If a picture is worth a thousand words, then every academic paper you’ve ever read is surely worth at least a dozen images. These pictures represent the data that researchers and policymakers strive so hard to produce; data that is … Read More
Dr. Andre Butler on Climate Change and Poverty
Dr Andre Butler is a Research Fellow at IFMR LEAD. We spoke with him about climate change and it’s link with poverty. Here’s an excerpt from the interview What got you interested in the topic of climate change? When I … Read More
Barriers to Basic Banking in India
The Indian government is promoting the Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile banking – or the “JAM trinity” — as the pathway to financial inclusion. But are banks capable or even willing take on their role in this ambitious agenda? … Read More
Chennai Should Levy Rs.30 per Trip as Congestion Charge
India Climate Dialogue, hosted by the Shakti Foundation, recently published an article on their website by ENCC, CDF-IFMR LEAD. The article is based on the report by IFMR LEAD on “Fiscal Instruments for Low Carbon Transport.” Addressing the problem of … Read More
What does Global Findex Database 2014 Tell About Financial Inclusion in India? Improved, but a Long Way to Go!
The World Bank’s Development Research Group ‘Global Financial Inclusion Database (Global Findex)’ has recently published its comprehensive report The Global Findex Database 2014: Measuring Financial Inclusion around the World and The 2014 Global Findex database. Good news is that between 2011 and … Read More
Experimenting with Piggy Banks for Livelihoods
Picture yourself as a working-woman in rural Bihar. Lucky for you, at this time, it’s the three to four months in which you get a daily wage: harvesting season. Unlucky for you, as a Paswan, or Mahadalit, you got the short … Read More
From the Diary of a Novice Researcher
Currently, we are in the baseline phase of data collection for the project- Affordable Day Care to Empower Indian Women. This is an impact evaluation project, which aims to assess the impact of day care centers on women’s economic and … Read More
Us and Them (Pink Floyd, 1973)
After having worked in the field for considerable amount of time, I use this space to reflect on what differentiates us and the people we study. I am going to gloss over obvious differences like living standards and instead search … Read More
Skilling India – Towards a Robust Qualification Framework for Training Programs
Skill development has emerged as a key policy priority for India. In this article, Pratibha Joshi examines existing options for understanding skill components of training courses, their shortcomings, and proposes some alternatives. While there has been a massive push for skilling … Read More
Giorgia Barboni on her Research Experience in India
Giorgia Barboni is a Principle Investigator on a few IFMR LEAD projects. She was recently in India conducting research work. We took this opportunity to ask her about her research experiences in India and more. According to you, what research … Read More