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The elite and the marginalised : an analysis of public spending on mass education in the Indian States
Pal, Sarmistha (contributor); Ghosh, Sugata (contributor) - 2008
-development spending ; India …
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Inequality of educational opportunity in India : changes over time and across states
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Yalonetzky, Gaston - 2010
This paper documents the extent of inequality of educational opportunity in India spanning the period 1983-2004 using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901592
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Evidence of state-level variability in the economic and demographic well-being of people with disabilities in India
Menon, Nidhiya; Parish, Susan L.; Rose, Roderick A. - 2011
Among countries with comparable levels of income, India has one of the more progressive disability policy frameworks …; however, people with disabilities in India are subject to multiple disadvantages. This paper focuses on state-level variations … across all models in the outcomes examined. -- disability ; India ; economic well-being ; state variations ; people with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523476
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Can elected minority representatives affect health worker visits? : evidence from India
Kaletski, Elizabeth; Prakash, Nishith - 2014
, and health worker visits in rural India. We estimate the effect of minority representation on the frequency of visits to … legislative assemblies mandated by the Constitution of India. Using data from state and village level surveys on fifteen major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398991
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Informal sector and corruption : an empirical investigation for India
Dutta, Nabamita; Kar, Saibal; Roy, Sanjukta - 2011
India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of … sector ; corruption ; state domestic product ; governance ; India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009234509
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Measuring performance: ranking state success over two decades in India
Afridi, Farzana; Dhillon, Amrita; Chaudhuri, Arka Roy; … - 2021
This paper proposes new composite measures of relative and dynamic state performance to improve governance and delivery of public programs in developing countries with a federal structure. We rank the performance of 19 major Indian states on two large development programs launched by the Indian...
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Government debt as insurance against macroeconomic risk
Barbie, Martin; Hagedorn, Marcus; Kaul, Ashok - 2001
Is there a role for debt beyond curing overaccumulation of capital? Does dynamic efficiency and the infeasibility of debt Ponzi schemes eliminate any Pareto-improving role for a government in a competitive economy with complete markets? Is there an optimal maturity structure of public debt?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405711
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Households debt restructuring : the re-default effect of a debt suspension
Fraisse, Henri - 2017
When facing financial distress, French households can file a case to a "households' over-indebtedness commission" (HDC). The HDC can order an immediate repayment or grant a debt suspension. Exploiting the random assignment of bankruptcy filings to managers, we show that a debt suspension has a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732088
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How successful are banking sector reforms in emerging market economies? : evidence from impact of monetary policy on levels and structures of firm debt in India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Kutan, Ali Mustafa; Majumdar, Sudipa - 2016
success of banking reforms in India where significant banking reforms have been introduced since 1990s. Using the argument …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011493763
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Why should state government invest in college education? : an equilibrium approach for the US in 2000
Shields, Michael P. (contributor) - 2008
This paper is a preliminary look at the benefits to states in the US of subsidizing college education. The benefits studies are the external benefits of college education on the earnings of both college graduates and those who have not graduated from college. In completing a college education...
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