We investigate the impact of groundwater contamination on educational outcomes in India. Our study leverages variations in the geographical coverage and timing of construction of safe government piped water schemes to identify the effects of exposure to contaminants. Using self-collected survey...

This paper examines whether high dividend stocks portfolio (represented by CNX dividend opportunity index of NSE) outperforms blue chip stocks portfolios and market portfolio in Indian stock market, using absolute rate of return as well as risk adjusted measures viz Sharpe ratio and Treynor...

This paper examines whether high dividend stocks portfolio (represented by CNX dividend opportunity index of NSE) outperforms blue chip stocks portfolios and market portfolio in Indian stock market, using absolute rate of return as well as risk adjusted measures viz Sharpe ratio and Treynor...

We study the effect of exposure to arsenic in groundwater, the main source of arsenic contamination, on a range of education outcomes among children in India. First, using a large nationally representative household survey and exploiting variation in soil textures across districts as an...