large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … dam is built, agricultural production does not increase but poverty does. In contrast, districts located downstream from … the dam benefit from increased irrigation and see agricultural production increase and poverty fall. Overall, our …

be reformed through incremental administrative change. The police department of the state of Rajasthan, India …-scale public opinion and crime victimization survey—the first of its kind in India. [BREAD Working Paper No. 324]. URL …

evidence is provided, from a randomized control trial conducted in rural Orissa, India (one of the poorest places in India), on …

implementation of a Trading Pilot Scheme in India. This experience suggests that four areas are especially important for successful …