09 April, 2018Introduction to e-Symposium: Women and work in India
Female labour force participation in India has been low and stagnant over the past few decades. I4I Editor Farzana Afridi is hosting an e-symposium to examine research that explores the reasons for t...
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Farzana Afridi 
03 March, 2017
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What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men?
Several studies find that male-operated – but not female-operated – microenterprises benefit from access to grants or loans. But these analyses overlook that female entrepreneurs often reside with...
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Arielle Bernhardt Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol
- 02 May, 2018
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The persistence of caste in India: An economic explanation
Despite many efforts by the government and by civic institutions, the caste system continues to have a firm hold on Indian society. This column presents an economic explanation for this persistence a...
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Kaivan Munshi
- 16 July, 2012
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Social identity and perceived income adequacy
Perceptions about income adequacy, in addition to actual income adequacy, are a critical part of individual well-being. However, factors that determine these perceptions have not been well-investigate...
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Ashwini Deshpande Deepti Goel
- 13 June, 2018
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Unity in cricket: Integrated leagues and caste divisions
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that intergroup contact can reduce discrimination. However, different types of contact – collaborative or adversarial – may have different effects. Bas...
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Matt Lowe
- 23 May, 2018
- Articles
What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men?
Several studies find that male-operated – but not female-operated – microenterprises benefit from access to grants or loans. But these analyses overlook that female entrepreneurs often reside with...
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Arielle Bernhardt Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol
- 02 May, 2018
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Religion and abortion: The role of politician identity
Debates surrounding abortion invoke both religion and politics. This column examines whether the religious identity of legislators influences abortion rates in the districts in which they are elected,...
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Sonia Bhalotra Irma Clots-Figueras Lakshmi Iyer
- 09 April, 2018
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Empowering India's daughters
This article explores how women’s economic empowerment can be a crucial step in addressing India’s long-standing son preference, as highlighted by the latest Economic Survey. It discusses key tre...
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Nalini Gulati
- 08 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Union Budget 2018: What's in it for women?
In this article, Nalini Gulati analyses the Union Budget 2018-19 through a gender lens. She emphasises the need to firmly institutionalise Gender Responsive Budgeting within the government at the nat...
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Nalini Gulati
- 02 February, 2018
- Perspectives
Give women credit
Since its inception in the 1970s microfinance has emerged as an important tool to support livelihoods among those who lack access to traditional banking services, though the method has its critics. Er...
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Erica Field Rohini Pande
- 24 November, 2017
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Political reservation and the quality of governance
Existing evidence suggests that while political reservation for traditionally marginalised groups tilts governance outcomes in favour of those groups, there are non-discernable or negative effects on ...
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Siwan Anderson Patrick Francois
- 23 October, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition: Role of common pool resources
Absence of effective public service delivery and well-functioning markets makes the rural poor highly dependent on common pool resources such as forests and water resources for their livelihoods. In ...
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Nirali Bakhla
- 15 September, 2017
- Notes
Women empowerment in nutrition: Access to healthcare
Access to healthcare is constrained by three key factors – physical access to healthcare facilities, ability to pay, and quality of care. In this note, Udayan Rathore discusses how within poor hous...
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Udayan Rathore
- 14 September, 2017
- Notes
Women empowerment in nutrition: Role of seasonality in food security
In this note, Ankita Mondal provides an account of the impact of seasonality on nutrition and livelihoods of the rural poor, especially women.
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Ankita Mondal
- 14 September, 2017
- Notes
Women empowerment in nutrition : Ideas of empowerment
As part of the ‘Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index’ project, a group of researchers spoke with rural women and community workers from Araria in Bihar, and Ganjam, Rayagada, Kandhmal, and Na...
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Sudha Narayanan
- 13 September, 2017
- Notes
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