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
The impact of school-based life skills classes for adolescent girls in India School-based life skills classes can change attitudes, strengthen social connections, and help girls assert more control over their lives while staying in school Education Eric Edmonds Ben Feigenberg Jessica Leight Published 31.08.20
Returns to work, child labour, and schooling: The income versus price effects Returns to child work play an important role in determining child labour and schooling through changing the opportunity costs of schooling Education Jie Bai Yukun Wang Published 21.08.20
How technology can drive student performance How does the use of education technology actually impact students in poorer regions of the developing world? Health Karthik Muralidharan Abhijeet Singh Alejandro J. Ganimian Published 19.08.20
Do India’s farmers use too much water? Rationing electricity supply limits farmers’ water use to a nearly efficient level on average, but also lowers agricultural productivity Energy & Environment Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan Published 24.07.20
Intra-household and intra-personal constraints to women’s employment in India Low self-confidence may keep women from persuading family members that they should enter the workplace, despite wanting to work themselves Labour Markets Madeline McKelway Published 20.07.20
Using social connections to solve coordination failure: Evidence from assembly lines in India An experiment in garment factories suggests that stronger social connections among co-workers can enhance coordination when incentives are group-based Firms Farzana Afridi Amrita Dhillon Sherry Li Swati Sharma Published 16.07.20
