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The new economics of religion
Iyer, Sriya - 2015
The economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics. This survey serves two purposes – it is …. Several factors have influenced the economics of religion: (1) new developments in theoretical models including spatial models … economics of religion to reflect upon in years to come. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317621
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The effect of early childhood development program attendance on future school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India
Hazarika, Gautam; Viren, Vejoya - 2010
schooling. Analysis of data from the World Bank's 1997-98 Survey of Living Conditions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar yields the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011584
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Education policies and practices : what have we learnt and the road ahead for Bihar
Ranjan, Priya; Prakash, Nishith - 2012
This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be … accorded priority by the policymakers in Bihar. -- education ; enrollment ; out-of-school ; Bihar ; India …
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Cycling to school : increasing secondary school enrollment for girls in India
Muralidharan, Karthik; Prakash, Nishith - 2013
We study the impact of an innovative program in the Indian state of Bihar that aimed to reduce the gender gap in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009793460
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Effect of political decentralization and female leadership on institutional births and child mortality in rural Bihar, India
Kumar, Santosh; Prakash, Nishith - 2017
institutional births and child mortality in the state of Bihar, India. Using the difference-in-differences methodology, we find a …
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Skills training and employment outcomes in rural Bihar
Chakravorty, Bhaskar; Bedi, Arjun Singh - 2017
participation in and the impact of one of these programs (DDUJKY) located in rural Bihar, one of India's poorest states. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011709385
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Lab experiments are a major source of knowledge in the social sciences
Falk, Armin; Heckman, James J. - 2009
Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory experiments has been much slower in the social sciences, although during the last two decades, the use of lab...
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Big data is a big deal but how much data do we need?
Askitas, Nikos - 2016
The more conservative among us believe that "Big Data is a fad that will soon fade out" and they may in fact be partially right. By contrast, others - especially those who dispassionately note that digitization is only now beginning to deliver its payload - may beg to differ. We argue that all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011486497
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Calling the Greek referendum on the nose with Google Trends
Askitas, Nikos - 2015
In a bold and risky political move the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras called for a referendum on June 27 2015 quitting ongoing negotiations with Greece's creditors in Brussels. The referendum framed as a yes or no question asked the Greek voters to decide whether or not they approve or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407828
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Predicting the Irish "gay marriage" referendum
Askitas, Nikos - 2015
On February 20 2015 Irish Premier Enda Kenny confirmed that a "yes-no" referendum on same sex marriage would be held on May 22 of the same year. A yes vote would legalise same sex marriage in Ireland. As the Irish premier put it, the vote was about "tolerance, respect and sensitivity". The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407829