How managerial autonomy improves firm outcomes: Evidence from India Greater managerial autonomy for state-owned enterprises leads to higher sales, profits, and value added, with no negative employment effects Firms Namrata Kala Published 01.09.21
Incentivising quality of public infrastructure excludes users and worsens public health A study of community toilets in India shows importance of fully subsidising basic services and of measures to prevent overcrowding and degradation Infrastructure Alex Armand Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Published 23.08.21
Reshaping gender attitudes: Evidence from schools in India Integrated school-based interventions to advance gender equality can achieve lasting changes in regressive attitudes and behaviours Education Diva Dhar Tarun Jain Seema Jayachandran Published 07.07.21
Escaping the subsidy-quality trap in India’s retail electricity market Reducing power prices for commercial and industrial consumers can help utilities raise revenue and enhance service quality across the system Energy & Environment Shefali Khanna Kevin Rowe Published 05.07.21
How services drive the growth of emerging economies: Evidence from India Service-led growth can be a viable development strategy for the developing world; however, its fruits might disproportionately benefit the rich Macroeconomics & Growth Tianyu Fan Michael Peters Fabrizio Zilibotti Published 06.06.21
Information provision and street food safety: A field study in urban India While unsafe street food affects the health of millions of people, information alone may not be enough to change vendors’ food safety practices Health Gianmarco Daniele Sulagna Mookerjee Denni Tommasi Published 24.05.21
How credit market competition increases employment and productivity: Evidence from India Increasing competition between banks in India can improve the lending standards of government banks and yield broader economic benefits Finance Indraneel Chakraborty Apoorva Javadekar Rodney Ramcharan Published 26.04.21
Examining the macro effects of MNREGA The introduction of MNREGA increased economic activity as measured by night-time lights and banking deposits, but mostly in richer districts Methods & Measurement Justin Cook Manisha Shah Published 16.04.21
Women as policymakers: Evidence from a randomised policy experiment in India Women leaders increase the provision of public goods that benefit women and children more, and also raise the aspirations of girls and their parents Institutions & Political Economy Raghab Chattopadhyay Esther Duflo Published 07.04.21
