exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its … group by education, gender, and geographical location. -- Caste ; employment ; wage differentials ; public sector ; India …

effects, we examine the relationship between state bureaucracy and the impact of privatization on firm productivity. We find … is driven by the impact of bureaucracy on the post-privatization business environment, with better institutional support … and less corruption when bureaucracies are large. -- Privatization ; bureaucracy ; economic reform ; Russia …

) of the Government of India. We argue that a chronic friction of wage payment delay in this flagship programme could …

We study how attendance rates of primary school children respond to cost neutral changes in the design of India …

analyze the impact of one of the world's largest anti-poverty programs, India's NREGS, on the intensity of Maoist conflict. We …

using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results …

using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results …

RFS on world food prices and their impact on household level consumption and wage incomes in India. We first develop a … are greater among urban households. However, more poor people in India live in villages, so rural poverty impacts are …

success of banking reforms in India where significant banking reforms have been introduced since 1990s. Using the argument …

Italy, Brazil and then finally India. We also show that autonomous government schools (i.e. government funded but with …