Increasing sleep for the urban poor: Evidence from India Studies in the US point to significant productivity benefits from sleeping more, but does this apply to low-income workers in developing countries? Health Gautam Rao Frank Schilbach Published 25.03.20
Impacts of water loss on low-income farmers in India Farmers with dried up wells cultivate less land with fewer profitable crops, while taking up relatively more off-farm employment opportunities Agriculture David Blakeslee Ram Fishman Veena Srinivasan Published 20.03.20
Economic shocks and the age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa and India The age of marriage responds to economic conditions. Reducing child marriage requires understanding the economic role of culture and institutions Institutions & Political Economy Lucia Corno Alessandra Voena Published 13.03.20
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
