decisions? We examine this question in the context of India''s 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India … India''s rise in schooling and a third of the fall in child labor during the 1990s can be explained by falling poverty and …

The health and economic impacts of COVID-19 on India have been substantial, with wide variation across states and union …. State characteristics, such as health care infrastructure and the share of services in the economy, played an important role … in shaping the health and economic outcomes, highlighting the importance of adequate social spending, health care …

In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education … indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and … human capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. We find …

The World Bank documents an inverse relationship between GDP per capita and child labor participation rates. We … capital barriers alone is not enough to replicate the aforementioned observation by the World Bank. However, we find the …

Over the last two decades, the Peruvian government has made great efforts to improve access to health care by … significantly augmenting the coverage of the non-contributory public health care system Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS). This … expansion has a positive impact on welfare and public health indicators, as it limits the risk of catastrophic health …

We propose a dynamic production function of population health and mortality from birth onwards. Our parsimonious model …