States, Sectors, Surveys, and Impact Evaluation

States, Sectors, Surveys, and Impact Evaluation

In a dynamic research and policy environment with a growing demand for data and evidence for better policy making, it is crucial to invest in methods for data collection and impact evaluation for generating high-quality policy relevant data for various sectors and states.

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Publications

Op-Eds
11 May 2026

Elusive jobs: how AI will demand even greater patience of India’s unemployed youth

Vidya Mahambare, Asrar Alam

Data shows that young Indians spend an extraordinarily long time waiting for the right job opportunity to show up. The rise of…

Op-Eds
10 May 2026

Indian mothers’ care, sacrifices are glorified. TUS data reveals their invisible labour

Poonam Munjal, Palash Baruah

For generations, the work women do within the home has gone largely uncounted in national productivity measures. The Time Use Survey is…

Op-Eds
5 May 2026

The employment profile of India’s young adults

Vidya Mahambare, Niharika Gowthaman, Poonam Munjal + 1

With fewer than half of young adults employed, the labour market is increasingly polarised between extreme overwork and underemployment. Today’s young adults…

External Pub
4 May 2026

A Capability-Based Index of Women’s Well-Being in Assam, India

Nijara Deka

This study examines women’s well-being in Assam, India, through the lens of the Capability Approach to focus on women’s substantive freedoms and…

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