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Shabana Mitra is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Her main research interests are political economy implications of public policies on gender and caste-based inequalities in the Indian context. Prior to joining IIMB, she has worked at the World Bank and the Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway. She obtained her PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University in 2011.
Posts by Shabana Mitra
शक्ति के पहिए : बिहार साइकल कार्यक्रम के दीर्घकालिक प्रभाव
बिहार सरकार ने 2006 में स्कूल जाने के लिए साइकल खरीदने के लिए कक्षा 9 की लड़कियों को नकद रुपए देने का एक कार्यक्रम शुरू किया था। वर्ष 2016 में किए गए एक सर्वे के आधार पर इस आलेख में दर्शाया गया है कि ...
- Shabana Mitra Kalle Moene
- 13 मार्च, 2019
- लेख
Wheels of power: Long-term effects of the Bihar Cycle Programme
The Bihar government introduced a programme in 2006 to give cash to grade 9 girls to buy bicycles to go to school. Based on a survey undertaken in 2016, this article shows that beneficiaries were more...
- Shabana Mitra Kalle Moene
- 04 March, 2019
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राजनेताओं का कष्ट, गरीब आदमी का लाभ: नजदीकी निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में आय वितरण
स्टडीज में पब्लिक फंड्स के प्रवाह को दिशा देने में चुनावी प्रतिस्पर्धा की भूमिका को रेखांकित किया गया है। भारत के आंकड़ों का विश्लेषण करते हुए इस लेख में पाया गया है कि लगभग बराबरी की प्रतिस्पर्धा वाल...
- Shabana Mitra Anirban Mitra
- 04 जनवरी, 2019
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Consumption spikes and election delays
There is ample anecdotal evidence on political parties bribing voters with cash or consumption goods prior to elections, in India and other developing countries. However, there is an expected lack of ...
- Shabana Mitra Anirban Mitra Arnab Mukherji
- 20 April, 2017
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Women's empowerment and changing social norms: Persistent effects of a one-time targeted in-kind transfer in India
The project explored how a targeted social reform - the “Cycle program” in Bihar - affected the aspirations and behaviour of young women. The Cycle program was successful in increasing enrolment i...
- Shabana Mitra Kalle Moene
- 27 January, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Politician's pain is poor man's gain: Income distribution in close-election constituencies
Studies have highlighted the role of electoral competition in directing the flow of public funds. Analysing data from India, this column finds lower income inequality and polarisation in tightly conte...
- Shabana Mitra Anirban Mitra
- 09 November, 2016
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