strengthen social networks and improve well-being. The paper examines family planning access for women in India, who tend to be … socially isolated and for whom peer support may overcome intrahousehold constraints. Enabling women to jointly visit a clinic … with other women not only increased social ties and strengthened peer engagement, but also increased clinic visits and …

productivity of non-farm entrepreneurship. Except for Ethiopia, women are less likely than men to become nonfarm entrepreneurs …. Women's nonfarm entrepreneurship isn't strongly correlated with household composition or educational attainment, but is … especially prevalent amongst women who are the head of their household. Female-led firms are much smaller and less productive on …

Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent … thus clearly matter for women's economic participation. However, there is a need to develop a better understanding of how … human potential and for creating a robust platform for growth and job creation. …

support groups, literacy camps, adult education classes, and vocational training for rural women in several states of India … disentangle the program's mechanisms, separately considering its effect on women who work, and those who do not work but whose … to women in untreated districts. It finds consistent estimates for average treatment and intent to treat effects …

considerably higher than earlier projections based on consumption growth observed in national accounts; and (4) consumption …

's energy strategies. High energy demand from China and India could constrain some developing countries' growth through higher … prices on international energy markets, but for others the "growth retarding" effects of higher energy prices are partially … or fully offset by the "growth stimulating" effects of the larger markets in China and India. Given that there are many …

Over the past 25 years, India's economy grew at an average real rate of close to 6 percent, with growth rates in recent … than in the 1980s. The authors examine the links between public finances and growth in the post-1991 period. They argue … stronger microfoundations for growth by increasing competition and hardening budget constraints for firms and financial sector …

This paper examines the extent to which the growth of China and India in world markets is affecting the patterns of … scientific knowledge intensive sectors have probably benefited from China and India's growth since 1990. …

opportunity for rapid growth in both countries. Accelerated growth through efficiency improvements in China and India, especially … otherwise associated with rapid export growth. However, without efforts to keep up with China and India, some countries may see …