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Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India
Hanna, Rema; Greenstone, Michael - eSocialSciences - 2011
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution, environmental regulations, and infant mortality from a developing country, the paper examines the effectiveness of India’s environmental regulations. The air pollution regulations were effective at...
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How Would an Appreciation of the Yuan Affect the People's Republic of China's Surplus in Processing Trade?
Thorbecke, Willem - eSocialSciences - 2010
Enormous trade surpluses are problematic for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the rest of the world. They primarily stem from processing trade. This paper investigates how exchange rate changes would affect the PRC’s imports for processing and processed exports. The results...
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Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections: Evidence from China
Miquel, Gerard Padro-i-; Qian, Nancy; Yao, Yang - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].
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Draft National Land Reforms Policy
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Rural Development GOI - 2013
This policy outlines a very clear strategy of creating a large pool of land so that every family's right to land is … fully honoured. The policy proceeds to suggest a just and equitable method of allotting land on a priority basis to the … marginalized, especially marginalized women. Policy provisions are also made in Draft for Discussion Purposes and Comments such a …
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Statement by Dr. Raghuram Rajan
Badkar, Sabeeta - eSocialSciences - 2013
Statement by Dr. Raghuram Rajan on taking office on September 4, 2013. [RBI Press release].
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The Role of Mineral Fertilizers in Transforming Philippine Agriculture
Briones, Roehlano M. - eSocialSciences - 2014
Fertilizer policy in the country has evolved from pervasive interventionism in the 1970s to today's market … disparities in prices across regions. Priorities for research and policy are therefore understanding the behavior of farmers in …
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Monthly Policy Review: February 2013
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2013
months. [PRS]. URL:[http://www.prsindia.org/announcements/monthly-policy-review-2662/], …
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Model State Affordable Housing Policy for Urban Areas
Housing, Ministry of; MOHUPA, Urban Poverty Alleviation - eSocialSciences - 2013
The aim of this policy is to create an enabling environment for providing “affordable housing for all†with special …. The Policy further aims to promote Public Private People Participation (PPPP) for addressing the shortage of adequate and …
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Economic Policies and Agricultural Incentives: The Philippine Case
David, Cristina C. - eSocialSciences - 2013
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of economic policies on Philippine agricultural incentives from 1960 up to 1992. Apart from economic policies affecting price incentives, cover public expenditures for agricultural support services which influence agricultural incentives by...
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Employment Guarantee for Women in India Evidence on Participation and Rationing in the MGNREGA from the National Sample Survey
Narayanan, Sudha; Das, Upasak - eSocialSciences - 2014
policy focus across states to support women's access to and participation in the MGNREGA. …
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