Why have Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics? And what does this mean for development...

Despite BJP’s demonetisation policy having some negative economic impacts in India, why did they win the Uttar Pradesh state election?

Better access to foreign capital reduces misallocation and stimulates growth, with the highest gains where local capital markets are least developed

Social norms help sustain wage floors with workers taking jobs at wage cuts in private, but rejecting them in public due to fear of sanctions

Regime stability can affect the persistence or removal of harmful practices among different traditions, including FGM and child marriage

The limited impacts of an improved cooking stove programme in India suggest that testing interventions in real-world conditions is important

A series of experiments in India provide insights into ways microfinance can be refined to strengthen its impact for the world’s poorest women

Coastal favouritism in infrastructure investment has significant potential welfare costs in the context of projected rising sea levels

Medical missions in colonial India continue to have a lasting impact on the health outcomes of individuals born long after Indian independence