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, and analyzing them separately may yield results that are useful for public policy. Hence, we analyze the consumption … 120,309 households, has been used for this purpose. We found that most forms of tobacco consumption are higher among … consumption were found to be signifcant factors determining tobacco consumption habits of Indian households. The effect of some of …
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The aim of this paper is to examine if tobacco consumption crowds-out consumption of basic needs and whether it has … commodities by the status of tobacco consumption of households. Average per capita per diem intake of nutrients such as calorie … consumption of certain commodities such as milk, clean fuels and entertainment which has direct bearing on mostly children and …
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The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fifteen per cent of the tobacco users who represent cigarettes smokers. Non-cigarette tobacco products used by the majority of tobacco users are largely out of the tax net. Analysis of the price elasticity of various...
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Several countries have employed countercyclical fiscal policy to ameliorate the impact of the global financial crisis. This study identifies some of the issues and policy implications associated with this policy response in developing countries. Included are case studies of four developing...
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Several countries have employed countercyclical fiscal policy to ameliorate the impact of the global financial crisis. This study identifies some of the issues and policy implications associated with this policy response in developing countries. Included are case studies of four developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653212
This Report puts forward recommendations emerging from the Conference on Development with Equity and Justice : Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The Conference was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre during...
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This Report puts forward recommendations emerging from the Conference on Development with Equity and Justice : Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The Conference was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647697
This Report puts forward recommendations emerging from the Conference on Development with Equity and Justice : Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The Conference was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647717
This paper studies the effect of financial repression and contract enforcement on en-trepreneurship and economic development. We construct and solve a general equilibrium model with heterogeneous agents, occupational choice and two financial frictions : intermediation costs and financial...
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Service standards in the provision of health and education in the states in India are low on average and also characterized by large inter-state disparities. These disparities are due to differences in fiscal capacity, differences in revenue effort and differences in priority accorded to the...
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