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Proximate illiteracy and modern contraceptive use in India: Analysis of DHS data

Husain, Zakir; Dutta, Mousumi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Demographic Health Survey data for India (2005-2006). Results reveal that the proximate illiteracy effect is significant, though …

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‘Ultramodern contraception’ re-examined: cultural dissent, or son preference?

Husain, Zakir; Ghosh, Saswata; Dutta, Mousumi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

of National Family Health Survey data for India, we argue that reliance on such methods may be a transient phase in the …

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Determinants of crime rates: Crime Deterrence and Growth in post-liberalized India

Dutta, Mousumi; Husain, Zakir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

, poverty,, urbanization and education) on crime rates in India. State-level data is collected on the above variables for the …

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Primary completion rates across socio-religious communities in West Bengal

Husain, Zakir; Chatterjee, Amrita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Primary completion rates of Muslims in West Bengal are substantially lower than that of upper caste communities as well as backward castes, scheduled castes and tribes. Further, analysis of age-specific pcr indicates that differences in pcr between Muslims and other communities may have actually...

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Analysing demand for primary education: Slum dwellers of Kolkata

Husain, Zakir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

The low level of literacy within the Muslim community is traditionally explained in terms of the conservative values characterising Muslim society. Based on a field survey of slum dwellers in selected areas of Kolkata, this article argues that economic factors and uncertainties in the labour...

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Self Help Groups and empowerment of women: Self-selection or actual benefits?

Husain, Zakir; Mukherjee, Diganta; Dutta, Mousumi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

is based on a survey conducted in six municipalities in West Bengal, India. …

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Are women economically more empowered in Left-run municipalities? A study of Self Help Groups in West Bengal, India

Husain, Zakir; Mukherjee, Diganta; Dutta, Mousumi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

a field study of 240 SHG members in six municipalities in West Bengal, a major state in India. …

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Is health status of elderly worsening in India:A comparison of successive rounds of National Sample Survey data

Husain, Zakir; Ghosh, Saswata - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The increasing graying of India’s population raises concerns about the welfare and health status of the aged. One … elderly in India and analyzed their relationship with living arrangements and extent of economic dependency. It appears that …

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Gender disparities in completing school education in India: Analyzing regional variations

Husain, Zakir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Is gender disparity greater in North India? This paper seeks to answer this question by examining gender differences in … probability of completing school education across regions in India. A Gender Disparity Index is calculated using National Sample … hypothesis that gender disparity is greater in the North, comparative to the rest of India. This is followed by an econometric …

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Gender disparities in primary education across siblings: is intra household disparity higher in regions with low child sex ratios?

Husain, Zakir; Dutta, Mousumi; Saha, Manashi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Strong son preference in developing countries often motivates parents to undertake sex selection at birth, infanticide, and subsequent neglect of daughters, leading to low child sex ratios in these countries. An interesting question is whether such attitudes also lead to gender discrimination in...

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