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How social norms hold women back: A look at recent evidence
In light of India’s low female labour force participation rate, as a follow up to International Women’s Day, I4I Deputy Managing Editor Nikita Mujumdar highlights a selection of economic research on s...
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Nikita Mujumdar
15 March, 2024
- Perspectives
Should girls be ‘controlled’? Opinions among young boys and parents in Bihar
The practice of child marriage among girls continues to be common in Bihar. In this note, Priyadarshini, Joshi and Bhattacharya present findings from their survey of boys and parents, wherein they con...
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Shubha Bhattacharya
Madhu Joshi
Anamika Priyadarshini
13 March, 2024
- Notes from the Field
Mahila Samakhya: Women’s education through empowerment
While girls are now at par with boys in school enrolment, they continue to lag behind in terms of the number of years spent in formal education. In this context, this article assesses the impact of th...
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Pragya Bhuwania
Arnab Mukherji
Hema Swaminathan
11 March, 2024
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Women and health in India
This International Women’s Day, I4I Editorial Advisor Nalini Gulati presents a curation of economic research on women’s health in India, encompassing aspects of maternal and child health, gendered acc...
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Nalini Gulati
08 March, 2024
- Perspectives
महिलाओं में ग़ैर-संचारी रोगों की वृद्धि को रोकने के लिए स्वास्थ्य देखभाल तक पहुँच में सुधार करना
ग़ैर-संचारी रोगों के कारण मृत्यु दर में हो रही वृद्धि के चलते महिलाओं के लिए बदलते स्वास्थ्य देखभाल बोझ को देखते हुए, भान और शुक्ला पिछले दो दशकों में विभिन्न भारतीय राज्यों में हुई बीमारियों की घटनाओं...
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Nandita Bhan
Prajakta Pradip Shukla
08 मार्च, 2024
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What ASER 2023 reveals about the gender gap in confidence
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 finds that although gender gaps in school enrolment have fallen over the years, girls still lag behind in terms of access to and use of digital techno...
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Suman Bhattacharjea
06 March, 2024
- Notes from the Field
All is not well: Unintended consequences of maternity leave policy in India
In 2017, mandated paid maternity leave for women employees in India was increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. Analysing data for 160,000 households, this article finds that the policy change caused a f...
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Purna Baneerjee
Shreya Biswas
Debojyoti Mazumder
04 March, 2024
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Why is land expensive in India, and what can be done about it?
The price of land in India is high relative to its fundamental value, impacting economic development in the country. In this post, Gurbachan Singh explains why this is so, in terms of two broad factor...
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Gurbachan Singh
29 February, 2024
- Perspectives
भारत में समाचार पत्र बाज़ार के राजनीतिक निर्धारक
समाचार पत्र भारतीय मतदाताओं के लिए राजनीतिक जानकारी का एक महत्त्वपूर्ण स्रोत हैं। लेख में इस बात पर प्रकाश डाला गया है कि राजनीतिक कारक समाचार पत्र बाज़ार को किस तरह से प्रभावित करते हैं। 2000 के दशक क...
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Julia Cagé
Guilhem Cassan
Francesca R. Jensenius
28 फ़रवरी, 2024
- लेख
Exploring urban perceptions around freshness of vegetables
With urban Indians increasingly seeking healthy lifestyles, the demand for fresh produce has escalated. In this note, Raj, Purushothaman and Sadashiva discuss findings from their survey in Bengaluru, ...
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Anjali V. Raj, Seema Purushothaman, Vidya Puttur Sadashiva
27 February, 2024
- Notes from the Field
A brighter future: Harnessing solar energy in a Jharkhand village
Simdega district in Jharkhand – one of NITI Aayog’s ‘Aspirational Districts’ – comprises small habitations that are not yet connected to grid-based electricity. In this note, Goswami and co-authors di...
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Sharmistha Baig
Animesh Ghosh
Anandjit Goswami
Rakesh Kacker
23 February, 2024
- Notes from the Field
भारत का महिला आरक्षण अधिनियम : शासन के लिए एक बड़ी सफलता और उससे परे
20 फरवरी को विश्व सामाजिक न्याय दिवस, जिसका मूल लैंगिक असमानता, बहिष्कार, गरीबी बेरोज़गारी व सामाजिक सुरक्षा जैसे मुद्दों पर आधारित है, के उपलक्ष्य में प्रस्तुत इस लेख में महिला आरक्षण अधिनियम पर चर्चा...
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Akshara Gopalan
Urvashi Wattal
21 फ़रवरी, 2024
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