Rank and peer effects in higher education: Evidence from India A more selective academic environment benefits female students along multiple dimensions but male students fail to take advantage of this exposure Education Utteeyo Dasgupta Subha Mani Smriti Sharma Saurabh Singhal Published 12.03.21
In-kind transfers as insurance: Evidence from India While academics and policymakers prefer unconditional cash transfer to the poor, they value in-kind transfers that protect against price fluctuations Social Protection Lucie Gadenne Sam Norris Monica Singhal Sandip Sukhtankar Published 01.03.21
'Til dowry do us part: Bargaining and violence in the Indian marriage market Policy crackdowns on dowries can reduce their prevalence, but with unintended impacts on women’s decision-making power and domestic violence Institutions & Political Economy Rossella Calvi Ajinkya Keskar Published 26.02.21
Public disclosure as a political incentive: Evidence from municipal elections in India Councilors who thought performance reports would be published before an election invested more in infrastructure, with positive impacts on re-election Institutions & Political Economy Abhijit Banerjee Nils Enevoldsen Rohini Pande Michael Walton Published 24.02.21
The unintended impacts of formal credit programmes on social networks: Evidence from India The introduction of financial institutions in communities may generate long-lasting externalities, including losses in informal social linkages Finance Abhijit Banerjee Emily Breza Arun G. Chandrasekhar Esther Duflo Matthew Jackson Cynthia Kinnan Published 17.02.21
How women’s social networks vary with wealth and status: Evidence from India Isolation is common amongst women living in contexts with restrictive gender norms but varies across socioeconomic groups Institutions & Political Economy Alison Andrew Orazio Attanasio Britta Augsburg Jere Behrman Monimalika Day Pamela Jervis Costas Meghir Angus Phimister Published 15.02.21
The cost of power: Electricity pricing and firm output in India Subsidies of household electricity prices in India come at the expense of firms, reducing both growth and output Energy & Environment Ama Baafra Abeberese Published 12.02.21
Can kindergarten combat learning inequality? Participation in early childhood education programmes can lead to improved and lasting learning outcomes for disadvantaged children Education Joshua T. Dean Seema Jayachandran Published 09.02.21
Urban-rural gaps in the developing world: Does internal migration offer opportunities? Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place Migration & Urbanisation David Lagakos Published 20.01.21
