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Journal Special Issue: What sustains informality

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Annual Report 2021

We look back at our key achievements over 2021 and highlight our recent contributions to the data revolution, SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) and SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions). Read more

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Effects of peers and rank on cognition, preferences, and personality

We exploit the variation in admission cutoffs across colleges at a leading Indian university to estimate the causal effects of enrolling in a selective college on cognitive attainment, economic preferences, and Big Five personality traits...

Cognitive attainment Behaviour Personality

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Peer influence and human capital accumulation: Evidence from Delhi University colleges

by Smriti Sharma, Saurabh Singhal, Subha Mani, Utteeyo Dasgupta
December 2017

College is an important milestone in life that is believed to develop several aspects of an individual's human capital, broadly defined to include both cognitive and socio-emotional traits...

Cognitive attainment Behaviour Personality

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Cognitive, socioemotional, and behavioural returns to college quality

We exploit the variation in the admissions process across colleges of a leading Indian university to estimate the causal effects of enrolling in a selective college on: cognitive attainment using scores on standardized university exams; behavioural p...

Cognitive attainment Behaviour Personality

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The developer’s dilemma: Structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth

NOW AVAILABLE | This open access edited volume explores the developer’s dilemma between structural transformation and income inequality. Download your copy today

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Check out our exciting open opportunities - including a request for research proposals, and vacancies in our team

Journal Special Issue: What sustains informality

This Open Access special issue explores critical issues related to the nature of informal employment and its determinants. Read more

Annual Report 2021

We look back at our key achievements over 2021 and highlight our recent contributions to the data revolution, SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) and SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions). Read more

Expert insights on Ukraine

Read expert commentary from the WIDER Network on the situation in Ukraine, drawing from research around the world. Read more

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Our research and policy briefs provide a short overview with key findings, lessons, and policy implications, from some of our key research outputs.

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Journal Special Issue: What sustains informality

This Open Access special issue explores critical issues related to the nature of informal employment and its determinants. Read more

Annual Report 2021

We look back at our key achievements over 2021 and highlight our recent contributions to the data revolution, SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) and SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions). Read more

Expert insights on Ukraine

Read expert commentary from the WIDER Network on the situation in Ukraine, drawing from research around the world. Read more

Check out our research in brief

Our research and policy briefs provide a short overview with key findings, lessons, and policy implications, from some of our key research outputs.

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Want to catch up on our recent events? Find out what Nobel laureates Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz think about the SDGs? Click here to visit us on YouTube.

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