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Demand for Nutrients in India, 1993–2004
Gaiha, Raghav; Jha, Raghbendra; Kulkarni, Vani S. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
In response to the Deaton–Dreze (2009) explanation of a downward shift in the calorie Engel curve in terms of lower requirements due to health improvements and lower activity levels, we have developed an alternative explanation of changes in the consumption of calories, protein and fats over...
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Union Imperatives from Unionized White Collar Employees’ Perspective: The Case of Tata Employees Union
Sarkar, Anita; Varkkey, Biju - eSocialSciences - 2010
-office of Tata Steel, India. [W.P. No.2008-03-07] …
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Addressing New Service Sectors in WTO/FTAs: Express Delivery and India
Mukherjee, Arpita; Goswami, Ramneet; Pal, Parthapratim - eSocialSciences - 2010
beyond market access to seeking regulatory commitments from trading partners. India is a proponent of services liberalisation … like express delivery services (EDS) are addressed in WTO/FTAs and its implications for India. [Working Paper 251] …
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What Can Be Learned About the Economies of China and India from Purchasing Power Comparisons?
Heston, Alan - eSocialSciences - 2010
Comparisons of India and China have been made for over 50 years. This paper focuses on purchasing power estimates in … China and India in the 2005 round of the UN International Comparison Programme (ICP) that was coordinated by the World Bank … currencies and real product per capita for 146 countries, and the results for China and India are discussed in the context of the …
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Less Smoke, More Mirrors: Where India Really Stands on Solar Power and Other Renewables
Wheeler, David; Shome, Saurabh - 2010
Until recently, India’s intransigent negotiating posture has conveyed the impression that it will not accept any carbon … India’s proposed renewable energy standard (RES) indicates that this impression is simply wrong. India is seriously … emissions limits. If India moves ahead with this plan, it will promote a massive shift of new power capacity toward renewables …
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A Distributional Analysis of the Public-Private Wage Differential in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Prakash, Nishith - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We investigate the public-private wage differential in India using nationally representative micro data. While the …
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India needs sanitation policy reform to enhance public health
Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy; Hsu, Minna - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 12 (2009) 4, pp. 333-342
We investigate the impact of 100 newly built toilets in villages across Dahod District (Gujarat State, India) by a non … cover the cost of a toilet. It costs USD 200 to build a cost-effective toilet, but the Government of India's 25% subsidy …
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Do Firms Want to Borrow More? Testing Credit Constraints Using a Directed Lending Program
Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
substitute for other borrowing. We then apply this methodology to firms in India that became eligible for directed credit as a …
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Cotton Textiles and the Great Divergence: Lancashire, India and Shifting Competitive Advantage, 1600-1850
Broadberry, Stephen N; Gupta, Bishnupriya - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
The growth of cotton textile imports into Britain from India opened up new opportunities for import substitution as the … labour-saving technological progress meant that unit labour costs became lower than in India despite the much higher wages in …
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The International Financial Integration of China and India
Lane, Philip R.; Schmukler, Sergio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Three main features characterize the international financial integration of China and India. First, while only having a … “short equity, long debt.” Third, China and India have improved their net external positions over the last decade although …. Changes in these factors will affect the international financial integration of China and India (through shifts in capital …
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