There are many Indian managers already employed by the U.S. and European multinationals, and other global companies. Quite a umber of them work outside India, including at corporate eadquarters. Indiar global manager is not a new phenomenon.However, the liberalisation policies initiated in July...

Economic development and inequality is known to have an impact on health outcomes. We show this to be true in India where we study the effect of economic status on under and over nutrition. Inequality is measured using income or assets and we show that both matter for malnutrition. We find women...

While wealth inequality has attracted attention in the recent inequality literature, such inequalities within the most elementary social unit -- the household -- remain neglected. We develop an empirical framework for measuring intra-household wealth inequality. Using unique individual-level...

India has experienced steady economic growth over the last two decades alongside a persistent decline in female labor force participation. This paper explores the relationship between economic development and female labor supply using state-level data spanning 1983-1984 to 2011-2012. While...

Human Development is both an end as well as means of growth and prosperity. It is a process which facilitates enhancing human choices as well as capabilities. Investment in human capital essentially involves improvements in the standards of nutrition, education, health, and habitat. Also UNDP's...