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Climate Variability and Internal Migration: A Test on Indian Inter-State Migration
Dallmann, Ingrid; Millock, Katrin - eSocialSciences - 2013
Migration data is matched from the Indian census with climate data to test the hypothesis of climate variability as a push factor for internal migration. The main contribution of the analysis is to introduce relevant meteorological indicators of climate variability, based on the standardized...
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999353
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Costs of Resource Degradation Externalities: A Study of Groundwater Depletion in Andhra Pradesh
Reddy, V. Ratna - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper looks in to the process of environmental degradation and the resultant externalities in the context of … externalities and examine the costs and benefits from groundwater replenishing mechanisms in different ecological contexts. [WP No …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699014
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Environmental Taxation and Revenue for Development
Sandmo, Agnar - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper considers the role of global environmental taxes both as instruments for improving the global environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008725993
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Widening of Tax Base and Evasion of Tax: Thirty-third Report of the Standing Committee on Finance (2005-06)
eSocialSciences; Standing Committee on Finance - 2006
friendly measures in providing a more conducive environment for tax compliance. Nor can it be suggested that tax reform be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528346
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Rough Guide to Impact Evaluation of Environmental and Development Programs
Pattanayak, Subhrendu K - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper is a “rough guide†for evaluation of programs, projects and policies in the environment and development … should we rely on theory-based evaluations are explained. …
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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data
Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].
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Migration and Poverty in India: A Multi-Patterned and Complex Reality
Shah, Amita; Kumar, Animesh - eSocialSciences - 2013
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 data collected from rural households in major states in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945526
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Understanding the Dynamics of Socio-Economic Mobility: Tales from Two Indian Villages
Wilson, Caroline - eSocialSciences - 2013
The study takes a comparative approach by examining household livelihood mobility within two very different villages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945542
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The Elite Brain Drain
Hunter, Rosalind S - eSocialSciences - 2009
They collect data on the movement and productivity of elite scientists. Their mobility is remarkable: nearly half of … played by low mobility costs in the modern world.[IZA DP No. 4005] …
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