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Monotheism (from a sociopolitical and economic perspective)

Iyigun, Murat - 2007

The Axial Age, which lasted between 800 B. C. E. and 200 B. C. E., covers an era in which the spiritual foundations of humanity were laid simultaneously and independently in various geographic areas, and all three major monotheisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam were born between 1200 B. C....

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Cultures, clashes and peace

Fletcher, Erin; Iyigun, Murat - 2009

Ethnic and religious fractionalization have important effects on economic growth and development, but their role in internal violent conflicts has been found to be negligible and statistically insignificant. These findings have been invoked in refutation of the Huntington hypothesis, according...

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Earnings inequality in India: has the rise of caste and religion based politics in India had an impact?

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - 2006

state and federal levels in India. As a consequence, significant inter-caste and inter-religion differences in earnings have …-religion earnings in India during the 1987-99 period, using the 43rd and 55th rounds of National Sample Survey (NSS). Our results …

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Improving the labor market outcomes of minorities: the role of employment quota

Prakash, Nishith - 2009

exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its …

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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

, upon 7-19 years olds' school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India. It hopes both to extend to less …

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Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Cassan, Guilhem; … - 2013

This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes …

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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 …

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Empowering women through education and influence: An evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya program

Kandpal, Eeshani; Baylis, Kathy; Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. - 2012

This paper shows that participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases …

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Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983 - 2004

Asadullah, Niaz; Kambhampati, Uma; López Bóo, Florencia - 2012

attainments in India. Individual-level data from two successive rounds of the National Sample Survey suggest that considerable … numerous socio-economic and parental covariates, and the Muslim educational disadvantage in India today is greater than that …

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Labor market impacts of a large-scale public works program: Evidence from the Indian Employment Guarantee Scheme

Zimmermann, Laura - 2012

Recent years have seen an increasing interest in using public-works programs as anti-poverty measures in developing countries. This paper analyzes the rural labor market impacts of the Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, one of the most ambitious programs of its kind, by using a...

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