The causes and consequences of child labour are examined theoretically and empirically within a household decision framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural households. [IZA Discussion Paper No. 115].

In the past two decades Italian regions have gained autonomy in managingpublic expenditure, while their political system was reformed. In order to explainthe persistence of the gap between North and South in relation to the quality ofpublic services, literature has returned to focus on social...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a robust normative evaluation of the recent evolution of Indians' exposures to health‐related risks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares empirically the distributions of individuals' risks of death in India on the basis of new...