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Can Conditional Cash Transfers Impact Institutional Deliveries? Evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India
Dongre, Ambrish A. - 2013
impact of one of the largest CCTs in the world, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in India, on institutional deliveries. Maternal … mortality is high in India and JSY aims to reduce it by encouraging institutional deliveries through provision of monetary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089073
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Can conditional cash transfers impact institutional deliveries? : evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India
Dongrea, Ambrish - 2012
impact of one of the largest CCTs in the world, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in India, on institutional deliveries. Maternal … mortality is high in India and JSY aims to reduce it by encouraging institutional deliveries through provision of monetary … ; maternal mortality ; institutional delivery ; conditional cash transfer ; India ; National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009700552
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Gimme shelter : social distancing and income support in times of pandemic
Aminjonov, Ulugbek; Bargain, Olivier; Bernard, Tanguy - 2021
Strict containment limits the spread of pandemics but is difficult to achieve when people must continue to work to avoid poverty. A new role is emerging for income support: by enabling people to effectively stay home, it can produce substantial health externalities. We examine this issue using...
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Re-thinking social protection : from poverty alleviation to building resilience in middle-income households
Cossío, Diego Alejandro Vera; Hoffmann, Bridget; … - 2023
We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a regression discontinuity design around the eligibility cutoff for a program that delivered monthly...
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Why there is underutilization of four and more antenatal care services despite the colossal rise in institutional deliveries in Bihar, India
Prasad, Ravi Durga; Arora, Somya; Salve, Pradeep S.; … - In: Journal of social and economic development 24 (2022) 2, pp. 355-378
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Maternal cash for better child health? The impacts of India's IGMSY/PMMVY maternity benefit scheme
von Haaren, Paula; Klonner, Stefan - 2020
infant health-promoting activities, is India's largest conditional cash transfer program thus far. We approach IGMSY …, but that it will make only a small contribution to redressing India's dismal child-health record. …
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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India
Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016
The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different …
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Health and the political agency of women
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma - 2011
We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286864
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Health and the Political Agency of Women
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403402
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Health and the Political Agency of Women
Bhalotra, Sonia; Clots-Figueras, Irma - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2011
We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009415737