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
Unintended consequences: How workfare programmes may fuel school dropouts in India Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment Labour Markets Manisha Shah Bryce Steinberg Published 13.01.21
How does shame and embarrassment impact social learning? Evidence from India People are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes the limits of their knowledge. Institutions & Political Economy Arun G. Chandrasekhar Benjamin Golub He Yang Published 06.01.21
Failure of frequent assessment: Evidence from India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high Education James Berry Harini Kannan Shobhini Mukerji Marc Shotland Published 08.12.20
Does a fear of violence reduce female labour supply? Evidence from India Higher media reporting of sexual assaults reduces women’s likelihood of working outside their homes in urban India Labour Markets Zahra Siddique Published 07.12.20
Should electricity be a right? Evidence from India A social norm in which people deserve access to electricity regardless of payment may actually be undermining efforts for universal access Energy & Environment Robin Burgess Michael Greenstone Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan Published 18.11.20
Digging for dirt: Rent-seeking among elected politicians in India’s mineral belt Increases in local mineral wealth raise both the likelihood of criminally charged politicians entering office and asset accumulation among incumbents Institutions & Political Economy Sam Asher Paul Novosad Published 16.11.20
Incentivising behavioural change: The role of time preferences Bundling payment incentives over time is more effective in increasing effort among the impatient, relative to increasing payment frequency Health Rebecca Dizon-Ross Shilpa Aggarwal Ariel Zucker Published 07.10.20
Does caste identity affect labour supply? Evidence from India Caste identity concerns constrain labour supply decisions, causing Indian workers to avoid certain jobs even at large economic costs Labour Markets Suanna Oh Published 05.10.20
