-in-difference framework to find evidence of reduction in academic test scores of children whose parents remained unexposed to the policy …The empirical evidence on the inter-generational effects of maternal health interventions is inconclusive, particularly … the impact on cognitive ability of children. In this paper, we study one such popular policy from India, viz, the Janani …

primary school children. We conducted a field experiment that randomly provided a one-year supply of DFS at a subsidized price … significantly positive impacts on hemoglobin levels and reduced the prevalence of anemia by 20 percent but these health gains did … effects, we find that treatment had statistically significant gains in anemia and test scores among children with higher …

Health at birth is an important indicator of human capital development over the life course. This paper uses … larger for boys, children from rural or poor households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that … health policies designed to improve birth weight could improve human capital in resource-poor settings. …

A bill to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. …

This paper investigates if better access to secondary education increases enrolment in primary schools among children …

Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component … effectiveness at scale. This paper describes how the INHP learnt and evolved in its strategies in engaging existing public health …

Economists are increasingly interested in subjective well-being, but the economic literature on perceptions of income … between caste identity and actual earnings. We find that caste identity does shape both perceptions of income adequacy as well …

This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited …