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Persistence in Infant Mortality: Evidence for the Indian States
Arulampalam, Wiji; Bhalotra, Sonia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
fifteen major states of India. The main finding is that, in thirteen of the fifteen states, there is evidence of a causal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233756
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The Elite and the Marginalised: An Analysis of Public Spending on Mass Education in the Indian States
Pal, Sarmistha; Ghosh, Sugata - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In the context of strikingly low literacy rates among Indian women and low caste population, the paper explores whether and how far the interests of the marginalized poor are undermined by the dominant elite consisting mainly of the landed and the capitalists. We distinguish the dominant elite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233907
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Fatal Fluctuations? Cyclicality in Infant Mortality in India
Bhalotra, Sonia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper investigates the impact of macroeconomic shocks on infant mortality in India and investigates likely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763441
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Can Private School Growth Foster Universal Literacy? Panel Evidence from Indian Districts
Pal, Sarmistha; Kingdon, Geeta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
this respect. Using India as an important case in point, we intend to bridge this gap of the literature. Results using a … unique district-level panel data-set from 17 major states of India for the period 1992-2002 that we compile highlight a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684800
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Spending to Save? State Health Expenditure and Infant Mortality in India
Bhalotra, Sonia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
specifications similar to those in the existing literature, this paper finds a similar result for India, which is that state health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566487
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Reforms, Growth and Persistence of Gender Gap: Recent Evidence from Private School Enrolment in India
Maitra, Pushkar; Pal, Sarmistha; Sharma, Anurag - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371892
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Sibling Death Clustering in India: State Dependence vs. Unobserved Heterogeneity
Arulampalam, Wiji; Bhalotra, Sonia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
extent of state dependence in India, distinguishing this from family-level risk factors common to siblings. It offers a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762075