Papers & Reports
One research question, four formats. Every project we run is written up at the altitude its audience needs — from a peer-review submission to a two-page brief a minister can read before a meeting.
Published Papers — the permanent record
Once a working paper has been through internal review, external referee comments, and a full replication check, it is submitted to a peer-reviewed academic journal. These are the pieces we stand behind without caveat — citable, indexed, and reproducible. See published papers →
Working Papers — research in the open
Most of our output lives here first: dense econometric and macroeconomic analysis, released before formal peer review so practitioners and academics can respond while the questions are still live. Expect regression tables, robustness checks, and open invitations for critique. See working papers →
Magazine Write-Ups — the same evidence, a different reader
A shorter, faster-turnaround format aimed at journalists, students, and the general public. No regression tables — just the finding, why it matters, and what it changes for an ordinary household or business. See write-ups →
Reports — built for a decision
Policy briefs, sector and market assessments, and commissioned white papers written for a specific decision-maker with a specific decision to make. These carry explicit recommendations, which our papers deliberately do not. See reports →
Same data, different distance from the decision
Whichever format you're reading, it traces back to the same underlying research — which will also be downloadable in our Data & Photographic Gallery as fieldwork produces it. We do not publish a public-facing claim that isn't backed by a paper or dataset we can show you on request.