OUR RESEARCH

How much does jati matter for income inequality in rural India?

Do SHG programs mitigate a household's vulnerability to extreme weather events?

Do SHGs improve women's voice in village meetings?

Are rural Indian women at a disadvantage in group discussions?

How does caste matter in understanding gender inequality in India?

How does rapid project scale-up affect implementation quality?

Do Self-Help Groups empower women and reduce poverty?

Can anti-poverty interventions alter entrenched gender norms?

Do community-based food security programs work?

In-depth qualitative data examines why a citizen training experiment failed

Does micro-credit via SHGs reduce the hold of moneylenders?

Are participatory projects affected by who manages them?

What are the historical and intellectual roots of deliberative democracy in India?

Sometimes, even imperfect evidence can be useful to assess effectiveness of public investments in anti-poverty projects