India

Despite fears that devolving control over forest resources to local communities may accelerate deforestation and worsen the climate crisis, the large-scale transfer of political power to India’s historically marginalised Scheduled Tribes significantl...

The construction of rural roads improved women's empowerment by reducing mobility restrictions, fostering progressive norms, increasing girls' educational enrolment and enhancing female agency. However, challenges remain in finding ways to enhance wo...

The expansion of India’s food transfer programme prevented approximately 1.8 million children from being stunted, while also raising wage incomes and improving dietary diversity.

Later sunsets reduce children's sleep, harming their learning and long-term education outcomes in India.

Little is known about the contribution of place-based policies in promoting economic development in emerging and developing countries. Through what channels do these policies, such as Special Economic Zones in India, promote development, if at all? D...

Economic theory predicts that smaller families can lead to healthier children. Evidence from India shows contraception plays a vital role in reducing child malnutrition, potentially by enabling parents to invest more resources in each child.

Deploying frequent and unpredictable visible police patrols in the streets of Hyderabad, India, led to a 27% drop in severe harassment cases. Such data-driven public safety interventions can improve women’s safety, educational choices and labour forc...

Closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship is not just a social equity issue—it is a powerful lever for economic growth. Evidence from India shows that women hire more women, and so efforts to boost female entrepreneurship will increase female labour...

Increased uncertainty in India around US immigration policies led to firms relocating jobs from the US to India. Increasing rhetoric around restrictive immigration policy may increase offshoring, rather than promote domestic employment.