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Formal versus informal : efficiency, inclusiveness, and financing of dairy value chains in India

Birthal, Pratap S.; Chand, Ramesh; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; … - 2016

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Economics of civil conflict : evidence from the Punjab insurgency

Prakarsh Singh - 2016

The Punjab Insurgency in India (1978-1993) took the lives of over 20,000 people. Yet, there has been little research on … the economic causes and consequences of the conflict in Punjab, which has been classified as a civil war and also an … insurgency. In this article, I delve into some of the reasons for why Punjab suffered such a prolonged and bloody insurgency …

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Impact of trade liberalization on returns from land: A regional study of Indian agriculture

Ghosh, Nilabja - 2003

Trade liberalization, by aligning domestic prices with world prices, is envisaged to bring welfare gains to a country. In the case of Indian agriculture, owing to the vastness and diversity of the sector, the impact is likely to be profoundly unequal across regions especially when liberalization...

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Rainfall forecasts, weather and wages over the agricultural production cycle

Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Udry, Christopher - 2014

We look at the effects of rainfall forecasts and realized rainfall on equilibrium agricultural wages over the course of the agricultural production cycle. We show theoretically that a forecast of good weather can lower wages in the planting stage, by lowering ex ante out-migration, and can...

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Energy Security and Economics of Indian Biofuel Strategy in a Global Context

Gunatilake, Herath; Roland-Holst, David; Sugiyarto, Guntur - 2011

The emergence of biofuel as a renewable energy source offers opportunities for climate change mitigation and greater energy security for many countries. At the same time, biofuel represents the possibility of substitution between energy and food. For developing countries like India, which...

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Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture

Mittal, Surabhi; Gandhi, Sanjay; Tripathi, Gaurav - 2010

Deficits in physical infrastructure, problems with availability of agricultural inputs and poor access to agriculture-related information are the major constraints on the growth of agricultural productivity in India. The more rapid growth of mobile telephony as compared to fixed line telephony...

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