Labour market effects of workfare programmes: Evidence from India’s NREGA India’s NREGA programme increased rural and urban wages and reduced rural to urban migration Labour Markets Clément Imbert Published 27.04.18
Do management interventions last? Evidence from India The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided Firms Nicholas Bloom Aprajit Mahajan David McKenzie John Roberts Published 29.03.18
Can farmers weather climate change? Jonathan Colmer explores the effect increasing temperatures have on farmers and the occupational structure in India. Agriculture Jonathan Colmer Published 21.03.18
Does your cultural background affect your credit profile? In Indian banks, cultural proximity (shared beliefs, ethnicity) between lenders and borrowers increases access to credit and reduces default Institutions & Political Economy Raymond Fisman Published 14.03.18
The effects of pay inequality Pay inequality affects attendance, productivity and the social fabric of manufacturing workers in India, thus revealing impacts on firm productivity. Firms Supreet Kaur Published 08.02.18
The impact of the Green Revolution on structural change The introduction of high-yield crop varieties led to greater entrenchment in the agricultural sector, while reducing urban and industrial growth Agriculture Jacob Moscona Published 29.01.18
Childcare and development The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale. Public Economics Orazio Attanasio Published 18.01.18
Elections and corruption: Politics and public procurement in India Political interference in government contract allocation when ruling power changes hands, combined with lack of accountability, leads to corruption Institutions & Political Economy Jonathan Lehne Jacob Shapiro Oliver Vanden Eynde Published 08.12.17
The cost of labour regulations in India We inform the debate on labour regulations in India by costing their burden on firms and studying the role corruption plays in increasing these costs Firms Amrit Amirapu Michael Gechter Published 27.11.17
