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, especially for government programs like the National Rural Livelihoods Mission in India. This study aims to provide empirical … access to credit, increased the proportion of savings, and reduced interest rates on credit for rural households. This is the … first study to estimate the annual income effects of a government-run rural livelihoods program in India, and it shows …
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Caste is a persistent driver of inequality in India, and it is generally analyzed with government-defined broad …
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societies. This paper examines whether dowry impacted household decision making and resource allocation in rural India during … savings are primarily financed through increased paternal labor supply. This implies that people are farsighted; they work and …
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drought shocks. It analyzes mechanisms through which cash transfers contribute to resilience, such as savings facilitation … increase savings. They also help households protect earnings in agriculture and off-farm businesses when shocks occur. Few … poor households can foster resilience by facilitating savings and income smoothing …
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