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
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 Employment
What Works For Her? How Work-from-Home Jobs Affect Female Labor Force Participation in Urban India
Suhani Jalota, Lisa Ho
January 2024
Bringing Work Home: Flexible Work Arrangements as Gateway Jobs for Women in West Bengal
Lisa Ho, Suhani Jalota, Anahita Karandikar
March 2025