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When should big data and algorithms be used to determine programme eligibility?

… the households with the greatest need. For instance, Coady et al. (2004) find that nearly a quarter of poverty-targeted … households in the country for eligibility (World Bank 2021). To show how our insights generalise to a wider range …

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Pande et al.: "How can Skill India improve outcomes for female trainees?"

… Pande et al.: "How can Skill India improve outcomes for female trainees?" … Pande et al.: "How can Skill India improve outcomes for …

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Smith et al.: "Sources of U.S. Wealth Inequality: Past, Present, and Future"

… Smith et al.: "Sources of U.S. Wealth Inequality: Past, Present, and Future" … Smith et al.: "Sources of U.S. Wealth Inequality: Past, Present, … Hubmer, Joachim, Per Krusell, and Anthony A. Smith, Jr. 2021. "Sources of U.S. Wealth Inequality: Past, Present, and …

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Rosenzweig et al.: "Identifying the Costs of a Public Health Success: Arsenic Well Water"

… Rosenzweig et al.: "Identifying the Costs of a Public Health Success: Arsenic Well Water" … Rosenzweig et al.: "Identifying the Costs of a Public Health Success: … Pitt, Mark M., Mark R Rosenzweig, and M. Nazmul Hassan. 2021. "Identifying the Costs of a Public Health Success: …

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Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: “Identity politics” is economic policy

… Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: “Identity politics” is economic … or by reserving some elected positions for women. Besley et al. investigated a gender quota system implemented by …

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Bergemann et al.: "The Economics of Social Data"

… Bergemann et al.: "The Economics of Social Data" … Bergemann et al.: "The Economics of Social Data" Abstract A data …

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Maggi et al.: "Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers"

… Maggi et al.: "Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers" … Maggi et al.: "Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful …

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Do voters hold politicians accountable for vote-buying?

… By Rohini Pande , Jessica Leight, Dana Foarta, Laura Ralston This … more about this research LISTEN TO THE PODCAST LEIGHT ET AL. 2020. Do voters hold politicians accountable for …

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Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: "On the Economic Costs of Ending DEI"

… Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: "On the Economic Costs of Ending … progress during the past few decades. According to Hsieh et al. , better job allocation accounted for up to 40% of the …

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Rohini Pande quoted in Reuters: "After years in the doldrums, new reforms may unlock growth for carbon finance"

… Rohini Pande quoted in Reuters: "After years in the doldrums, new … carbon finance" … November 21, 2025 | In the News Rohini Pande quoted in Reuters: "After years in the doldrums, new … for carbon finance" Reuters quotes EGC Director Rohini Pande in an article exploring ways to unify the proliferation …

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Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates lower in low and middle income countries, and what can we do about it?"

… Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates lower in low and middle … income countries, and what can we do about it?" … Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates lower in low and middle … can we do about it? BMJ 2022; 378 :e069506 doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-069506. … Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates …

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Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: Fixing forest carbon credits

… Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: Fixing forest carbon credits … … forests can be effective; for example, Jayachandran et al. (2017) conducted a randomized trial of payments to …

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Rohini Pande and coauthors in VoxDev: Female representation on editorial boards and gender-related publications

… Rohini Pande and coauthors in VoxDev: Female representation on … increased from a very low base (Anukriti 2024, Funk et al. 2024) and recent research suggests that this was …

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Rohini Pande and coauthors in VoxDev: Evidence from payments to reduce crop burning in India

… Rohini Pande and coauthors in VoxDev: Evidence from payments to … a leading preventable cause of death and illness (Fuller et al. 2022). In particular, air pollution reduces the life …

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Rohini Pande and coauthors in VoxDev: How does microenterprise growth impact child outcomes?

… Rohini Pande and coauthors in VoxDev: How does microenterprise … limiting investment in schooling. In our research (Agte et al. 2023), we evaluate how entrepreneur parents resolve these …

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