We estimate the effect of a large rural workfare program in India on private employment and
wages by comparing trends in districts that received the program earlier relative to those that …

We examine the impact of an increase in the demand for low-skill labor caused by a large
public works program (NREGS) on schooling outcomes. Exploiting the staged rollout of the …

We exploit randomly assigned political quotas for women to identify the impact of women's
political leadership on corruption and on the governance of India's largest poverty …

This essay suggests that two s" tads of sodal action which have hitherto developed separatel-
legal empowermen, and social accountabiio-ougbt to lear from one another. Legal …

After years of relative neglect, minimum wages are again perceived as a useful and relevant
policy tool which can make a major contribution to social justice by improving the lives of low …

This paper presents evidence on the equilibrium labor market impacts of a large rural
workfare program in India. We use the gradual roll out of the program to estimate changes in …

The concept of accountability has generated extensive discussion in studies of international
development, linking it with good governance, democratisation, participatory development …

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was enacted
in India with the multiple objectives of providing employment in a rights-based framework …

Studies have examined whether community-based monitoring systems impact desired
program outcomes, but few provide field-based evidence on the implementation process …

This case study on social audits under MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme) in Karnataka aims to provide suggestions on how to …