{"id":320,"date":"2022-02-24T15:23:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T19:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/lakshmi-iyer\/?page_id=320"},"modified":"2026-10-21T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:19:40","slug":"media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/lakshmi-iyer\/media\/","title":{"rendered":"Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Blog post: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-the-political-ambition-gap-between-men-and-women-persists-even-at-the-local-level-292967\">Why the political ambition gap between men and women persists even at the local level,<\/a>&#8221; <em>The Conversation<\/em>, October 2026.<\/li>\r\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=78ElKa2ZpHM\">Representation of Women (RoW) Lab<\/a>, Rooney Democracy Institute, June 2026.<\/li>\r\n<li>Podcast: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.podscan.fm\/podcasts\/voxdev-development-economics\/episodes\/s7-ep17-the-long-shadow-of-british-rule-indias-colonial-legacy\">The long shadow of British rule: India&#8217;s colonial legacy<\/a>,&#8221; interviewed by Tim Phillips, <em>VoxDevTalks<\/em>, April 2026.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Award: <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.nd.edu\/faculty-recognitions\/all-faculty-team\/2025-lakshmi-iyer\/\">Notre Dame All-Faculty Team<\/a>, September 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XrdR5aopzNs\">video<\/a>).<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Blog post: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/voxdev.org\/topic\/institutions-political-economy\/how-expanding-voting-rights-shaped-politics-india\">How expanding voting rights shaped politics in India<\/a>,&#8221; (with Guilhem Cassan and Rinchan Mirza), <a href=\"https:\/\/voxdev.org\/\">VoxDev<\/a>, August 2025.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>News: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.nd.edu\/news\/who-the-messenger-is-matters-cultural-leaders-can-positively-influence-population-growth\/\">\u2018Who the messenger is matters\u2019: Cultural leaders can positively influence population growth<\/a>,&#8221; University of Notre Dame, March 2025.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>News: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/keough.nd.edu\/news-and-events\/news\/fighting-poverty-while-preserving-forests-new-research-aims-to-balance-economic-gains-and-environmental-conservation\/\">Fighting poverty while preserving forests: new research aims to balance economic gains and environmental conservation<\/a>,&#8221; Keough School of Global Affairs, March 2025.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Video: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JM25PpWAtts\">Did colonialism really cause poverty?<\/a>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovereconomics.co.uk\/\">Discover Economics<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/fac\/soc\/economics\/research\/centres\/cage\/\">CAGE Research Centre<\/a> series on &#8220;Why isn&#8217;t the whole world developed?&#8221;, September 2024.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Podcast: Faguet, Jean-Paul, Lakshmi Iyer and Sarmishta Pal. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ideasforindia.in\/videos\/the-growing-wave-of-decentralisation-comparative-evidence-from-developing-countries.html\">The growing wave of decentralisation: Comparative evidence from developing countries<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<em>Ideas for India Conversation<\/em>, November 2023.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Podcast: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/multimedia\/democracy-and-political-participation-india\">Democracy and political participation in India<\/a>,&#8221; interviewed by Tim Phillips, <em>CEPR VoxTalks<\/em>, August 2023.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Podcast: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.nd.edu\/news\/women%E2%80%99s-economic-empowerment-old-and-new-trends-gender-economic-studies-economist-lakshmi-iyer\">Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment<\/a>,&#8221; interviewed by Grace Ortuzar, Kellogg Institute <em>Global Stage<\/em> podcast series, August 2023.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Blog post: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideasforindia.in\/topics\/governance\/does-being-local-matter-administrative-decentralisation-and-human-development.html\">Does being local matter? Administrative decentralisation and human development<\/a>,&#8221; with Latika Chaudhary, January 2023.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>News: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.nd.edu\/news\/new-research-lab-aims-alleviate-global-poverty-and-foster-inclusive-economic-growth\">New Research Lab Aims to Alleviate Global Poverty and Foster Inclusive Economic Growth<\/a>,&#8221; Kellogg Institute for International Studies, September 2022.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>News: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/1020656\/tracing-the-journeys-of-indias-women-economists-policymakers\">Tracing the journeys of India\u2019s women economists and policymakers<\/a>,&#8221; Scroll.in, April 2022.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/united-we.org\/news\/2022\/3\/14\/press-release-university-of-notre-dame-and-tulane-university-researchers-to-study-the-impact-of-united-wes-appointments-project\">Press release<\/a> on collaboration with United WE on appointing women to civic boards and commissions, March 2022.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Podcast: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideasforindia.in\/topics\/miscellany\/role-of-history-in-shaping-india-s-economic-development.html\">The Role of History in Shaping India&#8217;s Development<\/a>,&#8221; (with Bishnupriya Gupta), <em>Ideas for India Conversation<\/em>, February 2022.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Blog post: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/keough.nd.edu\/upholding-human-dignity-amid-covid-19-and-economic-collapse-dd\/\">Upholding Human Dignity Amid COVID-19 and Economic Collapse<\/a>,&#8221; (with Angelina Soriano Nuncio, Eduardo Pages Jimenez and Imre Gabor Holtzer), Keough School <a href=\"http:\/\/keough.nd.edu\/category\/dignity-and-development\/\"><em>Dignity and Development<\/em><\/a>, July 2021.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Blog post: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideasforindia.in\/topics\/governance\/does-the-right-to-vote-affect-political-behaviour-historical-evidence-from-india.html\">Does the Right to Vote Affect Political Behaviour? 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