Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

August 25, 2021 | Dvara Research
By Madhu Srinivas, Deepti George
August 23, 2021 | The Hindu Business Line

CoWIN has been developed as a digital platform to support Covid-19 vaccination efforts in India. While most are familiar with the interface for citizens to book vaccination slots, CoWIN also supports multiple other functions.

By Lakshay Narang, Aishwarya Narayan
August 11, 2021 | Dvara Research

This brief reviews the literature on the finances of platform workers in India and around the world.

By Natasha D’cruze, Asmita Chatterjee, Anupama Kumar, Rakshith S. Ponnathpur, Anubhutie Singh
August 10, 2021 | lse

In The Return of the State: Restructuring Britain for the Common Good, editors Patrick Allen, Suzanne J. Konzelmann and Jan Toporowski bring together contributors to offer a roadmap for reforming the British welfare state in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.

By Anupama Kumar
August 9, 2021 | Ideas For India

Impact of information disclosure on consumer behaviour: The case of high-risk bonds

By Niyati Agrawal, Misha Sharma, Madhu Srinivas, Monami Dasgupta, Monika Halan
August 5, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this paper, we document some key relationships between micro-level household behavior and macro-level aggregates for the Indian economy

By Dr. Indradeep Ghosh, Vinay Subramanian, Rohith Krishna, Rakesh Nigam
August 4, 2021 | Dvara Research

Response to RBI’s Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance

August 4, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we present a summary of our response to the consultative document.

By Sowmini G Prasad, Anukriti Tiwari
August 3, 2021 | Moneycontrol

Clear statutory backing, clarity of objectives and an independent and professional management are key to the success of a bad bank. These components seem absent in the current structure.

By Deepti George, Madhu Srinivas
August 3, 2021 | Dvara Research

A Convening on ‘Emerging Customer Risks in Digital Lending’ was conducted on April 22nd and 23rd, 2021, by Dvara Research Foundation in collaboration with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP).

By Amulya Neelam, Sarah Stanley, Eric Duflos, Jayshree Venkatesan