Simone Schaner

Simone Schaner is an assistant professor (Research) of economics at University of Southern California

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In times of pandemic, PDS shops should provide rations to allSubscriber Only

July 23,2020 03:04:44 AM

India should not allow one emergency — the pandemic — to turn into another. Food security problems are not abating and there are clear steps that should be taken before it is too late.

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

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Food before cash: Because PMJDY cash transfers will exclude many of India’s poorestSubscriber Only

May 11,2020 01:00:53 AM

Cash is easy to carry and widely accepted. But, our analysis of nationally representative survey data, described below, suggests that these transfers will exclude many of India’s poorest and, for others, come too late.

Mon, May 11, 2020