Publications from 2015
21 January 2016
Book Chapters
| Chapter Title | Authors | Book Title | Editor(s) | Publisher | Link |
| Fund Flows and Expenditure in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: A Case Study of School Based Grants at Nalanda District, Bihar | Avani Kapur, Anit N Mukherjee | Right to Education in India Resources, institutions and public policy | Praveen Jha, P. Geetha Rani | Routledge India | Click here |
| Role of Activity Mapping in Democratic Good Governance | Vincy Davis, | Claiming India from Below: Activism and Democratic Transformation | Vipul Mudgal | Routledge India | Click here |
| Rights, accountability and citizenship: India’s emerging welfare state | Yamini Aiyar, Michael Walton | Governance in Developing Asia: Public Service Delivery and Empowerment | Anil B. Deolalikar, Shikha Jha, Pilipinas F. Quising | Edward Elgar Publishing | Click here |
Journal
| Title | Author | Journal | Volume | Link |
| Spectators or Participants? Effects of Social Audits in Andhra Pradesh | Yamini Aiyar, Soumya Kapoor Mehta | Economic & Political Weekly | Click here | |
| Do Private Tuitions improve Learning Outcomes? Evidence from India using ASER Data | Ambrish Dongre, Vibhu Tewary | Economic & Political Weekly | Vol. 50 | Click here |
Articles
| Title | Author | Periodical | Link |
| Accounting for toilets, but no accountability for sanitation | Avani Kapur, Yamini Aiyar | Live Mint | Click here |
| Building an outcome-focused approach to elementary education financing in India | Yamini Aiyar | Ideas for India | Click here |
| Education reform and frontline administrators: A case study from Bihar – I | Yamini Aiyar, Vincy Davis, Ambrish Dongre | Ideas for India | Click here |
| Education reform and frontline administrators: A case study from Bihar – II | Yamini Aiyar, Vincy Davis, Ambrish Dongre | Ideas for India | Click here |
| Good Idea, Poorly Implemented | Ekta Joshi | The Pioneer | Click here |
| How much does India spend on elementary education? | Avani Kapur, Ambrish Dongre | Ideas for India | Click here |
| In the Hands of the states | Avani Kapur, Vikram Srinivas | The Pioneer | Click here |
| Policy goes missing amid slogans | Yamini Aiyar | Live Mint | Click here |
| Pull, not push, to open up spending | Yamini Aiyar | Live Mint | Click here |
| Reforms needed in education | Yamini Aiyar | Live Mint | Click here |
| Schooling trap | Yamini Aiyar | The Indian Express | Click here |
| The Post-Office State | Yamini Aiyar, Shrayana Bhattacharya | The Caravan | Click here |
| Unpacking cooperative federalism and social policy | Yamini Aiyar | Live Mint | Click here |
| When the Frontline is the Bottomline | Yamini Aiyar, Lant Pritchett | The Indian Express | Click here |
| Whither decentralization? | Yamini Aiyar | Live Mint | Click here |
| A good way to implement RTE | Ambrish Dongre | The Daily Pioneer | Click here |
Policy Briefs
| Title | Author | Link |
| Backward Regions Grant Fund GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Vikram Srinivas | Click here |
| Integrated Child Development Scheme GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Ekta Joshi | Click here |
| Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Anindita Adhikari | Click here |
| National Health Mission GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Vikram Srinivas | Click here |
| Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Amee Misra | Click here |
| Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer | Click here |
| Swachh Bharat Mission GOI 2015-16 | Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer | Click here |
Working Papers
| Title | Author | Link |
| Education reforms, bureaucracy and the puzzles of implementation: A case study from Bihar | Yamini Aiyar, Ambrish Dondre, Vincy Davis | Click here |
| How Much Does India Spend Per Student on Elementary Education? | Avani Kapur, Ambrish Dongre | Click here |
| Power to the States: Making Fiscal Transfers Work for Better Health: Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers for Health Working Group | Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer, H.K. Amarnath, Rifaiyat Mahbub, Victoria Fan, Anit Mukherjee, Amanda Glassman, Yamini Aiyar | Click here |
| Rules versus Responsiveness: Towards building an outcome-focused approach to governing elementary education finances in India | Yamini Aiyar, Ambrish Dongre, Avani Kapur, Anit N Mukherjee, T. R. Raghunandan | Click here |
| Taxes: Price of Civilization or Tribute to Leviathan? | Yamini Aiyar, Lant Pritchet | Click here |
| Value subtraction in Public Sector: Accounting vs economic costs of primary schooling in India | Yamini Aiyar, Lant Pritchet | Click here |
Reports
| Title | Author | Link |
| District Report Cards | Yamini Aiyar, Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer, Aishwarya Panicker | Click here |
| The State of the Nation: RTE Section 12(1)(c) Report | Ankur Sarin, Sunaina Kuhn, Bikkrama Daulet Singh, Praveen Khangta, Ambrish Dongre, Ekta Joshi, Arghya Sengupta, Rukmini Das, and Faiza Rahman | Click here |
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