For decades after World War II, global agricultural production outpaced population growth, driving down food prices and alleviating extreme…
How can community knowledge and incentive-based mechanisms improve the targeting of high-potential microentrepreneurs in low-income…
With a master’s in Education Policy and Analysis from Harvard GSE, I recently helped facilitate a workshop for the São Paulo Department of…
This paper explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program. We use…
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India’s persistent gender inequalities remain a major obstacle to inclusive social and economic development. Patriarchal norms are deeply…
What drives financial inclusion in emerging markets—lower banking costs or improved financial literacy?A recent paper by CID Faculty…
How does the presence of others affect people's tendency to give socially acceptable answers to sensitive political survey questions, and…
Akshay Dixit PhD in Political Economy and Government 2025 says that thinking deeply about social questions was part of his upbringing. His…
Manish Maheshwari MC/MPA Mason Fellow 2025 is rethinking what it means to lead in an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven world, drawing…