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Growth and Redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?

Parel, Danileen Kristel C - eSocialSciences - 2014

The aim of this research is to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether …

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Far(M)ore = Farm (grow) + More (income-livelihood)

eSocialSciences; } Design Research Publication Cell DRP - 2013

The project aims to grow fruits and vegetables on roof tops of community houses. This will be income generating for the …

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Revival of Rural PDS: Expansion and Outreach

Rahman, Andaleeb - eSocialSciences - 2014

Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India's public distribution system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its outreach and offtake. States like Bihar and Jharkhand...

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Remittance Needs and Opportunities in India

Thorat, Y S P; Jones, Howard - eSocialSciences - 2013

services in rural and remote areas to low-income clients. [NABARD]. …

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Climate Variability and Internal Migration: A Test on Indian Inter-State Migration

Dallmann, Ingrid; Millock, Katrin - eSocialSciences - 2013

Migration data is matched from the Indian census with climate data to test the hypothesis of climate variability as a push factor for internal migration. The main contribution of the analysis is to introduce relevant meteorological indicators of climate variability, based on the standardized...

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Gender Equality and the Labour Market: Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Philippines

eSocialSciences; Asian Development Bank Institute - 2014

Increasing job opportunities and decent work for women are essential for inclusive growth, and they are vital for advancing economic and social development in a country. This approach to attaining economic and social wealth is based on reliable academic and statistical evidence and is...

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Poverty, Human Development and Health Financing in India

Purohit, Brijesh C - eSocialSciences - 2012

This study aims at analyzing the differentials across rich and poor states and across rich and poorer strata and rural urban segments of 19 major Indian states. The study indicates that besides individual health financing policies of the respective state governments, there are significant...

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India's Public Distribution System: A National and International Perspective

Radhakrishna, R.; Subbarao, K.; Indrakant, S.; Ravi, C. - eSocialSciences - 2014

This study examines the impact of India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor households in terms of income gains … gains of PDS in terms of income transfer were very meager and the impact on poverty and nutritional status minimal. The … PDS developments and their likely impacts on the poor. The study measures the extent of income transfer. It also assesses …

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Recession Depression: Mental Health Effects of the 2008 Stock Market Crash

McInerney, Melissa; Mellor, Jennifer M.; Nicholas, … - CESifo - 2013

-being on health use identification strategies involving income increases; these studies as well as prior research on stock …

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Rural Labor and Rural Nonagricultural Activities in the Philippines

Sanchez, Maria Teresa C - eSocialSciences - 2012

of labor allocation and their sources of income as well as the structure of employment. It also makes use of labor market … sources of income as well as the structure of employment. It also makes use of labor market indicators to trace the labor …

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