Rachel Glennerster

Putting Band-Aid on a Corpse: Incentives for Nurses in the Indian Public Health Care System

By Rachel Glennerster, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit V. Banerjee

The Indian Health Care system is plagued by high staff absence; low effort by the providers; and limited use by potential beneficiaries, who prefer private alternatives. This paper reports the results of an experiment carried out with a district administration and a nongovernmental organization (NGO). Read more »

Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India

By Stuti Khemani, Rukmini Banerji, Rachel Glennerster, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit V. Banerjee

Participation of beneficiaries in the monitoring of public services is increasingly seen as key to improving their efficiency. Read more »

Can Information Campaigns Spark Local Participation and Improve Outcomes? A Study of Primary Education in Uttar Pradesh, India

By Stuti Khemani, Rukmini Banerji, Rachel Glennerster, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee

There is a growing belief in development policy circles that participation by local communities in basic service delivery can promote development outcomes. A central plank of public policy for improving primary education services in India is the participation of Village Education Committees (VECs), consisting of village government leaders, parents, and teachers. Read more »