Gender norms, violence and adolescent girls’ trajectories: Evidence from India Changing the attitudes and behaviours of those enforcing restrictive societal norms is critical for achieving meaningful improvements in women’s wellbeing Education Alison Andrew Sonya Krutikova Gabriela Smarrelli Hemlata Verma Published 24.10.22
The long-run development impacts of agricultural productivity gains: Evidence from irrigation canals in India Evidence from canals in India shows that labour mobility is a key adjustment channel to agricultural growth Agriculture Sam Asher Alison Campion Douglas Gollin Paul Novosad Published 21.10.22
Improving public sector management at scale Well-designed programmes may be ineffective in practice, even with high compliance Education Karthik Muralidharan Abhijeet Singh Published 12.10.22
Infrastructure maintenance and rural economic activity: Evidence from India Investments in the development and maintenance of existing infrastructure spur the growth of microenterprises and stimulate rural economic activity Infrastructure Ritam Chaurey Duong Trung Le Published 11.10.22
How does social media influence democracy? Evidence from WhatsApp in India Social media groups can improve voter knowledge, but may also increase polarisation in political preferences Institutions & Political Economy Kevin Carney Published 06.10.22
Bureaucratic representation and state responsiveness during crises Bureaucratic representation in the Indian civil service lowered mortality rates during the 1918 influenza pandemic Institutions & Political Economy Guo Xu Published 05.10.22
Midday meals in India improve children’s learning outcomes Prolonged exposure to ‘midday meals’ can improve learning outcomes on top of its other objectives Education Tanika Chakraborty Rajshri Jayaraman Published 27.09.22
How railways impact the growth of cities: Evidence from colonial India Railways encouraged the growth of cities in colonial India and market access helps explain why Infrastructure James Fenske Namrata Kala Jinlin Wei Published 19.09.22
A breath of fresh air: Raising awareness for clean fuel adoption in India Providing information about both the health hazards of cooking with solid fuel and subsidy benefits led to behavioural changes and increased LPG usage Energy & Environment Farzana Afridi Sisir Debnath E. Somanathan Published 09.09.22
