We invite you to join us on 22 December for our annual lecture & panel discussion to celebrate 10 years of I4I!
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Perspectives| Topic - Governance | Authors: Orhan Aygun (Boğaziçi University), Bertan Turhan (Iowa State University), M. Bumin Yenmez (Boston College)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/improving-admissions-to-technical-colleges-in-india.html
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Ideas For India
Improving admissions to technical colleges in India
Following their note on the issues that may arise from the ambiguity of EWS reservation policies, Aygün, Turhan, and Yenmez provide a critique of the multi-run deferred-acceptance algorithm currently used to implement de-reservation in the admission procedure…
Wrapping up the Symposium, Orhan Aygun, Bertram Turhan and M. Bumin Yenmez explain how the multi-run deferred-acceptance algorithm works, and highlight three main issues in using it for college admissions. They conclude by putting forth their own selection procedure, designed to improve admissions outcomes
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/improving-admissions-to-technical-colleges-in-india.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/improving-admissions-to-technical-colleges-in-india.html
Ideas For India
Improving admissions to technical colleges in India
Following their note on the issues that may arise from the ambiguity of EWS reservation policies, Aygün, Turhan, and Yenmez provide a critique of the multi-run deferred-acceptance algorithm currently used to implement de-reservation in the admission procedure…
📢Join us this Thursday for the first annual Ashok Kotwal Memorial Lecture, where Debraj Ray will talk about the forces governing the substitution away from human labour
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📢 Join us this Thursday in New Delhi for a discussion on the post-Covid economic landscape featuring an eminent panel of policymakers: Yamini Aiyar (President, Centre for Policy Research); Viral Acharya (Former Deputy Governor, RBI) & Pronab Sen (Former Chairman, National Statistical Commission). The discussion will be moderated by Amartya Lahiri.
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📢 Starting at 3:30 PM today, join us for the first annual Ashok Kotwal Memorial Lecture, and a panel discussion featuring expert economists and policymakers
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Articles| Topic - Human Development | Authors: Suman Bhattacharjea & Purnima Ramanujan (ASER), Caroline Dyer (University of Leeds), Ben Alcott (UNESCO), Aashna Khurana (Boston College)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/india-s-early-years-mathematics-curriculum-continuity-discontinuity-and-progression.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/india-s-early-years-mathematics-curriculum-continuity-discontinuity-and-progression.html
Ideas For India
India’s early years mathematics curriculum: Continuity, discontinuity and progression
Research has shown the importance of building strong foundations for learning, as the development of cognitive skills in preschool and early primary years is predictive of later mathematical achievement. This article examines the national curriculum for mathematics…
Examining the mathematics curriculum & textbooks used in govt schools in Assam, Rajasthan and Telangana, this study finds large gaps in learning expectations between preschool and grade 1. Since preschool education is not compulsory, the authors suggest the need for frequent revision of topics once children begin formal school
Read more here: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/india-s-early-years-mathematics-curriculum-continuity-discontinuity-and-progression.html
Read more here: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/india-s-early-years-mathematics-curriculum-continuity-discontinuity-and-progression.html
Ideas For India
India’s early years mathematics curriculum: Continuity, discontinuity and progression
Research has shown the importance of building strong foundations for learning, as the development of cognitive skills in preschool and early primary years is predictive of later mathematical achievement. This article examines the national curriculum for mathematics…
Perspectives| Topic - Governance | Authors: Anand Trivedi (Harvard Kennedy School) &Fatima Mumtaz (NITI Aayog)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/analysing-e-governance-service-delivery-outcomes-insights-from-etaal.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/analysing-e-governance-service-delivery-outcomes-insights-from-etaal.html
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Analysing e-governance service delivery outcomes: Insights from eTaal
In this piece, Trivedi and Mumtaz attempt to analyse the performance of e-governance service delivery across different tiers of government and service categories, through the volume of end-to-end electronic transactions occurring during service delivery.…
Perspectives| Topic - Human Devlopment | Author: Devika Oberoi (Independent Resercher)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/credit-cooperatives-promoting-worker-well-being-during-crises.html
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Ideas For India
Credit cooperatives: Promoting worker well-being during crises?
Research shows that access to alternative credit mechanisms during the pandemic enabled informal women workers to gain financial security, benefitting their mental well-being in the process. Based on the results of a survey conducted by SEWA Bharat in 2021…
The NSO recently released advance growth estimates of 7% for FY2022-23, inching above the RBI estimate of 6.8%. Read this piece by Poonam Gupta (NCAER) from the #I4IArchives about the long-term trends in India's GDP growth rate & the factors behind the pre-pandemic slowdown
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/what-contributed-to-the-slowdown-of-the-indian-economy-during-2019-20.html
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Ideas For India
What contributed to the slowdown of the Indian economy during 2019-20
This article analyses the sources and correlates of the economic slowdown in the Indian economy during 2019-20. It establishes that the slowdown was largely confined to one year, and to the manufacturing sector. This is attributed to the Covid-induced lockdown;…
Articles | Topic- Human Development | Authors: Kumar Satyam, Rahul Ahluwalia, Niharika Gupta (Central Square Foundation), Prakhar Singh (Accelerate India Philantrophy), Saloni Gupta (Columbia University), Vaani Chopra (Princeton), Azeem Panjwani (Scaler)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/phone-based-assessment-data-triangulating-schools-learning-outcomes.html
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Phone-based assessment data: Triangulating schools’ learning outcomes
Recent research has shown that schools often report overestimated learning outcomes, as they fear adverse consequences if they report poor performance. In this post, Gupta et al. describe a pilot study to measure reliability and validity of phone-based assessments…
Reliable assessment data can allow teachers to tailor their instructions based on students' learning levels as part of programmes such as Teaching at the Right Level.
