Does Political Empowerment Improve the Welfare of Urban Migrants? A Field Experiment on Voter Registration

Does Political Empowerment Improve the Welfare of Urban Migrants? A Field Experiment on Voter Registration

Gareth Nellis (Assistant Professor from University of California) and Nikhar Gaekwad ( Assistant Professor from Columbia University)

New York are conducting a research in Delhi to know more about internal migrants. The purpose is to understand what prevents recent migrants to Delhi from registering to vote in the city and what is the effect of the intervention on migrant’s political participation and welfare. For this Morsel is conducting a survey of approximately 2,000 individuals in the slums of Delhi.

Location: Delhi

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