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Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink? Information and enabling access to clean water

Over 50 million people in India are exposed to arsenic-contaminated water, leading to adverse health outcomes – especially for children. Yet, the demand for private, safe drinking water remains low in...

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Can shared social identity minimise corporate frictions?

A separation between owners and managers of firms gives rise to various problems known as ‘agency conflicts’. This article explores whether having a shared social identity between managers and board m...

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सतत विकास की दिशा में भारत के अवसर

गत सप्ताहांत लन्दन स्कूल ऑफ़ इकोनॉमिक्स एंड पोलिटिकल साइंस में 'भारत सतत विकास सम्मेलन' का आयोजन किया गया जिसमें नोबेल पुरस्कार से सम्मानित प्रो. एस्थर दुफ्लो समेत कई प्रतिष्ठित अर्थशास्त्रियों, विशेषज...

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Forced male sterilisation and violence against women: Evidence from ‘Emergency India’

During 1975-1977, the Government of India introduced a programme involving forced sterilisation of men, in order to achieve population control as a poverty alleviation measure. Leveraging the varying ...

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How teachers’ beliefs can shape motivation and student learning

While teacher effort is crucial for student learning, evidence suggests that this is not what teachers themselves believe. This article presents findings from a randomised experiment involving a psych...

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Creating good jobs for young Indians: Insights from recent research

Young Indians – who are often more educated and have greater aspiration than their previous generations –are seeking ‘good jobs’. Yet, such jobs are not available to the majority. To mark Internationa...

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भारत के विनिर्माण क्षेत्र के श्रमिकों में निवेश और उत्पादकता

पहली मई को दुनिया भर में श्रम दिवस मनाया जाता है और आधुनिक विश्व की अर्थ व्यवस्था और प्रगति में श्रम, श्रम बाज़ार व श्रमिकों की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका है। इसी सन्दर्भ में आज के इस लेख में, अध्वर्यु एवं अन्य...

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Going green while being in the red

In the third post of a three-part blog series, I4I Editor-in-Chief Parikshit Ghosh advocates for a holistic approach that harmonises India’s environmental policy, social safety nets, and macroeconomic...

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India’s opportunity for sustainable growth

In the second post of a three-part blog series, Tim Dobermann and Nikita Sharma contend that it is important for India to choose a growth trajectory that prioritises raising living standards while min...

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The why and how of environmental protection: Examining the evidence

In the first post of a three-part blog series, I4I Editorial advisor Nalini Gulati summarises a selection of studies on the adverse impact of environmental degradation on human health as well as econo...

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Soil characteristics, women’s workforce participation and intra-household consumption distribution

When women’s participation in agriculture increases relative to men, does the intra-household distribution of consumption become more gender-equitable? Is there a positive impact on children’s access ...

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अच्छी नौकरियों की खोज में सहायता : युगांडा में शोध से प्राप्त साक्ष्य

ऐसी नीतियाँ बनाने के लिए जो श्रम-बाज़ार में प्रवेश करने वाले युवाओं को अच्छी नौकरियों की ओर ले जाएं, नौकरी खोज प्रक्रियाओं को समझना महत्वपूर्ण है। यह समझना भी महत्वपूर्ण है कि इनका लाभकारी रोज़गार खोजन...

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