The household-level effects of subsidised housing: Evidence from urban India Subsidised government-constructed housing increases income, education, and employment in Mumbai Migration & Urbanisation Tanu Kumar Published 18.02.22
Intranational trade barriers and firm productivity: Evidence from India Highway construction in India improved productivity by inducing firms to focus on products in which they are most efficient Infrastructure Ama Baafra Abeberese Mary Chen Published 14.02.22
Expanding learning beyond the classroom: Evidence from India Integrated education interventions with in-school and out-of-school components can increase student learning far beyond either approach independently Education Martina Björkman-Nyqvist Andrea Guariso Published 02.02.22
Explaining the gender gap in microenterprise performance: Evidence from India The gender gap in vendor revenue is likely due to inequitable access to capital rather than buyer preferences or seller behaviour Firms Solène Delecourt Odyssia Ng Published 12.01.22
Farm size and productivity: Evidence from India As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase Agriculture Andrew Foster Mark Rosenzweig Published 05.01.22
Data inaccuracy distorting reality: Evidence from schools in India Wide-spread cheating inflates students’ achievements in India, but technology-aided solutions can improve data accuracy in standardised testing Methods & Measurement Abhijeet Singh Published 15.12.21
Contract labour and firm growth in India Legal constraints to firm growth incentivise large firms to find loopholes by hiring contract labour Firms Marianne Bertrand Chang-Tai Hsieh Nick Tsivanidis Published 13.12.21
Caste, identity, and worker productivity in India While caste-based occupations may hold 'productivity benefits', removing the discriminatory links between low castes and work brings even larger gains Institutions & Political Economy Guilhem Cassan Daniel Keniston Tatjana Kleineberg Published 03.11.21
Easing contracting frictions with machines: Evidence from India Mechanisation standardises output and lowers supervision needs for hired labour, freeing owners’ families to engage in profitable off-farm activities Agriculture Julieta Caunedo Namrata Kala Published 01.11.21
