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Impact of reforms on plant-level productivity and technical efficiency : evidence from the Indian manufacturing sector
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor);  … - 2008
efficient were introduced later in India following the macroeconomic crisis in 1991. However, whether the post-1991 growth is an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003656923
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Access to banking services and poverty reduction : a state-wise assessment in India
Bhandari, Amit Kumar - 2009
poorest sections of society. In India, financial inclusion emphasizes to include maximum number of people under formal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831814
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The redistributive effects of political reservation for minorities : evidence from India
Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - 2009
state-time variation in reservation in state legislative assemblies in India that arises from national policies that cause … ; minorities ; India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003895812
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Poverty and survival
Bhalotra, Sonia R. - 2010
more clearly relevant. Using state-level panel data for India, we contribute the first estimates of the impact of changes …. -- poverty ; income ; inequality ; infant mortality ; India ; economic reform ; state health expenditure ; panel data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312901
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Cash transfers and child labour
Hoop, Jacobus de; Rosati, Furio Camillo - 2013
Cash transfer programs are widely used in settings where child labour is prevalent. Even if many of these programs are explicitly implemented to improve children's welfare, in theory their impact on child labour is undetermined. This paper systematically reviews the empirical evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009771742
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May there be victory : government election performance and the world's largest public-works program
Zimmermann, Laura - 2015
A number of developing country governments have introduced ambitious anti-poverty programs in recent years, but the dynamic effects of these initiatives on governments' election performance remain poorly understood. Especially in contexts with low program implementation quality, public support...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011293559
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Aspirations, poverty and education: evidence from India
Serneels, Pieter; Dercon, Stefan - 2020
This paper investigates whether aspirations matter for education, which offers a common route out of poverty. We find that mother aspirations are strongly related to the child's grade achieved at age 18. The relation is nonlinear, suggesting there is a threshold, and depends on caste, household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012290816
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Aggregate effects from public works: evidence from India
Cook, C. Justin; Shah, Manisha - 2020
This paper explores the aggregate economic effects from India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012293537
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Is caste destiny? : occupational diversification among dalits in rural India
Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2012
The caste system - a system of elaborately stratified social hierarchy - distinguishes India from most other societies … India, with Dalits or Scheduled Castes (SC) clustered in occupations that were the least well paid and most degrading in … terms of manual labour. Along with the Scheduled Tribes (STs), the SCs have the highest incidence of poverty in India, with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530299
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Understanding poverty among the elderly in India: implications for social pension policy
Pal, Sarmistha (contributor);  … - 2008
The Government of India is implementing a new policy which dramatically increases funding for a cash transfer program … with little understanding of poverty among India's elderly or its determinants. This paper finds that households with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688781