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, upon 7-19 years olds' school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India. It hopes both to extend to less … schooling. Analysis of data from the World Bank's 1997-98 Survey of Living Conditions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar yields the …
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This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … other states in India. It then performs a regression exercise using a panel data of Indian states to identify the correlates … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …
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We study the impact of an innovative program in the Indian state of Bihar that aimed to reduce the gender gap in …
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institutional births and child mortality in the state of Bihar, India. Using the difference-in-differences methodology, we find a …
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participation in and the impact of one of these programs (DDUJKY) located in rural Bihar, one of India's poorest states. The …In a number of countries, youth unemployment is a pressing economic and political concern. In India, 54 percent of the … youth employment, the Government of India has launched a number of skills training programs. This paper deals with …
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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/10010884322
This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … other states in India. It then performs a regression exercise using a panel data of Indian states to identify the correlates … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552945
This paper studies the social desirability of agglomeration and the efficiency arguments for policy intervention in a simple, analytically solvable ?new economic geography? model with two trade integrating regions. The location pattern emerging as market equilibrium is ?bubbleshaped?, i.e. it...
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This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes …
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factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India … institutional and legacy factors. We also find evidence to suggest that, in India, entry rates were positively associated with …
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