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poverty from rural areas to large cities. First, a simple bifurcation of population in terms of poor and non-poor sub …-groups is examined along with the incidence of poverty across different categories of occupations and non-workers. Then, an … merely transfer rural poverty to urban areas, and further that population mobility yields improvement in the living standard …
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This paper explores the relationship between adult heights and the distribution of income across populations of individuals. There is a long literature that examines the relationship between mean adult heights and living standards. If adult height is set by the balance between food intake and...
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basic facts about growth, poverty and nutrition in India, it points to a number of puzzles, and it sketches a preliminary …
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This paper explores the relationship between adult heights and the distribution of income across populations of individuals. There is a long literature that examines the relationship between mean adult heights and living standards. If adult height is set by the balance between food intake and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005548096
basic facts about growth, poverty and nutrition in India, it points to a number of puzzles, and it sketches a preliminary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005548103
the worsening urban poverty and sizable increase in rural-to-urban migration. Bias against social disadvantage in terms of …
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This paper explores migration from Bihar, one of the most underdeveloped states in India, by paying particular attention to social class (caste) and landholdings. After describing details of individual migrants, we present our preliminary findings on the determinants of migration, based on our...
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give an example of poverty impacts of health insurance, and effects of adverse selection and moral hazard of health …
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individuals from migration, in terms of poverty outcomes are analysed. The analysis is based on the 55th round survey data on …-economic profiling of the migrant households in urban India and explore the dynamics of poverty among interstate as well as intrastate …
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Based on the recommendations the National Advisory Council had already communicated to the Government, as a first step towards preparing the draft National Food Security Bill, a detailed Framework Note has now been prepared by the Working Group. This Framework Note was considered in the meeting...
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