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Uncongested mobility in urban India
Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion
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India’s National Education Policy: A need to look beyond the classroom to improve results
India should consider how government policies have both intended and unintended consequences for education, as they impact incentives to attend school
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When does politics work for development?
Political interference in the bureaucracy is generally viewed with suspicion. However, in India bureaucrats implement MNREGA much better in places...
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Female empowerment and the Egyptian Arab Spring
Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM
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Empowering women through direct digital wage payments
Providing poor Indian women with more control of their potential wages increased labour force participation and led to more progressive gender norms
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Alleviating poverty with experimental research: The 2019 Nobel laureates
The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change
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Pathways to profits: Can entrepreneurship training really work for small businesses?
Evidence from South Africa shows that both marketing and financial entrepreneurship training can help small businesses boost profits
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Randomised control trials: Limits and broader application
Despite limitations, the use of randomised control trials has led to a paradigm shift in development policy evaluation
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Temporary agricultural input subsidies have lasting impacts: The Mozambique experiment
Subsidies need not be permanent to benefit farmers. Well-designed policy that encourages experimentation can generate widespread and lasting impacts.