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Shabana Mitra
Shabana Mitra is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Her main research interests are political economy implications of public policies on gender and caste-based inequalities in the Indian context. Prior to joining IIMB, she has worked at the World Bank and the Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway. She obtained her PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University in 2011.
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राजनेताओं का कष्ट, गरीब आदमी का लाभ: नजदीकी निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में आय वितरण
स्टडीज में पब्लिक फंड्स के प्रवाह को दिशा देने में चुनावी प्रतिस्पर्धा की भूमिका को रेखांकित किया गया है। भारत के आंकड़ों का विश्लेषण करते हुए इस लेख में पाया गया है कि लगभग बराबरी की प्रतिस्पर्धा वाले निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में आय संबंधी असमानता और ध्रुवीकरण कम होता है जिसका अर्थ हुआ कि चुनावी प्रतिस्पर्धा में गरीब लोगों को संपन्न लोगों की तुलना में अधिक लाभ होता है।
Consumption spikes and election delays
There is ample anecdotal evidence on political parties bribing voters with cash or consumption goods prior to elections, in India and other developing countries. However, there is an expected lack of hard evidence on the extent and form of vote-buying. Using data from Indian states, this column analyses consumption patterns of households around elections, and finds a spike for some items just before elections.
Politician's pain is poor man's gain: Income distribution in close-election constituencies
Studies have highlighted the role of electoral competition in directing the flow of public funds. Analysing data from India, this column finds lower income inequality and polarisation in tightly contested constituencies, implying that the poor gain more from electoral competition relative to the rich.