In poor countries, over a quarter of children under the age of five years
are malnourished. The corresponding rate in rich countries is…
Exploiting a randomized natural experiment in India, we show that female leadership influences adolescent girls' career aspirations and…
The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political…
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution,
environmental regulations, and infant mortality…
This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can…
India Policy Forum is a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) that aims…
Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in politics…
We construct the topology of business networks across the population of firms in an emerging
economy, Pakistan, and estimate the value that…