Read more about this study on using phone-based assessments to collect reliable data: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/phone-based-assessment-data-triangulating-schools-learning-outcomes.html
Read more about this study on using phone-based assessments to collect reliable data: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/phone-based-assessment-data-triangulating-schools-learning-outcomes.html
Ideas For India
Phone-based assessment data: Triangulating schools’ learning outcomes
Recent research has shown that schools often report overestimated learning outcomes, as they fear adverse consequences if they report poor performance. In this post, Gupta et al. describe a pilot study to measure reliability and validity of phone-based assessments…
Perspectives| Topic - Governance | Authors: Latika Chaudhary (Naval Postgraduate School), Lakshmi Iyer (University of Notre Dame)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/does-being-local-matter-administrative-decentralisation-and-human-development.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/does-being-local-matter-administrative-decentralisation-and-human-development.html
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Does being local matter? Administrative decentralisation and human development
In this post, Chaudhary and Iyer discuss the administrative decentralisation reforms brought about by the Panchayati Raj Act, and measure the effect of decentralisation on the provision of public services and human development outcomes. States implemented…
Articles| Topic- Environment | Authors: Eyal Frank (University of Chicago), Anant Sudarshan (University of Warwick)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/environment/how-human-and-ecosystem-health-are-intertwined-evidence-from-vulture-population-collapse-in-india.html
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How human and ecosystem health are intertwined: Evidence from vulture population collapse in India
Livestock farmers in India have historically relied on vultures to dispose of dead animals. However, the collapse of vulture populations in India due to accidental poisoning has prevented the scavenging of carcasses, worsening sanitation. In this post, Frank…
Perspectives | Topic- Productivity & Innovation | Authors: Farzana Afridi (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/productivity-innovation/the-promise-of-technology-for-women-s-employment.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/productivity-innovation/the-promise-of-technology-for-women-s-employment.html
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The promise of technology for women’s employment
The growth of digital labour platforms holds tremendous potential to improve employment outcomes for India’s young, urban population. In this post, Farzana Afridi discusses the challenges in leveraging this technology – especially for women, given their lower…
Research by Eyal Frank and Anant Sudarshan shows that after vulture populations collapsed following the widespread availability of diclofenac, human death rates were found to be higher in districts where vultures had historical been present
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/environment/how-human-and-ecosystem-health-are-intertwined-evidence-from-vulture-population-collapse-in-india.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/environment/how-human-and-ecosystem-health-are-intertwined-evidence-from-vulture-population-collapse-in-india.html
Ideas For India
How human and ecosystem health are intertwined: Evidence from vulture population collapse in India
Livestock farmers in India have historically relied on vultures to dispose of dead animals. However, the collapse of vulture populations in India due to accidental poisoning has prevented the scavenging of carcasses, worsening sanitation. In this post, Frank…
Digital labour market platforms ⬇️ job search costs & provide opportunities with ⬆️ flexibility. Farzana Afridi proposes a data ecosystem by using data from platforms, ministries & skill centres to fully realise the sector's promise for women's employment
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/productivity-innovation/the-promise-of-technology-for-women-s-employment.html
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/productivity-innovation/the-promise-of-technology-for-women-s-employment.html
Ideas For India
The promise of technology for women’s employment
The growth of digital labour platforms holds tremendous potential to improve employment outcomes for India’s young, urban population. In this post, Farzana Afridi discusses the challenges in leveraging this technology – especially for women, given their lower…
Articles | Topic - Human Development | Authors: Sangita Vyas (CUNY), Aashish Gupta (University of Oxford)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/is-open-defecation-still-prevalent-in-rural-north-india.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/is-open-defecation-still-prevalent-in-rural-north-india.html
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Is open defecation still prevalent in rural north India?
In an attempt to understand open defecation in four focus states in the aftermath of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Vyas and Gupta evaluate the findings of the NFHS-5. They note that the NFHS is likely to underestimate open defection rates due to their use of…
Presenting the first annual Ashok Kotwal Memorial Lecture – watch Debraj Ray talk about the future of development, posit the 'fourth law' of capitalism & propose a sovereign 'India Fund': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj5Vzou2qs0
Stay tuned for more updates from our event held in Delhi on 22 December!
Stay tuned for more updates from our event held in Delhi on 22 December!
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The Future of Development | Ashok Kotwal Memorial Lecture 2022 | I4I@10
The first Ashok Kotwal memorial lecture ‘The Future of Development: Humans, Robots and Sovereign Funds’ was delivered by Prof Debraj Ray on 22 December 2022 on the future of development, and the contribution of labour, capital and automation in growth.
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On both #NationalGirlChildDay in India and #InternationalDayofEducation, don't miss this article from the #I4IArchives which uses #Census data to verify past findings about the relationship between women’s education and child sex-ratios across the country
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/india-s-missing-girls-women-s-education-and-declining-child-sex-ratios.html
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/india-s-missing-girls-women-s-education-and-declining-child-sex-ratios.html