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Readings

Session 1: Evidence on Large Government Programs and Policies

Safety Nets, Credit, and Investment: Evidence from a Guaranteed Income Program
Pulak Ghosh and Nishant Vats
March 20, 2023

Impact of the GST on Corporate Tax Evasion: Evidence from Indian Tax Records
Sumit Agarwal, Shashwat Alok, Shiv Dixit, Tejaswi Velayudhan
March 8, 2022

Session 2: Environment and Energy Policy

Can Pollution Markets Work in Developing Countries? Experimental Evidence from India
Michael Greenstone, Rohini Pande, Nicholas Ryan, Anant Sudarshan
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 140, Issue 2, May 2025, Pages 1003–1060
Published: February 5, 2025

Session 3: Healthcare and Education

Maternal Cash Transfers for Gender Equity and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
Jeffrey Weaver, Sandip Sukhtankar, Paul Niehaus, Karthik Muralidharan

August 1, 2025
Link forthcoming

Session 4: Digital Transformation, Financial Inclusion, and Beyond

Can Cashless Payments Spur Economic Growth?
Tamanna Singh Dubey, Amiyatosh Purnanandam
November 2023

Breaking Barriers to Financial Access: Cross-Platform Digital Payments and Access Markets  
Shashwat Alok, Pulak Ghosh, Nirupama Kulkarni, Manju Puri
December 2024

Session 5: Skilling and Foreign Direct Investment