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Short Duration Migration in India: An Appraisal from Census 2001
Korra, Vijay - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper tries to focus on the method to assess the magnitude of short/seasonal migration based on its broad characteristics. It attempts to analyse the contrasting characteristics of short duration and permanent migration. The study applies the widely recognised demographic technique of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002281
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Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Tall and not so Tall Women of India
Viswanathan, Brinda; Sharma, Viney - eSocialSciences - 2011
associated with taller men and women. This study based on a recent Indian data analyses the variations in height among adult …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319341
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Statistical Discrimination, Productivity and the Height of Immigrants
Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2010
empirical finding that the wage gains associated with height are almost twice as large for immigrants than for native …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764337
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Child Malnutrition in Pakistan: Trends and Determinants
Arif, G M; Nazir, Saman; Satti, Maryam Naeem; Farooq, … - eSocialSciences - 2012
The major objective of this paper to examine the determinants of child malnutrition, based on the Pakistan Panel Household Survey (PPHS-2010). The study has focused on individual (child), household and community variables to understand differentials in child malnutrition. Child illness, health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010568022
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Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
Huang, Wei; Lei, Xiaoyan; Ridder, Geert; Strauss, John; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Adult height, as a marker of childhood health, has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between … childhood health and health outcomes at older ages. However, measured height of the older individuals is contaminated by height … shrinkage from aging. Height shrinkage, in turn may be correlated with health conditions and socio-economic status from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945489
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Quietly They Die: A Study of Malnourishment Related Deaths in Mumbai City
Hatekar, Neeraj; Rode, Sanjay - eSocialSciences - 2010
The attention of the media and planners has been focussed almost exclusively on rural and tribal malnutrition. However, malnutrition among urban children, particularly the economically vulnerable slum population has been almost entirely neglected, with the exception of a very few studies. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540533
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The Importance of Being Wanted
Do, Quy-Toan; Phung, Tung Duc - eSocialSciences - 2010
We identify birth wantedness as a source of better child outcomes. In Vietnam, the year of birth is widely believed to determine success. As a result, cohorts born in auspicious years are 12 percent larger. Comparing siblings with one another, those of auspicious cohorts are found to have 2...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493864
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Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP): Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors Survey
Health, Ministry of; Welfare, Family - eSocialSciences - 2011
The overall objective of the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) risk factors survey was to improve the information available to the Government health services and care providers on a set of high-priority risk factors, with a view to improve the quality health care and services. The survey also aimed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002256
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Targeting and Distribution of Post-Tsunami Aid in Sri Lanka : A Critical Appraisal
Gunawardena, Asha; Wickramasinghe, Kanchana - eSocialSciences - 2011
In this study, two types of aid transfers - boats and houses are examined- that were made to rehabilitate tsunami-affected fishery households in Sri Lanka. The goal is to investigate the distributional impacts of these transfers and the effectiveness of targeting. The study also attempts to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002314
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Nature and Characteristics of Seasonal Labour Migration : A Case Study in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh
Korra, Vijay - eSocialSciences - 2010
In India, migration from rural areas is an important issue that is gaining more significance year after year. Moreover, the extent, nature, characteristics and pattern of migration have been evolving over time. In fact, the growing part of the migration taking place is seasonal and cyclical in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727222