Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why did this occur? We look at the four standard explanations: that more women in rural areas are now pursuing higher education and are therefore not available for work (education...

In the past decades, behavioural economics has become an influential and important field of economics. Interest in behavioural economics derives from unease with standard economic models that are based on restrictive assumptions, which confine the nature of human motivation. Although Adam Smith,...

Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why did this occur? We look at the four standard explanations: that more women in rural areas are now pursuing higher education and are therefore not available for work (education...

The balancing between ‘Men' and ‘Women' is sine qua non for sustainability of human race. The present world scenario is tilted in favour of men endangering sustainability of human race. The angle of this tilt might vary from one society to another but majorly it is unbalanced. This hinders...

This paper attempts to analyze for identifying the trends and structural changes in employment scenario, poverty, workforce participation with its growth performance of rural and urban India covering with the past 50 years statistics and also forecasting for future. The important issues that are...

Some 400 million Indians – nearly a third of India's population – have never used electric light bulbs in their homes. Over two-thirds of the population are exposed to intense indoor air pollution caused by burning biomass in inefficient cooking devices that add to India's carbon footprint....

The new paradigm is to balance growth between males and females and bridge any gap that may exist. The most important way to bridge the gap is through gender budgeting and other initiatives. This paper goes into the details of the composition, gender budget statement, initiatives taken by...

Deficits in participation of marginalized groups in higher education in India have attracted significant policy and research attention. Inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the ambit of affirmative action for participation in publicly funded institutes of higher education has fueled this...

The promotion of innovative ideas in public policy is crucial to support the values of the active and problem oriented solving social system. These views underlie the ongoing social reforms in various countries and focus on the development of social entrepreneurship and the role of social...