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Three cheers (not) for Jaitapur

During French President Hollande’s ongoing visit to India, India and France are expected to announce that they are going to enter into an agreement to import six nuclear reactors marketed by the French company Areva, which are to be constructed in Jaitapur in Maharashtra. In this article, M.V. Ra...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2016

Moving past the mandis: A revolution waiting to happen

A revolution in agricultural marketing organisation in Gansu province in China led to a 50% increase in potato yields within the past 15 years. In this article, Dilip Mookherjee, Professor of Economics at Boston University, contends that the time is opportune for a similar transformation in agricul...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Agriculture
Year: 2016

Access to energy in rural India: A survey of six states

While access to energy is crucial for socioeconomic development, statistically representative surveys on the issue are missing in India. Based on a survey on energy access in six energy-poor states in north India, this column finds that although domestic electricity connections in rural areas have ...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Governance
Year: 2016

Criminally accused politicians and economic outcomes

Despite a history of widely contested and transparent elections, and presence of vibrant and open media, an increasing number of criminally accused politicians are being elected in India. Based on an analysis of elections to State Legislative Assemblies during 2004-2008 in 20 states, this column fi...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Governance
Year: 2016

The Changing Face of Circular Migration in Bihar

The aim of this project is to investigate the changing patterns of circular migration from rural Bihar, the place of origin for many of India's labour/seasonal migrants. The study focuses specifically on ways to develop better support policies for internal migrants, which officials at the Urban Deve...

  • IGC Research on India

Content Type: IGC Research on India
Topic: Urbanisation
Year: 2016

Reservation under RTE: Status of implementation and way forward

Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act, 2009, mandates that non-minority private unaided schools should reserve at least 25% of seats in entry-level grades for children from economically weaker and disadvantaged backgrounds. This column analyses the current status of implementation of this ...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2016

From the top to the bottom of MNREGA

MNREGA – the world’s largest public works programme - is intended to be demand-driven and has local implementation at its core. In this note, Megan Sheahan, Research Support Specialist at Cornell University, shares her experience of visiting MNREGA work sites in some of the most deprived commun...

  • Notes from the Field

Content Type: Notes from the Field
Topic: Poverty & Inequality
Year: 2016

Financial inclusion for the poor: Using RCTs for effective programme design

While the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana – the Indian government’s flagship financial inclusion scheme - is impressive in its mission, it does not seem to have achieved meaningful results so far. In this article, Ruchira Bhattamishra, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Development Research, Sustai...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Money & Finance
Year: 2016

West Bengal from an external perspective

The once prosperous, industrialised state of West Bengal is now lagging behind all-India average figures in both economic and social indicators. In this article, Ashok Lahiri, former Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India, contends that the state will have to work hard on multiple fronts in or...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2016

The Impact of Climate and Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from a Garment Factory in India

This project aims to answer the following research questions: i) What is the impact of air pollution on worker productivity and other labour outcomes (attendance, tardiness, and attrition)? ii) What is the impact of climate conditions (temperature and humidity) on worker productivity and other labou...

  • IGC Research on India

Content Type: IGC Research on India
Topic: Environment
Year: 2015

Labour rationing and forced entrepreneurship in village India

When individuals are rationed out of the labour market, this not just decreases welfare but can also create labour misallocation as rationed workers may turn to less-productive self-employment activities.

  • IGC Research on India

Content Type: IGC Research on India
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2015

How US interest rates influence the world economy

For the first time in nearly a decade, the US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points. In this article, Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade and Policy at Cornell University, explores the potential impact of this move on the rest of the world. ...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2015