The power of biometric identification for development The technology can reduce leakages in programmes, increase access to public programmes and market services, and improve the delivery of healthcare Technology & Innovation Thomas Bossuroy Clara Delavallade Vincent Pons Vestal McIntyre Published 09.12.19
Uncongested mobility in urban India Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion Infrastructure Prottoy A. Akbar Victor Couture Gilles Duranton Adam Storeygard Published 18.11.19
India’s National Education Policy: A need to look beyond the classroom to improve results India should consider how government policies have both intended and unintended consequences for education, as they impact incentives to attend school Education Anjali Adukia Published 15.11.19
When does politics work for development? Political interference in the bureaucracy is generally viewed with suspicion. However, in India bureaucrats implement MNREGA much better in places where politicians are able to claim credit for improvements. Institutions & Political Economy Saad Gulzar Benjamin Pasquale Published 11.11.19
Changing beliefs about education: Evidence from rural India Beyond simply telling them or showing evidence, how can we make children in developing countries believe that education has value? Education Guo Xu Published 06.11.19
Empowering women through direct digital wage payments Providing poor Indian women with more control of their potential wages increased labour force participation and led to more progressive gender norms Labour Markets Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol Simone Schaner Charity Troyer Moore Published 04.11.19
Should low-income countries open up to foreign capital? The India experiment Better access to foreign capital reduces misallocation and stimulates growth, with the highest gains where local capital markets are least developed Firms Natalie Bau Adrien Matray Published 11.10.19
Scabs: The social suppression of labour supply Social norms help sustain wage floors with workers taking jobs at wage cuts in private, but rejecting them in public due to fear of sanctions Labour Markets Emily Breza Supreet Kaur Nandita Krishnaswamy Published 07.10.19
Improved cooking stoves in India: Evaluating long-run impacts The limited impacts of an improved cooking stove programme in India suggest that testing interventions in real-world conditions is important Energy & Environment Esther Duflo Michael Greenstone Rema Hanna Claire Walsh Published 30.09.19
