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Karthik Muralidharan

Chennai, San Diego
As seen in: Bangalore Mirror, The Times of India, Hindustan Times, MDPI, The Indian Express, Flipboard, Mint, India Today, Science Magazine, Business Standard and
Tata Chancellor's Professor of Economics @UCSanDiego| Co-founder & Scientific Director @CEGISOfficial| Author: www.acceleratingindiasdevelopment.in/
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A pathway to implementing universal health care in India

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By Karthik Muralidharan
| The Lancet Verified
FREE with registration! Log in or register to access the full article. References 1. Patel, V ∙ Kalita, A ∙ Melo Furtado, K ∙ et al. The Lancet Commission on a citizen-centred health system for India Lancet. 2026; 2. Chaudhury, N ∙ Hammer, J ∙ Kremer, M ∙ et al. Missing in action: teacher and health worker absence in developing countries J Econ Perspect. 2006; 20:91-116 3. Muralidharan, K ∙ Chaudhury, N ∙ Hammer, JS ∙ et al. Is there a doctor in the house? Medical worker absence in India 4.
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Reform jobs scheme, but build on its gains

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By Karthik Muralidharan, Sandip Sukhtankar
| Hindustan Times Verified
India’s rural employment programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (or MGNREGS), has long attracted two criticisms. First, that it is wasteful, and plagued by leakages and corruption; second, that it is distortionary — raising wages without boosting productivity, and hurting employment. Both critiques point to the same policy question: Should the answer be to fix implementation, or to redesign the programme itself?
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HT Syndication: Reform jobs scheme, but build on its gains

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By Karthik Muralidharan, Sandip Sukhtankar
| HT Syndication
India, Dec. 22 -- India's rural employment programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (or MGNREGS), has long attracted two criticisms. First, that it is wasteful, and plagued by leakages and corruption; second, that it is distortionary - raising wages without boosting productivity, and hurting employment. Both critiques point to the same policy question: Should the answer be to fix implementation, or to redesign the programme itself?
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