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Research Summary
The microfinance “group lending” approach has achieved widespread success in promoting high rates of repayment, and thus…
The authors emphasize that the world urgently requires trillions of dollars to invest in climate action and biodiversity protection to keep…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
This paper provides evidence that the personality traits of policy actors matter for policy outcomes in the context of two large-scale…
Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success, and is the constraint stronger for women facing…
India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of
many poorer African countries. In this paper, we analyze…
Exploiting a randomized natural experiment in India, we show that female leadership influences adolescent girls' career aspirations and…
Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in politics…
India poses a development puzzle on a grand scale. Sixty years of electoral democracy, thirty years of rapid growth, and a number of world…