Why does the quality of public childcare services, even when they are ostensibly standardized, vary significantly across neighborhoods? I examine this using the case of …
Nutrition and feeding practices strongly influence maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes around the globe, and particularly in South Asia. Anemia, a common nutritional deficiency, …
India has long been an enduring puzzle in the literature on democracy and development. Even with its high levels of poverty and deeply multi-ethnic society, …
This thesis considers the impact Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has had on Indian democracy. It aims to explain the evolution of PIL, grounding it within …
This dissertation analyzes how air pollution affects manufacturing productivity in India and the degree to which industries vary in their sensitivity to air pollution. Determining …
My dissertation aims to increase the understanding of the impact of government programs on household economic outcomes in developing countries. My research uses empirical methods …
This dissertation evaluates disparities in economic outcomes by gender and ethnicity, with a focus on the underlying causes and the policies that can be used …
As cities across the Global South continue to urbanize, developing the state capacity necessary to provide basic services and infrastructure to growing urban populations has …
This thesis centers around the Baghdadi Jewish community of Calcutta,1 India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Until 1911, Calcutta was the capital …
Why is it that political elites from marginal groups often seem to ignore development even when the vast majority of their constituents live in poverty? …
Abstract of Spatial analysis of malaria outbreaks and geographic land coverage by various water features across the Indian sub-continent, by Majesta M. Kitts, MPH, Brown …
I study the effect of formal rules on individual behavior and social norms using lab-in-the-field and lab experiments. I use dictator games in my experiments …
The effects of climate change are increasingly apparent, particularly in the Global South, and urban areas face significant and unique risks. In response to these …
Objectives: Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health measure aimed at the earliest possible detection and management of inborn errors of metabolism to prevent infant …
This dissertation examines the processes that drive ethnic minority women from the Northeast Region of India to migrate to Bangalore and the transformations they undergo …
Although risk factors of preterm deliveries across the world have been extensively studied, the trends and risk factors of preterm deliveries for the population of …
The dissertation examines the unlikely phenomenon of rules-based taxation levied by armed groups among four indigenous communities in Northeast India even as they lack exclusive …
