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The last decade has seen a resurgence of parastatal crop marketing institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, many of which cite improving food security and incomes as key goals. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the welfare effects of these programs. This article considers one such...
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-development spending ; India …
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Caste-based quotas in hiring have existed in the public sector in India for decades. Recently there has been debate …
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organised manufacturing industries in India. The study uses a recent survey data on labour market in the organised manufacturing … benefits in the organized manufacturing industries in India. -- Trade unions ; wage differentials ; manufacturing …
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children's propensities to work and to attend school in rural northern India in a bid to assess the extent of trade-off between … activities. Thus, unlike recent studies of child work in India's South Asian neighbors of Bangladesh and Pakistan, this paper … uncovers evidence of substantial trade-off between child work and school attendance. -- child labor ; schooling costs ; India …
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extent of state dependence in India, distinguishing this from family-level risk factors common to siblings. It offers a … ; multi-level model ; India …
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factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India … institutional and legacy factors. We also find evidence to suggest that, in India, entry rates were positively associated with … growth in total factor productivity. -- entry ; productivity ; institutions ; regulations ; India ; reforms …
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Since the early 1990s, the employment structure of organised manufacturing industries in India has undergone …. The study uses data at the individual level from a recent labour survey of organised manufacturing industries in India …
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poorest sections of society. In India, financial inclusion emphasizes to include maximum number of people under formal …
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In this paper, I analyze India's approach to capital account liberalization through the lens of the new literature on … financial globalization. India's authorities have taken a cautious and calibrated path to capital account opening, which has … the key challenge now facing India's policymakers on this front. -- India ; international financial integration ; capital …
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