… the ministry of finance announced that over 50 million new bank accounts have been opened and 17 million debit cards issued since the launch of a bold new plan to grant financial access to the poor. Prime … education — and the right kind — to recipients of the new program. Vast numbers of India’s unbanked live in rural …

… . In this issue we dive into an exciting portfolio of new research on closing digital gender gaps by EGC affiliates, … structural transformation, and the rise of the digital economy through a portfolio of papers covering a wide range …

… become mud-slathered, tire-trapping impasses. The trio of development economists were often in Meriggi’s car when they … in the journal  Nature , a disproportionate amount of research into how to improve vaccination rates has focused on … outreach services are about to happen, like introducing new vaccines. They are the ones that go around the …

… on inequality – and policy alternatives for the future. A new perspective on the uneven forces shaping today’s global economy The Yale Economic Growth Center (EGC) is excited to … Yale University Related News Items Podcast EGC Voices in Development Podcast, Episode 2: Penny Goldberg News Q&A: …

… garment markets, and rural healthcare systems shared their research with the EGC community on October 4 – the first of a … economics, with a focus on collective action and political economy. Page graduated with a PhD in Economics from MIT in …

How to get farmers to not burn crop residue By Kelsey Jack, Namrata Kala, Rohini Pande , and Seema Jayachandran October 13, 2021 In a few weeks, millions in India will breathe much more polluted air as farmers across northern India burn stubble to clear …

… process needs evidence, too When programmes expand, new complexities and indirect consequences must be studied. … connected with in 2008. Read more. Learn more about this research View publication YRise Homepage Related people …

… currency and offered incentives for adopting it. A new study co-authored by EGC Affiliates David Argente and … directly from people in El Salvador and have written a new paper, published in Science magazine, that analyzes … themselves. In February 2022, in partnership with the research firm CID Gallup, they conducted an in-person survey …

Skill India can retain women in workforce By  Soledad Artiz-Prillaman , Rohini Pande , Charity Troyer Moore March 18, 2018 India’s 2018 Economic Survey posits that India not only has millions of missing women, but that it also has millions of “unwanted” …

… in Kathmandu in March to advance the use of data and research evidence in policymaking across South Asia. The … activities were part of EPoD's  Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE)  program, funded with UK aid from … of Nepal and co-author of the 2013 United Nations Human Development Report (HDR), who gave an update on the newly …

… He is also is the founder and faculty director of the Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) and an …

… these programs to be implemented and tested with as much political will and public involvement as the odd-even … policies. Related publications Air pollution in India: New findings on how to reduce crop burning American Economic …