Getting into the habit: Handwashing and child health in India Access to soap dispensers combined with monitoring and incentives increased handwashing and generated substantial improvements in child health Health Reshmaan N. Hussam Published 04.03.20
Using intermediaries to deliver credit A study in India suggests that private traders have a potentially valuable role to play as intermediaries for agricultural development interventions Finance Pushkar Maitra Sandip Mitra Dilip Mookherjee Sujata Visaria Published 02.03.20
Using incentives to motivate knowledge agents: Evidence from India Can incentives improve information dissemination among agents or do hidden pitfalls exist? Health Maitreesh Ghatak Published 26.02.20
Can consumption patterns explain identity choices? Evidence from India Evidence from India shows how both conflict and economic forces can cause people to realign their ethnic or religious identity Institutions & Political Economy David Atkin Published 12.02.20
Do taxes affect firm-to-firm trade? Evidence from India Taxes affect which domestic suppliers firms choose to trade with in India, leading to less within-country trade and firm growth Firms Lucie Gadenne Roland Rathelot Published 31.01.20
What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men? Previous estimates of returns to microfinance for women are low partly because they often use it to invest in businesses that are not their own Finance Arielle Bernhardt Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol Published 27.01.20
The power of biometric identification for development The technology can reduce leakages in programmes, increase access to public programmes and market services, and improve the delivery of healthcare Technology & Innovation Thomas Bossuroy Clara Delavallade Vincent Pons Vestal McIntyre Published 09.12.19
Uncongested mobility in urban India Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion Infrastructure Prottoy A. Akbar Victor Couture Gilles Duranton Adam Storeygard Published 18.11.19
India’s National Education Policy: A need to look beyond the classroom to improve results India should consider how government policies have both intended and unintended consequences for education, as they impact incentives to attend school Education Anjali Adukia Published 15.11.19
