhance th...Read more...

Giulia Ferrari and Radha Iyengar

October 2010

CentrePiece article
Violence in Iraq: the impact of public debate during wartime

Radha Iyengar considers whether public debate about the UK's involvement in Iraq might undermine the chances of military success...Read more...

Radha Iyengar

February 2010