Bihar, India's poorest state, witnessed impressive yield growth in each of its three principal crops over 2005-17. This paper examines whether a convergence in district yields accompanied the improvement in yields at the state level, thereby reducing regional inequalities in land productivity....

This paper compares the intergenerational mobility of educational and occupational attainment of men from disadvantaged groups (Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST)) in India with the intergenerational mobility of men outside these groups during 1983-2009. Although there has been a...

In 1975, the President of India declared a state of emergency (the Emergency), granting Prime Minister the power to rule by decree. This paper investigates the economic fallout of this exceptional event in India's post-independence history. The analysis shows that the Emergency adversely...