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Urban Infrastructure and Economic Development: Experimental Evidence from Street Pavement
Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We design an infrastructure experiment in Mexico to evaluate the impact of street pavement on housing values and household outcomes. We find that the provision of street pavement raises housing values by 16% and land values by 54%, according to professional appraisals. Using homeowner...
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Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
heterogeneity in the degree of globalization over time and across countries and regions of the World, as well as within countries … contribution to the overall integration. Finally, we investigate the links between globalization and labor market in India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822966
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Changes in Wage Structure in Urban India 1983-2004: A Quantile Regression Decomposition
Azam, Mehtabul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper examines changes in the wage structure in urban India during the past two decades (1983-2004) across the … increasing effects of tertiary education suggests that wage inequality in urban India may increase further in the near future as …
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Child Work and Schooling Costs in Rural Northern India
Hazarika, Gautam; Bedi, Arjun S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
children’s propensities to work and to attend school in rural northern India in a bid to assess the extent of trade-off between … activities. Thus, unlike recent studies of child work in India’s South Asian neighbors of Bangladesh and Pakistan, this paper …
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The Indian Ultrasound Paradox
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Rosenblum, Daniel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
India. This paper provides evidence on the consequences of the expansion of prenatal ultrasound use on sex-selection. We … exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …-selection in India. …
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What Explains the Stagnation of Female Labor Force Participation in Urban India?
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We study the surprisingly low level and stagnation of female labor force participation rates in urban India between …
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Informal Sector and Corruption: An Empirical Investigation for India
Dutta, Nabamita; Kar, Saibal; Roy, Sanjukta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of …
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Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation in India
Zimmermann, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
expenditures in India. Contrary to most previous research, I find evidence of discrimination against girls. Results at the all-India …
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Are Girls the Fairer Sex in India? Revisiting Intra-Household Allocation of Education Expenditure
Azam, Mehtabul; Kingdon, Geeta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
India Human Development Survey which refers to 2005 and covers both urban and rural areas. In addition to the traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021897
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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 … period. Our results have important policy implications at a time when policy makers are eager to explore a potential role for …
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