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Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Rosenblum, Daniel - 2012

India. This paper provides evidence on the consequences of the expansion of prenatal ultrasound use on sex-selection. We … exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …-selection in India. …

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Banks information policies, financial literacy and household wealth

Fort, Margherita; Manaresi, Francesco; Trucchi, Serena - 2012

We investigate the causal effect of financial literacy on financial assets, exploiting banks information policies for identification. In Italy, banks who belong to the PattiChiari consortium have implemented policies aimed at increasing transparency and procedural simplification. These policies...

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Discounting financial literacy: time preferences and participation in financial education programs

Meier, Stephan; Sprenger, Charles D. - 2008

Many policy makers and economists argue that financial literacy is key to financial well-being. But why do many individuals remain financially illiterate despite the apparent importance of being financially informed? This paper presents results of a field study linking individual decisions to...

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Women, children and patience: experimental evidence from Indian villages

Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie - 2009

random sample of individuals living in rural India, incentive compatible measures of patience and risk aversion, and detailed …

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A distributional analysis of social group inequality in rural India

Azam, Mehtabul - 2009

rural India across the entire welfare distribution. The paper establishes that the disadvantage suffered by two historically … the SC and the ST households must remain a focus of attention besides promoting a more active labor market in rural India. …

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Reforms, entry and productivity: some evidence from the Indian manufacturing sector

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis; … - 2006

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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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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