The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential of social protection programs in mitigating labor market shocks. We examine the role of one of the world’s largest employment guarantee schemes, India’s MG-NREGA, in cushioning job losses in one of the worst affected economies due to the...

In much of the developing world, cooking accounts for the largest share of women's time in home production. Does relying on solid fuels drive this time burden This study revisits a clean energy information experiment in rural India to assess the time savings' potential of cleaner cooking...

The authors examine how institutions that enforce contracts between two parties-producers and consumers-interact in a competitive market with one-sided asymmetric information and productivity shocks. They compare an informal enforcement mechanism, reputation, the efficacy of which is enhanced by...