This report explores the market landscape and enterprise readiness of home-based handicrafts and handloom businesses led by women in rural India. The first part of a two-part study, it was undertaken by LEAD at Krea University, through its Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE). … Read More
Small, Growing Businesses and Employment
Women-led Digital Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship
Kanika Joshi, Shruti Sheopurkar
This learning note explores the role of digital and financial inclusion in the economic empowerment of women and female entrepreneurship.
Business Readiness Scorecard for Women
Rigzom Wangchuk, Ria Dutta, M P Karthick, Kanika Joshi
The Business Readiness Scorecard for Women-Handloom and Handicrafts Sector (WBRS-HHS) is a data-driven diagnostic tool, which attempts to identify key constraints and high-performance areas for home-based enterprises in the handloom and handicrafts sectors of India. The WBRS tool was developed … Read More
Do Flexible Repayment Schedules Improve the Impact of Microcredit? Evidence from Rural India
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
Credit Scoring Model for Registered Chit Fund Users
An analysis of how existing information on clients of Chit Funds can be used to predict their creditworthiness and savings/borrowing needs. … Read More
Evaluation of Hyderabad’s Pharmaceutical Drugs Cluster
An assessment of solvent loss via air, effluents and technology diffusion in the pharmaceutical cluster in Hyderabad. … Read More
Study on Prevalence of Bonded Labour in Tamil Nadu
This study involved developing and testing a robust and comprehensive tool to estimate the prevalence of bonded labour in the state of Tamil Nadu. … Read More
Collateral and Guarantee
This study aims to test the impact of lowering collateral and guarantee requirements on the sustainability of Chit Funds. … Read More
Study of Labour Market Choices and Outcomes in India
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
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
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