Competition and the welfare gains from transportation infrastructure in India The construction of the Golden Quadrilateral has seen unequal gains in manufacturing income across states, largely due to proximity to the highway Infrastructure Jose Asturias Manuel García-Santana Published 01.06.20
Balancing corruption and exclusion: Incorporating India’s Aadhaar into public food distribution Fighting corruption with India's new national ID system has cost some low-income households their benefits in the process Social Protection Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Published 17.04.20
Alcohol and self-control: Evidence from India Rickshaw drivers in India who randomly received sobriety incentives as part of an experiment significantly reduced their daytime drinking Health Frank Schilbach Published 08.04.20
Do improved cooking stoves inevitably go up in smoke? Evidence from India and Senegal New evidence on the adoption and impacts of various improved cooking stoves offers promising options for climate policy and poverty alleviation Energy & Environment Marc A. Jeuland Subhrendu K. Pattanayak Jörg Ankel-Peters Published 06.04.20
Alleviating financial strain to drive productivity: Evidence from India Does easing the financial stress of short-term workers by paying them earlier lead to productivity improvements? Finance Supreet Kaur Published 01.04.20
Can microfinance unlock the poverty trap for some entrepreneurs? Microfinance has potentially transformative impacts for some entrepreneurs, especially those who otherwise would be stuck in a poverty trap Finance Abhijit Banerjee Emily Breza Esther Duflo Cynthia Kinnan Published 27.03.20
Increasing sleep for the urban poor: Evidence from India Studies in the US point to significant productivity benefits from sleeping more, but does this apply to low-income workers in developing countries? Health Gautam Rao Frank Schilbach Published 25.03.20
Impacts of water loss on low-income farmers in India Farmers with dried up wells cultivate less land with fewer profitable crops, while taking up relatively more off-farm employment opportunities Agriculture David Blakeslee Ram Fishman Veena Srinivasan Published 20.03.20
Economic shocks and the age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa and India The age of marriage responds to economic conditions. Reducing child marriage requires understanding the economic role of culture and institutions Institutions & Political Economy Lucia Corno Alessandra Voena Published 13.03.20
