Gautam Kalani

New Resources

Can rural public works affect agricultural wages? Evidence from India, CSAE working paper
The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel data evidence from South Africa, CSAE working paper
CSAE Research Summary 2012
Financial Architecture and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Tanzania, CSAE working paper
Media Freedom and Democracy: Complements or Substitutes in the Fight against Corruption?, CSAE working paper
Market Integration and Border Effects in Eastern Africa, CSAE working paper
How to improve knowledge and take-up of public services by the poor: The case of the RSBY National Health Insurance in India, iiG Briefing Paper 20

CSAE and Hertford College

Biography

Risk is an inescapable fact of life in every country, but it is more prevalent – and a graver threat – in poor rural regions than in developed economies. In the first chapter of my thesis, I analyze data from rural Pakistan to identify the impact of different risks on households in this region and explore the different informal mechanisms used by households to cope with these risks. In future chapters, I plan to analyze risk aversion and the take-up of micro insurance using data from experimental games conducted in rural Ethiopia.