Inclusive growth dividend: Reframing the role of income transfers in India Could a universal supplemental income transfer, pegged at 1% of GDP, transform India’s anti-poverty strategy? Public Economics Karthik Muralidharan Maitreesh Ghatak Published 15.07.20
In the eyes of the beholder: How do artisans set prices for their products Artisans who are attached to their creative output offer discounts to discerning buyers, even when these buyers have a high willingness to pay Firms Aruna Ranganathan Published 13.07.20
Something to complain about: How minority representatives overcome ethnic barriers Access to formal complaints technologies improves minorities’ strategic bargaining power within local government and improves public good provision Institutions & Political Economy M R Sharan Chinmaya Kumar Published 26.06.20
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 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
