Ideas for India (I4I)

While increasing wages does attract higher quality talent, this study finds that simply making job information ‘non-rival’ can have an even larger impact on the quality of hires – the equivalent of a 3-6x increase in wages These findings highlight the value of sharing job information beyond social networks – through job portals, information campaigns and advertising. Firms could also incentivise referrals to ensure information is relayed through social networks, reducing the likelihood of competitive resistance Read here: https://lnkd.in/d5gtMVNE

Social networks can help information on job postings reach jobseekers - but competition for jobs may disincentivise information-sharing. An experiment among college students in Mumbai by Gaurav Chiplunkar, Erin Kelley & Gregory Lane finds that these disincentives lower the overall quality of applicants and hires Read here:

📢 November Policy Roundup is here! Presenting a curation of I4I & International Growth Centre content on Delhi's seasonal smog problem, anti-pollution & adaptation measures, high-skilled migration from India ➡️ US, and efforts by Indian states to promote industrial development Read here:

Can access to all-weather roads influence gender norms? This study by Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury finds that exposure to paved roads & improved connectivity reduces: ✴️ Mobility restrictions faced by women ✴️ Reported domestic violence in the community Read here: https://lnkd.in/dvbq2m4J

📢 Two weeks to go! The lecture by Rohini Pande (Yale Economic Growth Center) will draw on insights from the design of pollution compliance markets & environmental audits in India to discuss how they can provide guidance on redesigning voluntary carbon markets Register here to join in-person (Delhi) or virtually: https://lnkd.in/dg33siA8

A new study by Bharti Nandwani & Punarjit Roychowdhury examines the impact of India’s rural roads construction programme on women’s outcomes and finds that it: 🏃♀️ Alleviates mobility restrictions 👩🎓 Improves social norms & education 👩💻 Has a limited effect on female employment Read here:

When it comes to the elimination of #ViolenceAgainstWomen, what role can social movements and public activism play? Abhilasha Sahay PhD at The World Bank investigates in the context of #Nirbhaya #NoExcuse Read more here: https://bit.ly/496f4V4

A new study by Kumar Ashutosh shows that the introduction of SHE Teams in Telangana in 2014 was followed by a significant ⬆️ in reported cases of crime against children - highlighting a shift in reporting practices as victims were provided with additional reporting options through QR codes, WhatsApp, and email: bit.ly/496f4V4

Street harassment of women is still a concern in India. On the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, read this article by Kumar Ashutosh which analyses how the introduction of special police units - ‘SHE teams’ - in Telangana led to a significant ⬆️ in girls finishing grade 12 #IDEVAW #NoExcuse

Building on existing literature which documents the association between large families and poor child health outcomes, this study by Mehreen Mookerjee, Manini Ojha and Sanket Roy uses NFHS-5 data to show that ⬆️ contraception use (therefore ⬇️ fertility) leads to significant improvements in child health and malnutrition indicators Read here: