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countries. The 2004–2005 Human Development Profile of India survey is used to examine correlations between the receipt of …
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The Human Capital Index explores the contributors and inhibitors to the development and deployment of a healthy, educated and productive labour force, and has generated the information contained in this Report. The Index provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across...
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This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited parental altruism. It is postulated that the degree of parental altruism is ‘limited’ by the financial status of the parent. [CDE WP 101].
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In this paper the issue of high dropout rates in India is examined which has adverse implications for human capital …
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Adolescent fertility in low- and middle-income countries presents a severe impediment to development and can lead to school dropout, lost productivity, and the intergenerational transmission of poverty. However, there is debate about whether adolescent pregnancy is a problem in and of itself or...
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This paper presents the results of fieldwork on rural primary schools of two districts of Madhya Pradesh, India …
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Using product-level data on exports from different cities within China, this paper investigates the contributing factors to the rising export sophistication. [WP no. 226].
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In this paper, with empirical data, the Capabilities Approach to identify 'conversion factors' that are not typically addressed in the utility approach is used. The two approaches are juxtaposed to examine how institutions such as caste and religion mediate access and returns to education of men...
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in the 6–10 age group. A household-level longitudinal survey is also done covering 43 villages in a poor state in India …
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inflation and growth from the perspective of an emerging economy, India. Examining this relationship using a wavelet multi …
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