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Publication - Policy Brief
Political decentralisation, women’s reservation and child health outcomes: A case study of rural Bihar
Research has shown that political decentralisation and female leadership at the local governance level can influence policy decisions in favour of women and children. This study analyses how decentralisation and women’s reservation (or quotas) at local levels of governance can improve health outcomes. The 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Evaluating the Kisan Credit Scheme: Results from Bihar and India
The Government of India introduced the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme in its 1998-99 budget to provide timely, short-term agricultural credit to farmers through the banks under a single window system. By March 2011, more than 100 million KCC accounts had been issued nationwide. This brief outlines results from a study examining the impact of the KCC Scheme on...
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Event
The way forward for the Indian economy
Several challenges confront the Indian economy – both external and internal. Aspects of the new international environment such as rising nationalist sentiment and resulting opposition to manufactured imports from developing countries, and emergence of competition from robotised manufacturing in developed countries, make it difficult for India to follow the same growth...
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Publication - Working Paper
Does choice of procurement contract matter for cost and quality of infrastructure?
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Publication - Working Paper
Leader identity and coordination
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Event
International conference on public finance
To commemorate the ten years of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance (CEPPF), IGC India in collaboration with ADRI, is organising an International Conference, titled 'Public Finance: Theory, Practice and Challenges’. As part of the conference, we will host a panel on Health Finance (Does Ayushman Bharat address the issues of healthcare delivery in Bihar?) and...
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Blog post
World’s first development impact bond
About three years ago, an experiment in the financing and delivery of a programme aimed at increasing girls’ school enrollment and achievement began in Rajasthan, India. In this rural area, where agriculture is the main form of subsistence, one in 10 girls aged 11-14 are kept out of school, for reasons such as contributing to the family income or caring for siblings. A...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Benefits and costs of road traffic congestion pricing: Evidence from Bangalore
Chronic road traffic congestion is ubiquitous in developing countries. Congestion pricing is a theoretically appealing and technologically feasible policy, yet to date has not implemented in developing countries. This brief examines an experiment with congestion pricing pilot policies to learn how commuter change their driving behaviour due to charges, focusing on...
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Publication - Working Paper
Women legislators and economic performance