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Improving the labor market outcomes of minorities : the role of employment quota

Prakash, Nishith - 2009

exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its … group by education, gender, and geographical location. -- Caste ; employment ; wage differentials ; public sector ; India …

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Helping hand or grabbing hand? : state bureaucracy and privatization effectiveness

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Gehlbach, Scott - 2009

effects, we examine the relationship between state bureaucracy and the impact of privatization on firm productivity. We find … is driven by the impact of bureaucracy on the post-privatization business environment, with better institutional support … and less corruption when bureaucracies are large. -- Privatization ; bureaucracy ; economic reform ; Russia …

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Microfinance 'plus': The impact of business training on Indian self help groups

Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2010

matching, using data from the Self Help Group microfinance program in India. …

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Being patient with microfinance: The impact of training on Indian self help groups

Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2010

We evaluate the impact of training provided by facilitators of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This evaluation provides one of the first studies of the impact of 'microfinance plus', or the disbursement of services beyond credit. Indian SHGs are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but funded by...

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Delivery mechanisms and impact of training through microfinance

Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2011

We evaluate the effect of delivery mechanisms for training provided by facilitators of self help groups (SHGs). Indian SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. We correct for both membership and training endogeneity. Training...

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Caste based discrimination : evidence and policy

Siddique, Zahra (contributor) - 2008

Caste-based quotas in hiring have existed in the public sector in India for decades. Recently there has been debate …

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The effectiveness of India's anti-poverty programmes

Kochar, Anjini - In: The journal of development studies : JDS 44 (2008) 9, pp. 1289-1308

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Evaluating 35 years of green revolution technology in villages of Bulandshahr District, Western UP, North India

Baker, Kathleen; Jewitt, Sarah - In: The journal of development studies : JDS 43 (2007) 2, pp. 312-339

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The effect of early childhood development program attendance on future school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India

Hazarika, Gautam; Viren, Vejoya - 2010

, upon 7-19 years olds' school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India. It hopes both to extend to less …' grade progression. -- early childhood development ; less developed country ; India ; schooling …

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Assessing the effect of microfinance on vulnerability and poverty among low income households

Swain, Ranjula Bali; Floro, Maria Sagrario - In: The journal of development studies : JDS 48 (2012) 5, pp. 605-618

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