This study analyses the pension liabilities of Tamil Nadu’s Water Supply and Drainage Board, using a financing model, as well as assesses the impact of funding provisions for pension expenditure on the state budget. … Read More
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A Randomized Evaluation of an Agent Intermediated Loan
This study evaluates a more flexible system of lending that involves individual rather than group liability, exploring variations where local intermediaries like shopkeepers, traders and lenders function as commissioned loan agents. … Read More
A Randomized Control Trial of a Soft Commitment Product: a Pilot
This pilot study tests the uptake and usage of variations of a “contract-free” (soft) commitment savings product. … Read More
What Determines Entrepreneurial Success — A Psychometric Study of Rural Entrepreneurs in India
This study examines the determinants of entrepreneurial success by studying the characteristics of rural kiosk operators, to identify and provide a model for the selection strategy of rural entrepreneurs. … Read More
The Importance of Hold-Up in Contracting: Evidence From a Field Experiment
This study explores how the relationship specificity of an investment affects the ex-ante structure of contracts and the ex-post resolution of an ensuing hold-up problem. … Read More
Alternative Credit Scores for Small and Medium Enterprises
This study presents insights from an alternative credit scoring system, developed to address the shortage of data for informing credit decisions for the small and medium enterprise segment. … Read More
Ecological and Socio-Economic Assessment of the Grazing Ban in Sikkim
The study reviews the implications of a grazing ban on vegetation and soil of the region and on livelihood aspects of the local stakeholders in Sikkim. … Read More
Demand for Flexibility in Labor Arrangements: Evidence From Rural India
This study examines the demand for flexibility in work arrangements among casual laborers in Odisha, and how this affects worker absenteeism and firm productivity. … Read More
Study of Labour Market Choices and Outcomes in India
This study aims to understand skills training and employment preferences of India’s rural youthm, as well as examines the social networks and work-related mobility of these youth to identify factors that contribute to labour market choices and preferences. … Read More
Financing Adaptation Actions in the Indian Himalayan Region
An evaluation of the existing and potential sources of adaptation finance as well as key barriers to development and implementation of adaptation actions according to the SAPCC, with specific focus on the Indian Himalayan Region … Read More
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