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Do dishonest people gravitate towards the public sector in India?

The corruption level in the public sector may not only depend on punishments and systems put in place to deter corruption, but also on who chooses to enter the sector. This article finds that people who show dishonesty in a lab game both gravitate toward public service and engage in corruption once ...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Governance
Year: 2018

Research, for whom?

In this note, Dr Abhay Bang discusses the importance of research in development. Giving examples from his 30 years of experience of working in the social sector, he contends that the power of knowledge- and evidence-based action is far greater than just action. He emphasises the need to promote a cu...

  • Notes from the Field

Content Type: Notes from the Field
Topic: Miscellany
Year: 2018

The impact of robotisation on the world economy: A forward-looking review

Robots have long existed in human imagination and only recently in the real world. The baggage of past imagination often intrudes into our understanding of how real robots will affect our economic lives. This explainer rigorously defines ‘robots’ and artificial intelligence; presents empirical e...

  • Explainers

Content Type: Explainers
Topic: Productivity & Innovation
Year: 2018

C-section deliveries and the role of the private health sector in India

India, like the rest of the world, is witnessing an upward trend in caesarean-section (C-section) deliveries – with the proportion of C-section deliveries rising even faster in private health facilities. Using data from the latest round of the National Family Health Survey, this article investigat...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2018

Management and India’s economic growth

India has produced a well-recognised elite of managers, some of whom have demonstrated their capabilities in premier firms outside the country. In this post, Nirvikar Singh discusses existing empirical evidence from India that demonstrates the importance of managerial skills for economic growth, and...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Productivity & Innovation
Year: 2018

The effect of place-based development policies: Evidence from Indian SEZs

Since the introduction of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Act in 2005, India has invested roughly 0.5% of its GDP annually into this programme. Using nighttime lights data and firm- and worker-level survey data, this article analyses the influence of SEZs on the local economy, focusing on the leve...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2018

The strategic logic of money flows in Indian elections

Why do political candidates give voters handouts during election campaigns, even when they are unable to monitor voter behaviour? Based on a qualitative study in Mumbai, this article argues that competitive elections prompt candidates to distribute handouts for strategic reasons: candidates expect o...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Governance
Year: 2018

Measuring the equilibrium impacts of credit: Evidence from India’s 2010 microfinance crisis

In October 2010, the government of Andhra Pradesh issued an emergency ordinance, bringing microfinance activities in the state to a complete halt and causing a nationwide shock to the liquidity of lenders, especially those with loans in the affected state. Using this massive dislocation in the micro...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Money & Finance
Year: 2018

Financial inclusion in India: Progress and prospects

Financial inclusion is globally considered as a critical indicator of development and well-being of society. In this post, Srinivasa Rao traces the financial inclusion journey in India so far, and discusses prospects for the future.

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Money & Finance
Year: 2018

Tapping export destinations for growth

TThe trade environment today is becoming increasingly murky and stormy, despite a strengthening global economy. India’s position – never very remarkable – is being further battered, and its embattled manufacturers and exporters face a risky external marketplace. Against this backdrop, Sharmila...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Trade
Year: 2018

On research in development economics

In an interview with a student at Fudan University, China, Dilip Mookherjee (Member of the I4I Editorial Board) discusses Chinese growth; India-China comparison; and research in development economics.

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Miscellany
Year: 2018

Protecting data privacy: Authorisation and access control

The B.N. Srikrishna Committee, which was constituted in August 2017 to draft India’s data protection laws, is expected to submit its final recommendations this month. In this post, Banerjee and Sharma discuss key features of the Committee’s White Paper, and advocate authorisation and access cont...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Governance
Year: 2018