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Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less Than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India
Jayachandran, Seema; Kuziemko, Ilyana - eSocialSciences - 2009
Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. The implications for breastfeeding decisions are modelled and test has been done to predict model's predictions us- ing survey data from India.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017996
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Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan
Ahmed, Ayaz; Ahsan, Henna - eSocialSciences - 2011
The services sector has provided steady support to Pakistan’s economic growth. It share in GDP now stands a more than 50 percent. The paper analyses its continuation in the growth of the economy in general and the development of trade and genera tion of employment in particular. The study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392233
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Customer Centricity and the Reserve Bank
V, Leeladhar - eSocialSciences - 2007
been continually nudging the Indian banking industry to become more customer friendly and customer centric in its conduct …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528180
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Telecommunications Reform and the Emerging ‘New-Economy’: The Case of India
Hossain, Moazzem - eSocialSciences - 2006
Telecommunications reform in recent years in almost all developed and developing nations created an opportunity to attract foreign direct investment. The investments have been taking place mainly in the emerging ‘new’ economy sector. The main drivers of this sector are the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528205
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Technological Change in Kerala Industry:Lessons from Coir Yarn Spinning
Rammohan, K.T. - eSocialSciences - 2006
industry in the State, among other factors, thus crucially hinges on technological modernisation. Technological change is … villages in southern Kerala, which are important centres of coir yarn production. Coir industry was chosen for examination …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528234
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Anti-dumping Protection: Who Gets It? An Exploratory Analysis of Anti-dumping Use in the Most Active User Countries
Aggarwal, Aradhna - eSocialSciences - 2008
The industry and firm-level patterns of anti-dumping (AD) use across 18 most active AD user countries are analysed. For … the analysis, the study makes use of the newly available “Global Anti-dumping Databaseâ€. The industry and firm level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528336
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The Missing Middle
Krueger, Anne O. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence, and argue, that stunning as India’s success is, the potential – and need – is for still more reform and more rapid growth. 8 percent is a good rate of growth, but many are destined needlessly to be left behind for years to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528352
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Governance in Public Transport Systems: Comparing Indian Railways and Airways
Goyal, Ashima - eSocialSciences - 2009
of ownership, industry and management structure, leadership, social norms, and institutional incentives to alleviating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528363
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Gender and Sustainable Development in Mining Sector in India
Mishra, S.K.; Nayak, P.; Rahman, Hasanur; Edgeworth, Ross - eSocialSciences - 2007
issues impact on Sustainable Development imperatives in the mining industry as part of a broader study of the Mining and … Minerals for Sustainable Development initiative. Because of the male-dominated nature of the industry, in trying to better … neglected within the industry. It considers how mining industry contributes to sustainable development by promoting womenâ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528376
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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Information and Communication Technologies
Rao, C Niranjan - eSocialSciences - 2008
The paper starts by recapitulating the basic arguments provided by economic theory to explain the existence of the patent system. The paper then concentrates on the three important ICT industries viz., telecommunication equipment, computer hardware and semiconductor industries. The issues...
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