Recent work by Prabhat Barnwal
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How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia
Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity
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Curbing leakage in public programmes: Evidence from India’s Direct Benefit Transfer Policy for LPG subsidies
Transferring subsidies directly to the programme beneficiaries in in-kind transfer programmes can help in reducing leakages