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Environmental and Social Risks in Project Financing: Evidence From India

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evaluating the Impact of Health Services on Recipients of Livelihoods Support

This study investigates the impact the combination of a livelihood program with a health program on the ability of low-income households to escape health-income poverty traps. … Read More

Equity Investment in Microfinance

A report on the state of equity investment in the microfinance sector in India and barriers to the future growth of equity investments in the sector. … Read More

Best Practices: Environmental Sustainability Index 2011

The Environmental Sustainability Index is a step towards mapping sustainability levels of Indian states, while estimating their ability to balance economic development with environmental concerns.  … Read More