20 February, 2019Whose education matters? An analysis of inter-caste marriages in India
The rate of inter-caste marriages in India was as low as 5.82% in 2011 and there has been no upward trend over the past four decades. This article examines the relationship between inter-caste marriag...
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Arka Roy Chaudhuri Tridip Ray Komal Sahai 
30 November, 2018
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Taking other religions seriously: A comparative survey of Hindus in India
While the study of religion in political science has re-emerged as a growing field of inquiry in the past few decades, most research still focuses on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. What religion is...
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Ajay Verghese
- 21 December, 2018
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The macroeconomic benefits of gender diversity
The persistent gap between female and male labour force participation comes at a significant economic cost. This article argues that because women and men complement each other in the production proce...
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Christine Lagarde Jonathan D. Ostry
- 04 January, 2019
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Political reservation and the quality of governance
Existing evidence suggests that while political reservation for traditionally marginalised groups tilts governance outcomes in favour of those groups, there are non-discernable or negative effects on ...
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Siwan Anderson Patrick Francois
- 23 October, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition: Role of common pool resources
Absence of effective public service delivery and well-functioning markets makes the rural poor highly dependent on common pool resources such as forests and water resources for their livelihoods. In ...
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Nirali Bakhla
- 15 September, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition: Access to healthcare
Access to healthcare is constrained by three key factors – physical access to healthcare facilities, ability to pay, and quality of care. In this note, Udayan Rathore discusses how within poor hous...
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Udayan Rathore
- 14 September, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition: Role of seasonality in food security
In this note, Ankita Mondal provides an account of the impact of seasonality on nutrition and livelihoods of the rural poor, especially women.
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Ankita Mondal
- 14 September, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition : Ideas of empowerment
As part of the ‘Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index’ project, a group of researchers spoke with rural women and community workers from Araria in Bihar, and Ganjam, Rayagada, Kandhmal, and Na...
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Sudha Narayanan
- 13 September, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition: Do women really have a say in preparing and providing food?
Decision-making capacity of women within the household and in the community is considered to be a reflection of their empowerment. In this note, Sweta Bhusan discusses one dimension of decision-makin...
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Sweta Bhusan
- 13 September, 2017
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Women empowerment in nutrition: Ideas of empowerment
As part of the ‘Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index’ project, a group of researchers spoke with rural women and community workers from Araria in Bihar, and Ganjam, Rayagada, Kandhmal, and Nay...
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Sudha Narayanan
- 12 September, 2017
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How female foeticide has influenced fertility and parental investments in girls
The introduction of ultrasound technology in India has been documented to have led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. However, this column finds that it also decreased son-biased ...
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S. Anukriti Sonia Bhalotra Hiu Fung
- 11 September, 2017
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Encountering deprivations in the field
Several women in India face domestic violence, are not allowed to work, and need to seek permission from husbands or in-laws to carry out basic tasks. In this note, Singhal and Vernekar share their e...
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Karan Singhal Nisha Vernekar
- 07 September, 2017
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Quota policies and career advancement: Evidence from Indian politics
Can quotas for women in politics induce institutional change in the long run? This column examines whether affirmative action for women in Indian local government had spillovers into state and nation...
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Stephen D O'Connell
- 28 August, 2017
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The demographic impact of extended paid maternity leave in Bangladesh
In March 2017, Indian Parliament passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 extending paid maternity leave to 26 weeks. This column analyses the impact of extension of paid maternity leave i...
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Salma Ahmed
- 14 June, 2017
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Cash transfers to end child marriage: The Indian experience
For over two decades, policymakers in India have been experimenting with conditional cash transfers to address the issue of child marriage. In this article, Amin et al. contend that financial incenti...
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Sajeda Amin M Niaz Asadullah Sara Hossain Zaki Wahhaj
- 10 April, 2017
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Impact of the two-child limit for local politicians
Some Indian states debar individuals with more than two children from contesting local elections. This column finds that while the law has significantly reduced fertility among the general population...
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Political reservation in India: The effect on poverty
Over the last 60 years, India’s Constitution has set aside seats in parliament for people from historically discriminated groups, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. This column documents one...
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Unity in cricket: Integrated leagues and caste divisions
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that intergroup contact can reduce discrimination. However, different types of contact – collaborative or adversarial – may have different effects. Bas...
- Matt Lowe
- 23 May, 2018
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