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…
The Kyoto Protocol is set to expire in 2012. Key developed countries appear unlikely to sign on to a new serious international agreement to…
In the name of protecting India’s poor, the state government of Andhra Pradesh has caused deep turmoil in microfinance. A new law clearly…
The microfinance sector in India is in deep crisis. Last month the government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) promulgated an ordinance that…
If the Women’s Reservation Bill becomes law, then 181 out of 543 national legislators and 1370 out the 4109 state legislators will be women…
Female education levels are very low in many developing countries.
Does maternal education have a causal impact on children's…