The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level … studies in India. It also discusses the extent, patterns, and correlates of short term migration with the help a large set of …

A bill to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. …

We identify birth wantedness as a source of better child outcomes. In Vietnam, the year of birth is widely believed to …-specific, this difference will be shown to be driven by birth planning; children born in auspicious years are more likely to have …

rural poor into school. It documents how the objects of policy – rural poor children and parents - are ‘seen’ by the …This paper explores the efforts of government to interrupt the intergenerational transmission of poverty. It focuses on …

each of the three districts of Bageshwar, Chamoli, and Tehri Garhwal. [ICIMOD Report]. URL:[http://books.icimod.org/uploads/tmp/icimod-labour_migration_and_remittances_in_uttarakhand.pdf] …The type, volume, and mode of transfer of remittances in Uttarakhand is analysed. The impact of remittances, in terms … of both financial flows and transfer of new skills and the perceptions in relation to poverty, development, and gender …

This study undertakes impact analysis of remittances on poverty in developing countries at two levels. Firstly, it … estimates the impact of remittances on poverty in 77 developing countries; Secondly, separate analyses are undertaken for 29 … developing countries and 21 Asian developing counties, which have 5 per cent or more share of remittances in GDP. …

earning activities and migration. We examined the livelihood outcomes for the ultra poor looking at household income, food …

formal education. If and when children do drop out due to poverty/migration, rigid gender roles or other economic factors … dimension. Children do not attend school regularly, and even if they do, they do not learn very much because of a range of … of teachers and quality of schools. Once children reach school, a variety of factors determine whether they will continue …

model, the results indicate that remittances along with debt, money supply (net of bank demand deposits) and income …The study attempts to examine the impact of remittances on macroeconomic activities (private consumption and investment …