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Child Gender and Parental Borrowing : Evidence from India
Agier, Isabelle - 2011
The unequal treatment of children is not gender neutral from the parent side. Our results show that women try to … symmetry between mothers' and fathers' financial situations leads to the perpetuation of gender inequality through generations …
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Entitled to property : how breaking the gender barrier improves child health in India
Hossain, Shahadat Md.; Nikolov, Plamen - 2023
Non-unitary household models suggest that enhancing women's bargaining power can influence child health, a crucial determinant of human capital and economic standing throughout adulthood. We examine the effects of a policy shift, the Hindu Succession Act Amendment (HSAA), which granted...
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Do constraints on women worsen child deprivations? : framework, measurement, and evidence from India
Posso, Alberto; Smith, Stephen C.; Ferrone, Lucia - 2019
This paper provides a framework for analyzing constraints that apply specifically to women, which theory suggests may have negative impacts on child outcomes (as well as on women). We classify women's constraints into four dimensions: (i) domestic physcial and psychological abuse, (ii) low...
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What are the key determinants of child malnutrition in India? : empirical evidence from NFHS-4
Seth, Payal; Jain, Palakh - In: The Indian economic journal 71 (2023) 4, pp. 729-747
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Capability-deprivation as determinant of underweight in children : perspectives from an Indian case-study
Ardeni, Pier Giorgio; Tinonin, Cecilia - 2013
the underweight of infants and young children in a rural patriarchal community of India. Inspired by the extended model of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730846
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How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality in multi-dimensional poverty indices?
Klasen, Stephan; Lahoti, Rahul - 2016
household and thus are likely to lead to yield a biased assessment of individual poverty, and poverty by age or gender. In this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440477
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Empowering women through education and influence: An evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya program
Kandpal, Eeshani; Baylis, Kathy; Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. - 2012
This paper shows that participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases participants' physical mobility, political participation, and access to employment. The program provides support groups, literacy camps, adult education classes, and vocational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282383
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Remember when it rained: The elusiveness of gender discrimination in Indian school enrollment
Zimmermann, Laura - 2012
Indian girls have significantly lower school enrollment rates than boys. Anecdotal evidence suggests that gender … gender differences for older children. I argue that these results need to be interpreted carefully since they are a … combination of two underlying effects, but propose that one explanation are age-specific forms of gender discrimination. …
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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India
Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016
The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different sectors - especially irrigated agriculture and related local water systems and drainage - poses a challenge in an effort to improve water quality and sanitation. In rural and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521116
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Remember when it rained : the elusiveness of gender discrimination in Indian school enrollment
Zimmermann, Laura - 2012
Indian girls have significantly lower school enrollment rates than boys. Anecdotal evidence suggests that gender … gender differences for older children. I argue that these results need to be interpreted carefully since they are a … combination of two underlying effects, but propose that one explanation are age-specific forms of gender discrimination …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009620946