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Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This paper uses survey data from 13 countries to document the economic lives of the poor (those living on less than $2 dollar per day per capita at purchasing power parity) or the extremely poor (those living on less than $1 dollar per day). We describe their patterns of consumption and income...

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Education, Growth and Income Inequality

Teulings, Coen N; van Rens, Thijs - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

Estimates of the effect of education on GDP (the social return to education) have been hard to reconcile with micro-evidence on the private return. We present a simple explanation that combines two ideas: imperfect substitution between worker types and endogenous skill-biased technological...

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Civil War, Public Goods and the Social Wealth of Nations

Kanbur, Ravi; Pottebaum, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper establishes and explores the implications of a somewhat surprising empirical finding. Although civil war adversely affects the performance of social indicators in general, poorer countries lose less, in absolute and relative terms, than richer countries. It is argued that the...

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School Meals as a Safety Net: An Evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India

Dercon, Stefan; Park, Albert; Singh, Abhijeet - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Despite the popularity of school meals, little evidence exists on their effect on health outcomes. This study uses … newly available longitudinal data from the state of Andhra Pradesh in India to estimate the impact of the introduction of a … ameliorated the deterioration of health in young children caused by a severe drought. Correcting for self-selection into the …

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The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development

Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We propose a unified growth theory to investigate the mechanics generating the economic and demographic transition, and the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in historical time series data and in contemporaneous...

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Human Capital, Mortality and Fertility: A Unified Theory of the Economic and Demographic Transition

Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper provides a unified theory of the economic and demographic transition. Individuals make optimal decisions about fertility, education of their children and the type and intensity of the investments in their own education. These decisions are affected by different dimensions of mortality...

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Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less Than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India

Jayachandran, Seema; Kuziemko, Ilyana - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

breastfeeding decisions and test the model's predictions using survey data from India. First, we find that breastfeeding increases … food-borne disease, our model also makes predictions regarding health outcomes. We find that child-mortality patterns … suggest that the gender gap in breastfeeding explains 14 percent of excess female child mortality in India, or about 22 …

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One Third of the World's Growth and Inequality

Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper studies growth and inequality in China and India – two economies that account for a third of the world … countries. For personal income inequalities in a China-India universe, the forces assuming first-order importance are …

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The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants

Atkin, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

inter-state migrants within India consume fewer calories per Rupee of food expenditure compared to their non …

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Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema; Ryan, Stephen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

can reduce teacher absence and increase learning. In 57 schools in India, randomly chosen out of 113, a teacher’s daily …

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