Last date for submission: November 1, 2021

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Applied Economics Letters, September 2021

We use a debiased Machine Learning technique to explore causes behind infant malnutrition for households below-poverty-line in India and examine effectiveness of various government interventions along with other factors

Applied Economics, September 2021

The pure expectations hypothesis states that the current yields on bonds with different maturities reflect investor expectations of future interest rates. Analysing the short-term inter-bank rates in a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM)...

International Review of Economics and Finance, September 2021

For five leading emerging economies: China, India, Russia, Indonesia, and South Korea, we show that existing sentiment variables--both direct (Consumer Confidence Index) and indirect (Baker-Wurgler Index)--are insignificant...

Journal of Development Economics, September 2021

A large share of the world's poor live in remote regions, where high costs associated with limited connectivity constrain economic activity. This paper estimates the effects of improvements in infrastructure under a large rural road-building...

Energy Policy, September 2021

This paper investigates the intensity of international collaborations in energy-related technologies across OECD and BRIICS countries, by disentangling the role of the distance in environmental policy stringency between countries...

Energy Policy, September 2021

In the context of India's ambitious electric vehicle targets, we examine two related questions. First, based on lifetime costs, which electric vehicles need to be subsidized? Second, based on lifetime subsidies, which subsidy option...

Energy Policy, September 2021

As household electrification rates continue to increase globally, the focus in energy access planning is increasingly shifting towards quality of service. To inform this planning, we explore changes in household electricity and people's...

Energy Policy, September 2021

Extant research has demonstrated that public support (or lack thereof) is a primary driver for the expansion (or decline) of the use of nuclear reactors as a significant source of energy. This study uses a national survey to explore ...

Energy Policy, September 2021

The reported effects of electrification on rural entrepreneurship are mixed, with recent studies describing heterogeneity in outcomes and methodological challenges in attributing causal effects. Furthermore, the debate largely focuses ...

World Development, September 2021

Investments in clean fuel and piped water are often recommended in developing countries on health grounds. This paper examines an alternative channel, the relationship between piped water and access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ...

World Development, September 2021

This study examines the effects of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) on women's socio-economic freedom and autonomy at the national level in India. We compare ROSCAs to agency based micro-credit schemes...