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Digvijay S. Negi

Ashoka University
digvijay.negi@ashoka.edu.in

Digvijay S. Negi is Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Ashoka University.  Prior to this he was an Assistant Professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. Before joining IGIDR, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Delhi School of Economics. Digvijay obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi and a Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. His main areas of research include agricultural economics, international trade, risk and insurance, and development economics.

Posts by Digvijay S. Negi

सूचना ही शक्ति है : आईसीटी और कृषि उत्पादकता

विकासशील देशों में कृषि की कम उत्पादकता का एक कारण यह है कि किसानों के पास आधुनिक कृषि विधियों के उपयोग के बारे में पर्याप्त जानकारी या मार्गदर्शन की कमी है। इस लेख में, बांग्लादेश में किसानों को कृषि...

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Grain procurement and seasonal air pollution

To provide farmers with stable remunerative prices for their produce, the government commits to buy all surplus grain at minimum support prices. This article demonstrates that when procurement prices ...

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Information is power: ICT and agricultural productivity

One reason for low agricultural productivity in developing countries is that farmers lack sufficient information or guidance in the use of modern agricultural methods. This article examines the impact...

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Does electrification illuminate women's lives?

A key reason for women’s low labour force participation in developing countries is the burden of unpaid domestic work. Analysing data from rural Bangladesh, this article assesses whether electrifica...

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वस्तु-रूपी हस्तांतरण : डेडवेट हानि या लाभ?

क्या सामाजिक सहायता के लिए वस्तु-रूप में दिया जाने वाला हस्तांतरण उपभोक्ता की पसंद को सीमित करके ‘डेडवेट लॉस’ की ओर ले जाता है? इस लेख में महाराष्ट्र में हुए एक प्रयोग से प्राप्त निष्कर्षों को प्रस्तु...

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In-kind transfers: Deadweight losses or gains?

Do in-kind transfers for social assistance lead to ‘deadweight losses’ by restricting consumer choice? This article presents findings from an experiment in Maharashtra, which involved offering low...

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अल्पकालिक बीमारी और परिवार में श्रम का प्रतिस्थापन

गरीब कृषि परिवारों में स्वास्थ्य-संबंधी झटकों की वजह से होने वाले चिकित्सा खर्चों का असर उनके पास के सीमित संसाधनों पर पड़ता है और इसके परिणामस्वरूप रोजगार के संभावित उत्पादक दिनों का नुकसान होता है। ...

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Short-term illness and intra-household labour substitution

For poor, agricultural households, health shocks strain limited resources on medical expenses, and result in loss of potential productive work-days. Based on data from rural India, this article shows ...

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