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Do Flexible Repayment Schedules Improve the Impact of Microcredit? Evidence from Rural India

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An evaluation that studies the effects of flexible repayment schedules on borrowers’ investment level, consumption, and loan default in the dairy industry in India. … Read More

ESI : Environmental Sustainability Index

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This study attempts to develop a simple, interpretable index of environmental sustainability, which can facilitate benchmarking and cross-state comparisons on various parameters.  … Read More

Study of Labour Market Choices and Outcomes in India

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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

Environmental and Social Risks in Project Financing: Evidence From India

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This project documents case studies of developmental projects in India that have been affected by environmental and social impacts arising out of the project activities. … Read More

An Assessment of the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS)

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This study evaluates the NAIS scheme in terms of coverage, pay-outs and other relevant outcomes to understand the causal linkages between insured lending portfolios and agricultural credit flows. … Read More

Fuel Adulteration

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A study that implements as experimental intervention to understand and test policy solutions to gasoline adulteration in India. … Read More

Evaluating FINO’s Financial Literacy Education Program

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This study evaluates the impact of a financial literacy training program delivered by business correspondents.  … Read More

Demand for Flexibility in Labor Arrangements: Evidence From Rural India

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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

An Evaluation of Village Development Plans in Tamil Nadu

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This study evalutes the implementation of Village Development Plans in Tamil Nadu and documents the perspectives of key stakeholders. … Read More

Gender Differences in Seeking Health Care: Evidence From India

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This study examines gender differentials in seeking medical care, in light of the healthcare costs faced by household. … Read More