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Thushyanthan Baskaran

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  • University of Siegen

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Thushyanthan Baskaran is Professor at the University of Siegen.

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The Telangana State Assembly building houses the bicameral Telangana Legislature. Photo credit: Muzi via Wikimedia Commons.

Female politicians and economic growth: Evidence from state elections in India

Sonia Bhalotra, Yogesh Uppal, Thushyanthan Baskaran 31 Dec 2016
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Women legislators and economic performance

Thushyanthan Baskaran, Sonia Bhalotra, Brian Min, Yogesh Uppal
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Meenakshi Dewan tends to maintenance work on the solar street lighting in her village of Tinginaput, India. Photo credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith / Panos Pictures / DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Political distortions in the Indian electricity sector

Thushyanthan Baskaran, Brian Min, Yogesh Uppal
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