Impact study to evaluate the influence of SHG based microfinance and business training on the socio-economic outcomes of households in rural Tamil Nadu. … Read More
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Performance-based Contracting in Sanitation Delivery
This study reviews three performance-based sanitation contracts to identify preconditions for improving the effectiveness of these approaches in improving sanitation service delivery in India. … Read More
Mid-Term Review of WSSCC’s Medium Term Strategic Plan, 2012-16
Case study on Mid-Term Review of WSSCC’s Medium-Term Strategic Plan to assess its progress against intended outcomes and suggest improvements. … Read More
Feasibility Study for Sustained Management of Public Sanitation Facilities
Study to support the implementation of City Sanitation Plans across and the development of State Sanitation Strategies to improve public sanitation across the country. … Read More
The Cream of the Crop: Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Microcredit Group Information
The study proposes an alternative means to measure entrepreneurial ability by leveraging existing networks of micro-credit clients to identify and target high ability entrepreneurs who can transition their enterprises to SMEs. … Read More
Investigating the Impact of a Mobile-Based Agricultural Extension Service
LEAD’s policy brief describes lessons from a large-scale field experiment that has delivered mobile-phone-based agricultural information to cotton farmers in western India. … Read More
Index Insurance to Manage Weather Risk – A Long-term Experiment in Gujarat
This study involved a systematic review of the available empirical evidence on weather indexed insurance, to identify research priorities and inform policy action. … Read More
Barriers to Basic Banking: Results From an Audit Study in South India
Study adopting a “mystery shopping approach” to identify constraints faced by customers when attempting to open BSBDA and other low-cost accounts in banks. … Read More
Experiments on Repayment Schedules in VWS, West Bengal
Study that examines the impact of introducing flexibility in repayment schedules on entrepreneurial activity and loan default. … Read More
Evaluating the Impact of Providing Information About Future Prices
This policy paper reports on a series of interventions designed to enable farmers to use information from futures markets with the goal of helping them improve agricultural planning and decision-making, reduce their risk exposure, and increase harvest time revenue. … Read More
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