The study investigates the interactions between changes in the exchange value of Indian rupee for dollar and euro, and returns on different indices of National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the Indian stock market using daily data of the last ten years. Sensitivity of dollar and euro is computed using...

Exploiting cohort and spatial variation in the exposure to the "Universal Immunization Program", I estimate the program's effects on child mortality and educational attainment in India. Results show that exposure to the program reduced infant mortality by 0.4 percentage points and under-five...

Almost nine million children under five years of age die every year. Diarrhea is considered to be the second leading cause of under- five mortality in developing countries. About one out of five deaths is caused by diarrhea. In this paper, we use the newly available data set DLHS-3 to quantify...