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Selecting the Best of Us? : politician quality in village councils in West Bengal, India
Chaudhuri, Ananish; Iversen, Vegard; Jensenius, Francesca R. - 2020
Who gets elected to political office? The negative selection hypothesis posits that the inherently dishonest run for office, expecting to earn political rent. Alternatively, the positive selection hypothesis suggests that individuals join politics to make a difference. Developing country...
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Reforms, growth and persistence of gender gap: Recent evidence from private school enrolment in India
Maitra, Pushkar; Pal, Sarmistha; Sharma, Anurag - 2011
This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been …
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'Arranged' marriage, co-residence and female schooling : a model with evidence from India
Dasgupta, Indraneel (contributor);  … - 2008
daughters, when the marriage market exhibits competitive dowry payments and altruistic but paternalistic parents benefit from … however all likely to improve female schooling. We offer evidence from India consistent with our theoretical analysis …
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Household characteristics and living standards : evidence from India
Maitra, Pushkar; Ray, Ranjan - In: South Asia in the era of globalization : trade, …, (pp. 165-194). 2005
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Endogenous intra-household balance of power and its impact on expenditure patterns : evidence from India
Lancaster, Geoffrey; Maitra, Pushkar; Ray, Ranjan - In: Economica 73 (2006), pp. 435-460
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Is there gender bias in the household's time allocation in a developing country? : the Indian experience
Maitra, Pushkar; Ray, Ranjan - In: Journal of quantitative economics : official journal of … 6 (2008) 1/2, pp. 81-100
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Gender bias in nutrient intake : evidence from selected Indian states
Lancaster, Geoffrey; Maitra, Pushkar; Ray, Ranjan - In: South Asia economic journal : journal of the Institute … 7 (2006) 2, pp. 255-299
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"Arranged" marriage, co-residence and female schooling : a model with evidence from India
Dasgupta, Indraneel (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003386873
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Is there gender bias in the household's time allocation in a developing country? : the Indian experience
Maitra, Pushkar (contributor); Ray, Ranjan (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003566975
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Food consumption patterns and malnourished Indian children : is there a link?
Maitra, Pushkar; Rammohan, Anu; Ray, Ranjan; … - 2010
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