PUBLICATIONS
Nurse and Physician Reflections on the Application of a Quality Standards Training Program to Reduce Maternal Mortality
August 2018 - Shannon Maloney, Mohammad Siahpush, Danae Dinkel, Paraskevi A Farazi, Jithin Jose, Rohini Dutta
Lead Centre: IFMRLEAD
Focus Area: Public Health
Low and middle income countries are characterised by high rates of maternal mortality, in spite of a rise in facility-supported births. This warrants a need to assess the quality of maternal care. The current study evaluated provider perspectives on teaching material in an evidence-based medical education session, directed at addressing common causes of maternal mortality in government hospitals in India.
Understanding the Impact of Demonetization on Bank Account Holders from Low Income Households
April 2018 - Suraj Nair, Shruti Korada, Preethi Rao
Lead Centre: Centre for Microfinance
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion
This study, conducted by IFMR LEAD, attempts to contribute to the ongoing debate of the short and long-term effects of demonetization on low income households who while formally banked, are among the most prone to adverse effects of demonetization policy, owing to their socio-economic, demographic and occupational profiles.
ArthImpact Happy Loans
Report 2017 - Anoushaka Chandrashekar, Shashank Sreedharan
Lead Centre: Centre for Microfinance
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion, Digital Credit
The report encapsulates results of a study on the impact of a microcredit product called “Happy Loans” on the business and family fronts of its clients, as well as on the extent of (digital) financial empowerment of this group.
Study on the Drivers of over-indebtedess of Microfinance Borrowers in India: An in-depth investigation of saturated areas
November 2016 - Shambhavi Srivastava, Sakshi Mohan
Lead Centre: Centre for Microfinance
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion
In the past few years, India has become a predominant player in the microfinance sector in the sub-continent. While the sector has recorded phenomenal growth in recent years, incidences of over-indebtedness (OID) are being reported in various parts of the country as well. The study aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the problem of over-indebtedness and its extent in the selected areas of Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Mysore (Karnataka).
An Evaluation of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change
July 2012 - Sujatha Byravan and Sudhir Chella Rajan
Lead Centre: Centre for Development Finance
Focus Area: Environment and Climate Change
This project develops a broad-stroke analysis of the design of India’s climate missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The study is based on interviews of experts in particular domains who also understand climate change. The broad crosscutting issues relating to these missions as well as their individual strengths, challenges and weaknesses, as evaluated by the experts, are presented in this report. Detailed qualitative assessment cards have been developed separately for the individual missions and are included in the annex.
