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India's Public Distribution System: A National and International Perspective
Radhakrishna, R.; Subbarao, K.; Indrakant, S.; Ravi, C. - eSocialSciences - 2014
This study examines the impact of India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor households in terms of income gains … gains of PDS in terms of income transfer were very meager and the impact on poverty and nutritional status minimal. The … PDS developments and their likely impacts on the poor. The study measures the extent of income transfer. It also assesses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945528
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Persistent Inequality: An Explanation Based on Limited Parental Altruism
Das, Mausumi - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341789
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Neighborhood and Agricultural Clusters across States of India
Chaterjee, Tirtha; Kumar, A. Ganesh - eSocialSciences - 2014
In this study how number and members of income clusters have changed in Indian agriculture over the last four and a … be in the same income cluster. . …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969042
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Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines
Beam, Emily; McKenzie, David; Yang, Dean - eSocialSciences - 2013
A large-scale randomized experiment was conducted in the Philippines testing the impact of unilaterally facilitating international labor migration. [BREAD Working Paper No. 396].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945224
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Growth and Redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?
Parel, Danileen Kristel C - eSocialSciences - 2014
The aim of this research is to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945338
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Far(M)ore = Farm (grow) + More (income-livelihood)
eSocialSciences; } Design Research Publication Cell DRP - 2013
The project aims to grow fruits and vegetables on roof tops of community houses. This will be income generating for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945375
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Revival of Rural PDS: Expansion and Outreach
Rahman, Andaleeb - eSocialSciences - 2014
Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India's public distribution system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its outreach and offtake. States like Bihar and Jharkhand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945414
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Remittance Needs and Opportunities in India
Thorat, Y S P; Jones, Howard - eSocialSciences - 2013
needs of migrants and their relatives back home as well as about the advantages and disadvantages of different money … services in rural and remote areas to low-income clients. [NABARD]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945420
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Climate Variability and Internal Migration: A Test on Indian Inter-State Migration
Dallmann, Ingrid; Millock, Katrin - eSocialSciences - 2013
Migration data is matched from the Indian census with climate data to test the hypothesis of climate variability as a push factor for internal migration. The main contribution of the analysis is to introduce relevant meteorological indicators of climate variability, based on the standardized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945457
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Gender Equality and the Labour Market: Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Philippines
eSocialSciences; Asian Development Bank Institute - 2014
Increasing job opportunities and decent work for women are essential for inclusive growth, and they are vital for advancing economic and social development in a country. This approach to attaining economic and social wealth is based on reliable academic and statistical evidence and is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945514