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We use village level data from the 1991 and 2001 Indian Censuses to examine how the availability of health facilities and safe drinking water at the village level affect juvenile sex ratios. In addition to controlling for village fixed effects in our estimating equation of the juvenile sex...
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Since the early 1990s, India has embarked on economic reforms that have progressively opened up the country to … international trade. This paper analyzes the effects of reform on India's trading structure from 1990 to 2006. It computes … on the evolution of India's pattern of trade specialization. From dynamic panel regression analysis, evidence is found …
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unorganized manufacturing conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization of India during the period July 2000-June 2001. We …
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India during the period 1980-2008. Drawing from the recent literature, a comprehensive measure of trade costs is derived … costs accounted for less than one third of the increase in trade between the PRC and India during the 1980s, lower costs …
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Developing Asia has weathered the global economic crisis well and is experiencing a rapid, robust V-shaped recovery. According to conventional wisdom, the fiscal stimulus packages put in place by the region's governments played a key role in the region's superior postcrisis performance. The...
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We use establishment-level data from Indian manufacturing to describe the distribution of firm size in terms of employment, and discuss implications for public policy. A unique feature of our analysis is the use of nationally representative establishment-level data from both the registered...
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There is a lack of verifiable evidence on the period and magnitude of the demographic dividends in India, a gap policy … institutional reforms create an environment conducive to accumulating assets and raising productivity, India will find it difficult …
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We examine the effects of trade and services liberalization on wage inequality in India. We find that labor …
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food. For developing countries like India, which imports over 75% of its crude oil, fossil fuels pose two risksglobal …
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Using data from more than 6,000 manufacturing firms in India for 1996-2008, we investigate the impact of financial … India still does not allow the financial system to meet the stronger demand for funds by firms, especially small ones …Using data from more than 6,000 manufacturing firms in India for 1996–2008, we investigate the impact of financial …
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