Decent Work and Economic Growth

Age at Marriage and Women's Labour Market Outcomes in India

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on Fri, 2020-05-01 07:15

EfD Authors:

We examine the relationship between women's age at marriage and their labour market outcomes using nationally representative household data from India. Employing an instrumental variable‐based empirical strategy, we find that a delay in women's age at marriage has no significant causal effect on their labour market outcomes. This is despite marriage delay being associated with higher education, lower fertility and (possibly) higher dowry for Indian women. We argue that this might be because older brides, as compared with younger brides, face more backlash from their partners.

Peer Reviewed

Gender

Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) adoption in Uganda: Barriers and policy options

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2026-01-27 10:44

EfD Authors:

The unpredictable shifts in climatic patterns and limited adaptive capacity are adversely affecting agriculture and, in turn, the livelihoods of the Ugandan population (UBOS, 2024). To this end, the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, working with other ministries, including the Ministries of Water and Environment, Energy, and Finance, has promoted the uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) (Zizinga et al., 2022).

Policy Brief

Agriculture, Climate Change, Policy Design

Technology, jobs, and the future of work in India

Submitted by Belén Pulgar on Thu, 2026-01-22 12:48

EfD Authors:

Krishnapriya, P.P.

Harnessing Technology for Inclusive Prosperity
Growth, Work, and Inequality in the Digital Era

Transformative new technologies are reshaping economies and societies. But as they create new opportunities, they also pose new challenges, not least of which is rising inequality. Increased disparities and related anxieties are stoking societal discontent and political ferment. Harnessing technological transformation in ways that foster its benefits, contain risks, and build inclusive prosperity is a major public policy challenge of our time and one that motivates this book.

Book Chapter

Policy Design

She advocates indigenous crops for food security, climate resilience, health, and environment

EfD Tanzania researcher Dr. Innocensia John has dedicated her work to indigenous crops for years, emphasizing their role in nutrition, climate adaptation, and economic empowerment for smallholder

Mon, 2026-01-19 10:51 | Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Gender, Health | Tanzania

Removing rationing: Power consumption and groundwater monitoring in South India

Submitted by Arnaaz Zaman on Thu, 2026-01-15 11:28

EfD Authors:

Kumar, Praveen

Gupta, Eshita

Somanathan, Eswaran

In most Indian states, electricity for irrigation is unmetered but rationed through limited daily supply hours. This study estimates the impact of the 24-hour agricultural electricity policy implemented in Telangana state in 2018, which effectively removed this rationing.

Peer Reviewed

Agriculture, Climate Change, Policy Design, Water