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Reform of the Fiscal and Subsidy Regime for the Petroleum Sector
Morris, Sebastian; Barua, Samir; Varma, Jayanth - eSocialSciences - 2010
the system of subsidisation through prices. Solutions to the problems necessarily have to address both tax and subsidy … avoidable negative externalities, improper substitution between products, tax arbitrage, distortion of consumer preferences and … product vary for different consumers besides. They also vary across products. These tax /subsidy variations are the root cause …
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Quality Healthcare and Health Insurance Retention: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Kolkata Slums
Delavallade, Clara - eSocialSciences - 2014
Healthcare in developing countries is often unreliable and of poor quality, thus reducing individuals incentives to use quality health services. This paper examines an innovative approach to access to and demand for quality health care from the poor. Using data from a field experiment in India,...
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Groundwater: Development, Degradation and Management (A Study of Andhra Pradesh)
Reddy, V Ratna; Reddy, M Srinivasa - eSocialSciences - 2011
This study attempts to highlight the importance of hydrological information to the user communities from a socio-economic perspective. It shows, based on the evidence, how groundwater is depleting along with increasing dependence over the years across the regions of Andhra Pradesh. [WP No. 92]....
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State Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India
Fan, Victoria; Karan, Anup; Mahal, Ajay - eSocialSciences - 2012
In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.†The program and the districts are evaluated over time to evaluate the impacts of the scheme using...
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Kerala Budget Speech 2008-09
Govt, Government of Kerala - eSocialSciences - 2008
Budget speech 2008-09 by Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Issac
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Karnataka Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme: Towards Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage in Karnataka?
Kuruvilla, Sarosh; Liu, Mingwei; Jacob, Priti - eSocialSciences - 2006
This is a case study of the Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme for rural farmers and peasants in Karnataka. The scheme, now in its second year of operation, covers 2.2 million farmers and peasants who pay an annual premium of Rupees 60 ($1.50) for comprehensive coverage of all surgical...
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Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information
Vellakkal, Sukumar - eSocialSciences - 2010
In the backdrop of the low level of health insurance coverage in India, this study examines the determinants of the scaling-up process of health insurance by analyzing the rational behaviour of an insurance agent facing a trade-off between selling ‘health insurance’ and ‘other...
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Identifying Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs)
Weistroffer, Christian - eSocialSciences - 2011
In this study the analytical framework for identifying and benchmarking systemically important financial institutions is discussed. First, the main concepts underlying the SIFI definition are laid out. Next, the methodologies used for measuring systemic importance in academia and for policy...
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White Spaces in Building Innovation Clusters
Rao, A S - eSocialSciences - 2011
Clusters are groups of firms, related actors, and institutions that are located near one another and that draw productive advantage from their mutual proximity and connections. This paper studies the ways of managing white spaces to make a cluster innovative....
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Assessing Policy Choices For Managing SO2 Emisions From Indian Power Sector
Choudhary, Deepa Menon; Garg, Amit; Shukla, P.R - eSocialSciences - 2009
natural gas, generate negative environmental externalities including air pollution. The use of energy resources are the …
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