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Building a better rat trap: technological innovation, human capital and the Irula
Terjesen, Siri - 2007
(CDDP), which is dedicated to the improvement of the Irula tribe in rural villages of southeast India. The Irulas specialize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263796
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Ethnic competition and specialization
Kahanec, Martin - 2007
Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268355
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Caste, Ethnicity and Poverty in Rural India
Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002
This paper analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in India, contrasting the situation of the Scheduled Caste (SC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277292
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Caste, ethnicity and poverty in rural India
Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002
This paper analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in India, contrasting the situation of the Scheduled Caste (SC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318344
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The mechanics of central bank intervention in foreign exchange markets
Basu, Kaushik - 2009
Central banks in developing countries, wanting to devalue the domestic currency, usually intervene in the foreign exchange market by buying up foreign currency using domestic money-often backing this up with sterilization to counter inflationary pressures. Such interventions are usually...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292055
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Access of the poor to water supply and sanitation in India: Salient concepts, issues and cases
Jha, Nitish - 2010
Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country … factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293264
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The Puzzling Decline in Rural Women's Labor Force Participation in India: A Reexamination
Neff, Daniel; Sen, Kunal; Kling, Veronika - 2012
Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293542
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Financing Structures for CDM Projects in India and Capacity Building Options for EU-Indo Collaboration
Krey, Matthias; Michaelowa, Axel; Deodhar, Vinay - 2003
reduction credits from projects in developing countries. Various studies have concluded that India is likely to be one of the … status of the CDM stakeholders in India, assesses risk perspectives of CDM projects and provides suggestions for approaches …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295380
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CDM Potential of Dairy Sector in India
Michaelowa, Axel; Sirohi, Smita - 2004
potential international markets for greenhouse gases offsets through the CDM and facilitate implementation of CDM in India, a … livestock sector, in particular has not been included in the ambit of NSS, although in India total emissions of methane from … in the dairy sector in India, estimates the cost of various methane mitigation strategies in the sector and highlights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295406
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Indian Urban Building Sector: CDM Potential through Engergy Efficiency in Electricity Consumption
Singh, Inderjeet; Michaelowa, Axel - 2004
climatic zones across India leads to energy use per m2 which is 3-4 times of the German average. We assess the potential to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295422