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Learning in times of lockdown: how Covid-19 is affecting education and food security in India by Alvi, Muzna, Gupta, Manavi

“…A vast majority of the relief and rehabilitation packages announced in the months following the nationwide lockdown in India have focused on economic…”
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Designing better input support programs: Lessons from zinc subsidies in Andhra Pradesh, India by Gupta, Shweta, Kishore, Avinash, Alvi, Muzna Fatima, Singh, Vartika

“…India has one of the largest agricultural input support programs in the world, delivered in the form of subsidies to farmers, raising concerns about its…”
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Caste, religion and the labor force participation of women: evidence from India by Alvi, Muzna Fatima

“…This study examines the origins and evolution of labor force participation rate differences between women from different ethnic groups in India. The data comes…”
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Ethnicity, information and cooperation: Evidence from a group-based nutrition intervention by Raghunathan, Kalyani, Alvi, Muzna, Sehgal, Mrignyani

“…•Many development interventions rely on last-mile agents for information delivery.•The ethnicities of beneficiaries or agents could affect intervention…”
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Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal by Alvi, Muzna, Barooah, Prapti, Gupta, Shweta, Saini, Smriti

“…COVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers. These impacts have been exacerbated by lack of…”
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Gender, agriculture policies, and climate-smart agriculture in India by Barooah, Prapti, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia, Pathak, Vishal

“…India's agricultural systems are increasingly affected by climate change's adverse effects. The Government of India has an impressive set of programs to…”
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Development of balanced nutrient management innovations in South Asia: Perspectives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka by Kishore, Avinash, Alvi, Muzna, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Imbalanced application of fertilizers is a major fiscal and environmental problem in South Asia. We review fertilizer policies and extension efforts to promote…”
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Addressing gender inequalities and strengthening women's agency to create more climate-resilient and sustainable food systems by Bryan, Elizabeth, Alvi, Muzna, Huyer, Sophia, Ringler, Claudia

“…Climate change affects every aspect of the food system, including all nodes along agri-food value chains from production to consumption, the food environments…”
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The role of social identity in improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services: Evidence from Nepal by Balasubramanya, Soumya, Stifel, David, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia

“…Summary Motivation COVID‐19 has revived focus on improving equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services in developing…”
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Do grassroots interventions relax behavioural constraints and improve adoption of nutrition-sensitive food production systems? by Alvi, Muzna, Ward, Patrick, Makhija, Simrin, Spielman, David J

“…In most developing countries, agricultural policies and programs are designed to promote productivity growth with modern inputs and technologies, and the…”
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Do grassroots interventions relax behavioural constraints and improve adoption of nutrition‐sensitive food production systems? by Alvi, Muzna, Ward, Patrick, Makhija, Simrin, Spielman, David J.

“…In most developing countries, agricultural policies and programs are designed to promote productivity growth with modern inputs and technologies, and the…”
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Reducing vulnerability to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers from South- to West-Asia by ElDidi, Hagar, van Biljon, Chloe, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia, Ratna, Nazmun, Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Kilby, Patrick, Wu, Joyce, Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin

“…Millions of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers from South-Asia to West-Asia experience exploitative and unsafe conditions. We review evidence from…”
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Essays in the Economics of Caste and Religion by Alvi, Muzna Fatima

“…Through my dissertation, I aim to uncover the processes that govern the relationship between social or ethnic identity and economic outcomes such as employment…”
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