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This paper investigates the effect of a food subsidy programme in India on child malnutrition by addressing the following linked questions using household survey data that includes information on usage of the public distribution system. First, does the food subsidy induce higher expenditures on...
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In this paper we explore how satellite images of global night lights from the years 2001 to 2007 can be used to estimate economic activity at the sub-regional level in the U.S., India and China. The night lights based estimates of economic activity are then spatially analyzed and compared with...
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This study makes an early attempt to estimate the magnitude and intensity of manufacturing firms' R&D by Indian states during the period 1991-2008 and analyses the role of regional factors on firm-level R&D activities. As there is little research on state-wise R&D performance of firms in India,...
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Public expenditure is a catalyst of economic growth, especially in a federal economy like India. When the magnitude and growth of GDP, Exports and Imports define the strength of a fast growing economy, the role of public expenditure in influencing them emerges as a vital area of research. Given...
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The current paper connects anxiety about disease contamination to that about cultural contamination and the exclusionary behavior toward ethnic outgroups that it incites. We suggest that when individuals are exposed to disease fears, an epistemic groundwork is laid for construing outgroups as...
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Military spending has impact on social and economic conditions of any economy. Though, there has been mixed response found for the increasing military expenditure and economic growth in many countries. In this study attempt has been made to examine relationship between military expenditure and...
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Every machine degrades with time and requires maintenance. Among all types of maintenance policies, predictive maintenance is established as the best form of maintenance policy as numerous benefits are associated with it. Despite all the benefits, it finds restrictive usage in manufacturing...
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More than five decades after the Green Revolution transformed agriculture in the Indian state of Punjab, with positive spillovers to the rest of India, the state’s economy has been struggling. Punjab has fallen behind in rankings of per capita state output, and is experiencing environmental...
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This paper empirically examines the relationship between economic growth and structural change in India over recent decades. It first estimates panel regressions with state-level data, to examine the impact of structural change on growth and vice versa. Bidirectional causality is found, which...
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Competition and the constant changes in technology and lifestyles have changed the face of banking in India. From a technological and cost-driven standpoint it may seem quite logical for banks to shift as many banking activities online as possible. Banking industry has revolutionised the...
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