State of Exclusion : Delivery of Government-to-Citizen Cash Transfers in India
This report, a compilation of all our key learnings from field engagements spanning 7 states, attempts to bring the last mile to the fore of policy discussions on social…
The Nexus of Financial Inclusion and Stability: Implications for Holistic Financial Policy-Making
Both financial inclusion and financial stability are high on international policy makers’ agenda. For instance, the G-20 has called for global commitments to both advancing financial inclusion (the Maya…
Aggregate Risk, Saving and Malnutrition in Agricultural Households
Why is malnutrition in India’s central belt, which includes the state of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, so high and so persistent despite relatively high rates of income growth?
How do we Know our Customers?
This is the second in the series of posts under the topic “Understanding the KGFS Customer”. The author, Sowmya Vedula, of IFMR Rural Finance, presents data regarding KYC documents…
Do Consumer Price Subsidies Really Improve Nutrition?
The National Bureau of Economic Research recently published a working paper by Robert T. Jensen and Nolan H. Miller on this topic.