Rakesh Allu

Digital Platforms & Social sustainability.
OM PhD @Cornell. Formerly data scientist at Deloitte & HSBC. PGP #ISB

[Rakesh Allu @Rakeshallu18]

https://t.co/A7Y4S5MfGf

[Indian School of Business (ISB) @ISBedu]

India spends nearly 7% of its national budget on its food security programme, which includes the Public Distribution System (PDS) that serves 160 million families. However, many beneficiaries struggle to access their rations due to monopoly of the assigned shops. But what happens when the beneficiaries are no longer tied to their assigned ration agent?

Read the full story to learn how the introduction of choice is making the PDS more effective, here: https://t.co/4aiqAykQ77

The article is based on the research paper ‘Technology-Enabled Agent Choice and Uptake of Social Assistance Programs: Evidence from India’s Food Security Program’ by Rakesh Allu (@Rakeshallu18), Maya Ganesh, Sarang Deo, Sripad Devalkar.

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@JuraWho Very smartly done!

[Indian School of Business (ISB) @ISBedu]

India's massive Public Distribution System (PDS) provides 160 million families with subsidised rations, yet many eligible people are unable to collect the rations. An underlying reason has been that they have been tied to an assigned shop, turning these shops into monopolies. ISB faculty and their co-researchers have studied how providing a choice of shop helped improve the scheme. In a video, two of the researchers break it down, and chart its implications.
To watch the full video, go to: https://t.co/gDUiVEui2w

[Based on the research paper ‘Technology-Enabled Agent Choice and Uptake of Social Assistance Programs: Evidence from India’s Food Security Program’ by Rakesh Allu, Maya Ganesh, Sarang Deo, Sripad K Devalkar]

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@ramdask @Cornell Thank you for visiting us, Kamalini :)
It was delightful to share a meal with you.

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@PaulFNiehaus @sandipz @Prof_Karthik_M Very interesting. I'm wondering if you were able to uncover any mechanisms for - "the time lag between working and getting paid fell by 29%, the time to collect payment fell by 20%"

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@AndaleebR Congratulations!

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@muzeebshaik Congratulations, Muzeeb! Wish you all the best.

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@LBS @ramdask @INFORMS Congratulations Kamalini!

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@Alpsungu @ramdask @MAliAouad Congratulations!!!

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@JuraWho @saichandc @nccyang @Mrktng_Science Congratulations to you all!

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@Hyderabadi_chai @nishthalanger @rpi @IIMAhmedabad @IIMAJSWSPP @IIMA_RP @ISBedu @VSLIIMA @IIMA_Economics Congratulations!

Wondering if this is only true for IT industry? 🤔

Do other popular business school industry choices such as management consulting, finance and general management also demonstrate similar effects or does the pattern get reversed?

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@HanuTweets @ProfRachnaShah @mihermosilla @AOMConnect Congratulations!

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@EACtoPM @ShamikaRavi LOL!

[T M Krishna @tmkrishna]

Suddenly, a realisation, this is what really matters! But this wisdom, very soon dissipates into thin air! Soon, we are back seeking the former. Unfortunately, there will come a time when even that momentary insight will cease to happen, and then the music is lost forever.

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We want to do big things, everything has to be larger than life. Be a large scale change maker, receive applause from thousands. We have been told scale matters. One day, a person comes along and tells you how you changed their life.

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@shilpa_555 @leightjessica Congratulations 💥!

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@QiupingYu @GATechScheller @msbgu Congratulations!

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@informor @deborahestrin @FerGomezBaquero @malgosiarejniak This is such great news!!

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@Gaffetheory @nicolekwu More managerial responsibilities?