contribution to the overall integration. Finally, we investigate the links between globalization and labor market in India …

This paper examines changes in the wage structure in urban India during the past two decades (1983-2004) across the … increasing effects of tertiary education suggests that wage inequality in urban India may increase further in the near future as …

children’s propensities to work and to attend school in rural northern India in a bid to assess the extent of trade-off between … activities. Thus, unlike recent studies of child work in India’s South Asian neighbors of Bangladesh and Pakistan, this paper …

India. This paper provides evidence on the consequences of the expansion of prenatal ultrasound use on sex-selection. We … exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …-selection in India. …

We study the surprisingly low level and stagnation of female labor force participation rates in urban India between …

India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of …

expenditures in India. Contrary to most previous research, I find evidence of discrimination against girls. Results at the all-India …

India Human Development Survey which refers to 2005 and covers both urban and rural areas. In addition to the traditional …

This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been …

We use data for 436 rural districts from the 2001 Census of India to examine whether different aspects of social … divisions help explain the wide variation in access to tap water across rural India. Studies linking social fragmentation to … for access to tap water in rural India. Communities that are heterogeneous in terms of caste (within the majority Hindu …