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Unintended consequences of India's child labour ban
Bans and regulations against child labour are among the most popular policy tools used to address the problem throughout the developing world. But how well do they work in practice? This column analy...
- Prashant Bharadwaj Leah K. Lakdawala Nicholas Li
- 08 January, 2014
- Articles
Searching for the 'silver bullet': What works in improving children's learning outcomes?
Children’s learning outcomes in primary schools in India are far from satisfactory. In this article, Rukmini Banerji explores the various theories of change and associated implementation strategies t...
- Rukmini Banerji
- 06 January, 2014
- Notes from the Field
Why so few women in politics in India?
Women are severely under-represented in political positions across the world. This column analyses constituency-level election data from Indian states to explore why this is so. It finds that while w...
- Mudit Kapoor Shamika Ravi
- 02 January, 2014
- Articles
Lighting Up Bihar: Electrification to Sustain Economic Growth
This project looks at incentivising consumers to pay for the electricity consumed by the area in Bihar. The intervention specifically links the duration of supply to the payment performance of a group...
- Robin Burgess Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan
- 31 December, 2013
- IGC Research on India
Some thoughts on paternalism in poverty programmes
it is pretty ironic the number of conversations I have had with development people about the poor and their drinking - over drinks. – Paul Niehaus.
- Jishnu Das
- 23 December, 2013
- Perspectives
India's unique crisis - a short term fix
While the current turbulence in the Indian economy bears a resemblance to the situation of other emerging economies, it is unique when compared with historical experiences of economic crises. In thei...
- Devesh Kapur Arvind Subramanian
- 20 December, 2013
- Perspectives
Running out of water, walking away from farming
Groundwater tables are falling in India. What will happen when water actually runs out? This column analyses the impact of water scarcity on farmers in Gujarat. It finds that farmers are failing to or...
- Ram Fishman
- 18 December, 2013
- Articles
India's unique crisis
While the current turbulence in the Indian economy bears a resemblance to the situation of other emerging economies, it is unique when compared with historical experiences of economic crises. In the ...
- Devesh Kapur Arvind Subramanian
- 16 December, 2013
- Perspectives
The crisis in Indian manufacturing
Manufacturing sector growth in India has fallen from over 9% to a dismal 1% in the past couple of years. This article discusses the factors that have caused a slowdown in organised and unorganised ma...
- Jayan Jose Thomas
- 13 December, 2013
- Perspectives
Some reflections on the National Food Security Act
The Food Security Bill became an Act with little parliamentary opposition. Yet the public debate has lingered. Would subsidised food grains reduce malnutrition? Won’t it be better to invest in health...
- Ashok Kotwal Milind Murugkar Bharat Ramaswami
- 10 December, 2013
- Perspectives
Why is Maharashtra's average income five times that of Bihar?
Income gaps among Indian states are large, persistent and increasing over time. Differences in technology and efficiency in production processes have been found to be the primary explanation for inco...
- Areendam Chanda
- 09 December, 2013
- Articles
Can India grow faster again?
India’s growth prospects seem gloomy. This article argues that India can grow fast again even in the current global economic climate as it is different from other emerging economies in a number of imp...
- Nirvikar Singh
- 06 December, 2013
- Perspectives