This paper analyses, both theoretically and empirically, women's health choices and their effects on child health for a … prenatal and postnatal determinants of child health both under certainty and uncertainty, hence introducing the possibility of … different health production functions before and after birth. An approach that is well in line with recent research in nutrition …

agricultural productivity and income, which can reduce the wage gap. Since crop yields in India are far lower than many other …

economic well-being. In this paper, we examine the Indian economy using the only available household-level pan-India panel data …

, China and India. It begins with a clarification of the meaning of industrial policy, since not only does the term mean … explored, while the contrasts of India's development, and the distinction between liberalization and reform are examined. These …

Among fast growing developing countries, India is distinctive for the role of the service sector. However, sceptics … underscores the importance for India of continuing to invest in labour skills. We conclude that sustaining economic growth and …

India is seen as a key developmental partner to Nepal with the latter being one of the first receipts of development … aid from India. Development aid from India to Nepal has not only been associated with creation of infrastructure in the … training for skill development have been the focal points of India's development cooperation programme. Development aid has …

impact of one of the largest CCTs in the world, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in India, on institutional deliveries. Maternal … mortality is high in India and JSY aims to reduce it by encouraging institutional deliveries through provision of monetary … incentives to women if they deliver in medical facilities, and to local community health workers if they facilitate such …

.e. prior to age 18) among young women in Africa and India. We show that rainfall shocks, a major source of income variation in … Africa, droughts increase the hazard into early marriage, while in India, droughts decrease the hazard. We argue that the … payments in each region (bride price in Africa and dowry in India). Our results highlight the importance of understanding the …

set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us to deal with the heterogeneity of rural nonfarm activities by …