This study evaluates the impact of access to microfinance on female labour force participation and childbearing in the long-term. … Read More
Health Systems and Quality of Life
Empowering Women With Access to Affordable Child Care
With declining female labour force participation in India, this impact evaluation study aims to explore the influence of day care facilities on a range of social and economic outcomes on women and contribute to evidence in support of child care programmes for women empowerment. … Read More
Hospital Participation in India’s National Health Insurance Scheme (RSBY)
Evaluation study on the response of hospitals to National Health Insurance Scheme (RSBY) in order to observe how RSBY impacts hospital decisions geared towards capacity expansion, adoption of new technology, specialized services and pricing for the non-insured. … Read More
Engendered Access Engendered Care? Evidence from a Major Indian Hospital
Debraj Ray, Rajshri Jayaraman, Shing-Yi Wang
A central feature of many developing countries is the presence of significant gender differentials in health outcomes. Two potential factors that can account for this are that females access treatment later than males and that they receive differential care at … Read More
Gender Differentials in the Seeking of Eye Care
Rajshri Jayaraman, Debraj Ray, Shing-Yi Wang
A central feature of many developing countries is the presence of significant gender differentials in health outcomes. In this working paper, authors present findings from a study on one potential factor which can account for this; namely, that females seek … Read More
Microloans, Insecticide-treated Bednets and Malaria: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Odisha
Alessandro Tarozzi, Aprajit Mahajan, Brian Blackburn, Lakshmi Krishnan, Dan Kopf, Joanne Yoong
This policy note presents findings from a study conducted in a malaria endemic part of Odisha. The study sheds light on the impact of two different distribution schemes on the adoption and usage of insecticide treated nets: free distribution and … Read More
Fighting Malaria with Microfinance: A Case Study on Biswa Microfinance Utilizing Microcredit Contracts to Increase the Use of Insecticide Treated Bednets
Dan Kopf
This case study sheds light on BISWA microfinance’s pilot project in which they offered self-help group (SHG) members across 50 villages the opportunity to purchase ITNs through cash or credit contracts. The case study focuses on the process of developing … Read More
Informing Policy: Gender Differences in Health Outcomes
Parul Agarwal, Misha Sharma
This policy note summarises key findings from a study that attempts to examine whether there exists gender differentials in the seeking and treatment of eye care.