… quality of jobs, sectors and occupations of employment, time-use data on paid and unpaid work, and gender wage gaps. … into a household labor supply model, revealing that urban-rural disparities in female labor force participation (FLFP) …

… structural transformation, and the imperative of inclusive rural development. Gérardine Mukeshimana  is Vice-President … farms.” - Mark Rosenzweig In simulations conducted in India, increasing average farm size from two to 25 acres led … farmers need different types of inputs and they need to use them in different ways, which makes it more difficult to …

… long term. A lot of the western world has developed over time, so we should be able to learn something from that by … rounds. We’re talking about 8,000 households — urban and rural. It has no specific focus but is intended to get as … being done in the field. They can get field experience and use the data. The data is proprietary for two years, and then …

… several ECD interventions – including an ongoing study in rural Kenya. Amer Hasan , Senior Economist with the World … governments? What are the key indicators for measuring ECD? Hasan: ECD is often shorthand for a set of … and improved health. But such follow-ups naturally take time, and we can't wait that long, particularly since some …

… Does access liberalise gender norms around phone use for rural women? by Giorgia Barboni, Natalia Rigol, Simone … shape access to and use of mobile technologies by women in India. This note discusses preliminary findings from a study, …

… 2018.    A majority of surveyed households in Kerala still use multiple types of cookstoves, a phenomenon known as … relatively high levels of clean fuel use. About one in two rural households (51%) in Kerala use clean cooking fuels, … smoke emitted and inhaled, and, ideally, less resources (time and/or money) spent cooking and procuring charcoal, …

… services have been found to improve the functioning of rural markets, boost educational outcomes, and even reduce … women, particularly for women in South Asian countries. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh continue to have … who report having access to a phone must borrow one to use one, as compared to only 16 percent of men. This gap is …

… by  Evidence for Policy Design , December 22, 2017. In India, only 33 percent of women use mobile phones as against 67 percent of men. This is a … – cited across the country and particularly strong in rural areas – was reputational concerns: girls’ use of phones …

… and engagement. One might ask, in a world of limited time and resources, why should closing yet another gender gap … with 125 men and women across five sites in urban and rural India. We found that women are often only able to own a … to wait for her husband to go to sleep so that she could use the phone, which her husband keeps with him during the …

… Pande and coauthors: Using technology to save lives during India's monsoon season … July 2, 2020 | Perspectives Pande … to include in flood alerts. A majority responded with the time when flood waters will reach the village and the … water depth and flood timing in warnings. 3. Poor, rural communities generally rely on village networks and …