Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed This article…
In many regulated markets, private, third-party auditors are chosen and paid by the firms that they audit, potentially creating a conflict…
Do the repayment requirements of the classic microfinance contract inhibit investment in high-return but illiquid business opportunities…
We study differences in quality in the market for third-party environmental auditors in Gujarat, India. We find that, despite the low…
Microfinance clients were randomly assigned to repayment groups that met either weekly or monthly during their first loan cycle, and then…
With an estimated one hundred fifteen million children not attending primary school in the developing world, increasing access to education…
We report the results of an experiment that was designed to test for discrimination in grading in India. We recruited teachers to grade…
Financial stress is widely believed to cause health problems. However, policies seeking to relieve financial stress by limiting debt levels…
We use a randomized experiment and a structural model to test whether monitoring and financial incentives can reduce teacher absence and…
What factors determine the nature of political opportunism in local government in South India? To answer this question, we study two types…