In the media

The CDES' member researchers regularly share their research insights in the media.

Below are some of their contributions and other articles about their work.

COVID-19 In the media

Read the latest media mentions of CDES researchers as they regularly share insights on COVID-19.

Gender-caste intersectionality in discrimination: Do patients care about doctor’s social identity?

Based on a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh, this article shows that when patients prefer male doctors over female doctors, caste-related prejudices can worsen this gender discrimination.

Ranjan Ray was interviewed by Social Science Encyclopedia on aspects of his policy driven research on India.

The interview was recorded in 4 segments and each segment deals with an aspect of the research that addresses a question during the interview.

Chess education in children reduces their risk aversion

A recent study by Prof Asad Islam and A/Prof Wang Lee (CDES), which found children who were taught chess and played regularly over time were less risk-averse than their peers. Watch A/Prof Wang Lee's interview with Chess News.

Modernising horticulture inspires legislative change in Pakistan

An ACIAR-funded project to assist the modernisation of Pakistan’s horticultural sector has resulted in legislative change in the country’s breadbasket state of Punjab.

Goods and services tax: Estimating optimal rates

Ranjan Ray, Amita Majumder and Sattwik Santra
Ideas for India (I4I), 9 July 2021

Policy reforms that are changing Pakistan’s horticultural sector

An international project led by Monash Business School investigating Pakistan’s horticulture markets has already brought about policy changes at the highest level.

Pollution from coal-based power units and anaemic status of children and women

This article evaluates the impact of pollution caused by coal-based power units.

Dean's award for excellence in research awarded to the CDES director

Professor Asad Islam receives the Dean's award for excellence in research.

New appointment of the Editorial Board of the Indian Economic Review

Associate Professor Gaurav Datt (CDES Deputy Director) has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Indian Economic Review, Journal of Delhi School of Economics, published by Springer.

Professor Asad Islam's interview with the (GLO) on the challenges of the COVID-19

The developed world was affected first, but the forthcoming consequences for the developing countries may be much worse.

Using intermediaries to deliver credit

A study in India suggests that private traders have a potentially valuable role to play as intermediaries for agricultural development interventions. With Pushkar Maitra, VoxDev, 2 March 2020

The necessity for delinking democracy from majoritarianism

When institutions weaken, so does the distinction between constitutional and representative democracy. By Ranjan Ray, The Wire, 25 February 2020

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and randomised controlled trials

Professor Asad Islam writes in Bangladesh's The Financial Express about the new approach to obtaining reliable answers in fighting global poverty

Monash Business School researchers named ASSA Fellows

Professors Zenou and Magee are among 37 of Australia’s leading economists, lawyers, psychologists and philosophers elected as Fellows of the ASSA, one of Australia's four learned academies.