Despite wide attention on energy poverty (EP) and its effect on household well-being recently, no study has examined the relationship between EP and households’ consumption or savings. To fill this literature gap, we examine the effect of households' Multidimensional Energy Poverty (MDEP) on...

Nonfarm activities generate, on average, about 60% of rural households' incomes in the Himalayas. This article analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us...

Climate change impacts will continue to worsen with rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global temperatures, underscoring the growing necessity to foresee and comprehend the impact of climate change risks on economic activity. Using quarterly firm-level data of 173 firms from the People's...

The growing number of older adults due to the demographic transition has brought about a complex change in health and disease patterns. Depression is common among older adults, linked to cognitive impairment and reduced physical activity. Little is known about the relationship between social...

Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households? incomes in the eastern Himalayan region of India. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. We present and explore an analytical...

This paper presents an overview of Indo-Japan cooperation since late 18th and early 19th century till date. In the light of the changing paradigm in India-Japan relations over the past several years, including the attempt to build a strategic and global partnership between them, this paper...

Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households' incomes in the Himalayas. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows...

The present study was carried out in the rice-wheat area of Pakistani Punjab. The data for the study was collected from three main districts of central Punjab Province i.e. Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Hafizabad. In total 234 farmers were interviewed. The impact of agricultural extension services...