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Pensions and depression : gender-disaggregated evidence from the elderly poor in India
Guimbeau, Amanda; Menon, Nidhiya - 2024
of depression. Our gender-specific analyses reveal heterogeneous impacts across demographic groups. More specifically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015158056
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Pensions and Depression: Gender-Disaggregated Evidence from the Elderly Poor in India
Guimbeau, Amanda; Menon, Nidhiya - 2024
of depression. Our gender-specific analyses reveal heterogeneous impacts across demographic groups. More specifically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015210916
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Women political leaders, corruption and learning: Evidence from a large public program in India
Afridi, Farzana; Iversen, Vegard; Sharan, M. R. - 2013
We use the nation-wide policy of randomly allocating village council headships to women to identify the impact of female political leadership on the governance of projects implemented under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India. Using primary survey data, we find more program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293221
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Where have all the young girls gone? Identification of sex selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Cochrane, Tom - 2010
-ultrasound, births of first order and births that occur after the family has achieved its desired sex mix of births. We identify a … incentive to conduct sex selection is increasing in birth order and family socioeconomic status, both consistent with stronger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278714
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JOINT TITLING — A WIN-WIN POLICY? GENDER AND PROPERTY RIGHTS IN URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN CHANDIGARH, INDIA
Datta, Namita - In: Feminist Economics 12 (2006) 1-2, pp. 271-298
This article extends the debate on gender and property rights that has previously focused on agricultural land in rural … houses play a valuable role in fulfilling women's practical and strategic gender needs. This increased attachment to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005278312
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Where Have All the Young Girls Gone? Identification of Sex Selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Cochrane, Tom - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
-ultrasound, births of first order and births that occur after the family has achieved its desired sex mix of births. We identify a … incentive to conduct sex selection is increasing in birth order and family socioeconomic status, both consistent with stronger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777152
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Where have all the young girls gone? Identification of sex selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia; Cochrane, Tom - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2010
-ultrasound, births of first order and births that occur after the family has achieved its desired sex mix of births. We identify a … incentive to conduct sex selection is increasing in birth order and family socioeconomic status, both consistent with stronger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008782834
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Women Political Leaders, Corruption and Learning: Evidence from a Large Public Program in India
Afridi, Farzana; Iversen, Vegard; Sharan, M.R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We use the nation-wide policy of randomly allocating village council headships to women to identify the impact of female political leadership on the governance of projects implemented under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India. Using primary survey data, we find more program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627851
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Women political leaders, corruption and learning: Evidence from a large public program in India
Afridi, Farzana; Iversen, Vegard; Sharan, M.R. - Indian Statistical Institute - 2013
We use the nation-wide policy of randomly allocating village council headships to women to identify the impact of female political leadership on the governance of projects implemented under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India. Using primary survey data, we find more program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010706354
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Where Have All the Young Girls Gone? Identification of Sex Selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia - 2010
-ultrasound, births of first order and births that occur after the family has achieved its desired sex mix of births. We identify a … incentive to conduct sex selection is increasing in birth order and family socioeconomic status, both consistent with stronger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134823