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Geographic poverty targeting in social protection programs: Evidence from a nationwide policy experiment

We study how changing the targeted measure of poverty affects the operation and effectiveness of a scaled social assistance program.

Tell us what you need: Matching public job training to local skill demand with employers' input

Can private information from employers be used to better target job training programs?

Can political empowerment increase economic participation? Reservations, public works, and female labor force participation in India

Are there spillovers from political empowerment policy to the economic sphere?