Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Tagat, Anirudh"
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Jati, local public goods and village governance: private actions and public outcomes
Jha, Raghbendra; Nagarajan, Hari K.; Tagat, Anirudh (Economic & Political Weekly, 2019)Whether voting along narrow parochial lines in socially and ethnically fragmented societies has measurable gains is explored. Using data from rural India, it is established that identity-based voting, driven by membership ... -
Restricted and unrestricted fiscal grants and tax effort of panchayats in India
Jha, Raghbendra; Nagarajan, Hari K.; Tagat, Anirudh (Economic & Political Weekly, 2019)The impact of restricted and unrestricted fiscal grants on tax effort of panchayats is examined using nationally representative panel data on finances. Three pathways are proposed through which these impacts accrue: wages, ...