Working Papers

• Iyer, Lakshmi, Paloma Lopez de mesa Moyano, and Vivek Moorthy. “Religion and Demography: Papal Influences on Fertility.” October 2024.

• Iyer, Lakshmi, and Coleson Weir. “The Colonial Legacy in India: How Persistent are the Effects of Historical Institutions?” IZA Discussion Paper No. 17051, June 2024 (revisions requested).

• Chaudhary, Latika, and Lakshmi Iyer. “The Importance of Being Local? Administrative Decentralization and Human Development.” IZA Discussion Paper No. 17053, June 2024 (revisions requested).
  • Ideas for India blog

• Bhalotra, Sonia, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer. “Ethnic Conflict: The Role of Ethnic Representation.” WIDER Working Paper 2023/84, June 2023.

• “Gender Quotas and Crimes Against Women: Is There an Intensive Margin Effect?” with Margaret Triyana (email me for a draft).

• “Religion and Demography: Papal Influences on Fertility,” with Paloma Lopez de mesa Moyano and Vivek Moorthy (email me for a draft).

• “Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India.” (with Petia Topalova), updated August 2014. PDF
  • Media: Slate, Chris Blattman’s blog.

• “Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World’s Largest Democracy?” (with Maya Reddy), December 2013. PDF
  • Media: The Hindu.