Gender and Equity
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Women left behind — Rajasthan health insurance scheme has a gender gap: Study
In an opinion piece, Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas outlines her study of Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana, a government health insurance program.
April 08, 2021
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Are group-specific arrangements in India’s criminal justice system more effective?
Postdoctoral Fellow Nirvikar Jassal writes in The Hindu Business Line about his research on representation in India's criminal justice system.
March 12, 2021
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Lessons in inequity from a global health study
A large public health program in rural India improved maternal and child health in its pilot phase, but was at risk of leaving behind the most-disadvantaged participants.
January 06, 2021
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Postdoctoral Fellow Spotlight: Radhika Jain on reducing inequalities in health care and outcomes
Radhika Jain, a King Center affiliated researcher, shares her insights into India's healthcare system and how the country is responding to COVID-19.
December 07, 2020
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A cultural approach to development
Catherine Thomas, a PhD candidate in social psychology and King Center research funding recipient, traveled to Niger to help facilitate community discussions.
July 27, 2020
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Quest for security and empowerment
The King Center’s David Lobell and Soledad Artiz Prillaman focus their research on food security and political representation in India.
July 22, 2020
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Intra-household and intra-personal constraints to women’s employment in India
Low self-confidence may keep women from persuading family members that they should enter the workplace, despite wanting to work themselves.
July 20, 2020
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A project to reduce rape of young Kenyans
Faculty Affiliate Michael Baiocchi tackled the job of designing a challenging randomized controlled trial.
April 01, 2020
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Soledad Artiz Prillaman on helping women discover community—and their political voice
Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman focuses her research on women’s participation in local politics.
March 05, 2020
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How Seema Jayachandran generates new insights utilizing randomized controlled trials
Seema Jayachandran, the Noosheen Hashemi Visiting Professor at the King Center, discusses how she utilizes randomized controlled trials to identify the root causes of poverty.
December 17, 2019
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Stanford undergraduate students conduct research on freedom of expression laws in Indonesia
Melodie Liu and Alisha Zhao spent the summer in Jakarta, Indonesia, as Summer Undergraduate Field Research Assistants working with a local NGO.
December 17, 2019
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Q&A with Stanford PhD student and McKinnon Fellowship Recipient, Levi Boxell
During summer 2019, Stanford economics PhD student Levi Boxell traveled to Ghana with support from the King Center.
November 08, 2019
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Socialization training is a key factor in retaining first-time women workers
Faculty Affiliate Aruna Ranganathan finds that the retention of first time women workers in textile factories in India is higher if the women receive training.
May 22, 2019
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How global warming has made the rich richer
A recent study from Marshall Burke shows that climate change has dragged down growth in the poorest nations whilst likely boosting prosperity in some of the richest.
May 06, 2019
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Climate change has worsened global economic inequality
A new study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke shows global warming has increased economic inequality since the 1960s.
April 22, 2019
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Stanford researchers explore the effects of climate change on hunger
Stanford researchers explore how crop nutrition — zinc and iron, for instance — will respond to climate change and what that means for human health.
March 19, 2019
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Q&A with political scientist and faculty affiliate Saad Gulzar
Saad Gulzar, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Faculty Affiliate, shares more about his background and research agenda.
November 02, 2018
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Family planning programs in low-income countries appear to keep young girls in school longer
Family planning programs in developing countries that offer contraceptives and reproductive health advice do more than prevent pregnancies.
December 18, 2017