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Human Development in India : Regional Pattern and Policy Issues
Majumder, Rajarshi - 2007
Development literature in the past decade has become more people centric with human development being projected as one of the 'ends' of development planning. The present paper tries to explore the trends, patterns and regional dimension of human development (HD) in India through construction of...
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Re-evaluating RCTs with nightlights - An example from biometric smartcards in India
Stein, Merlin - 2021
Satellite data and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful combination for analyzing causal effects beyond traditional survey-based indicators. The usage of remotely collected data for evaluating RCTs is cost-effective, objective and possible for anyone with treatment assignment data....
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Re-evaluating RCTs with nightlights - an example from biometric smartcards in India
Stein, Merlin - 2021
Satellite data and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful combination for analyzing causal effects beyond traditional survey-based indicators. The usage of remotely collected data for evaluating RCTs is cost-effective, objective and possible for anyone with treatment assignment data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799296
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A new inequality estimate for urban India? Using house prices to estimate inequality in Mumbai
Rongen, Gerton - 2018
This paper applies a novel inequality estimation method to household consumption expenditure in Mumbai, India. Since the richest households may be missing in survey data, this reestimated inequality figure takes them into account by combining survey data with house price data. However,...
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A new inequality estimate for urban India? : using house prices to estimate inequality in Mumbai
Rongen, Gerton - 2018
This paper applies a novel inequality estimation method to household consumption expenditure in Mumbai, India. Since the richest households may be missing in survey data, this reestimated inequality figure takes them into account by combining survey data with house price data. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962529
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Doubling Farmers Income by 2022 : Trends, Challenges, Pathway and Strategies
R, Sendhil; SJ, Balaji; Ramasundaram, P.; Kumar, Anuj; … - 2020
Income is the most relevant measure to assess farmers' economic well-being and sectoral transformation. The crises and distresses plaguing the sector endanger the very livelihoods and welfare of the farmers. Indian Government with the intention giving enough policy thrust on income security,...
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ECONOMIC REFORMS, HUMAN CAPITAL, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA AND SOUTH KOREA: A COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS
Maksymenko, Svitlana; Rabbani, Mahbub - In: Journal of Economic Development 36 (2011) 2, pp. 39-59
By employing a multivariate time series model, this study advances theoretical and empirical research on the role of economic reforms and human capital accumulation in the post-reform economic growth. We construct two indexes £­a human capital index and a composite economic reform index£­...
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Is There any Relationship Between Economic Growth and Human Development? Evidence from Indian States
Mukherjee, Sacchidananda - 2010
The paper attempts to analyse the relationship between economic growth and human development for 28 major Indian States during four time periods ranging over last two decades: 1983, 1993, 1999-00 and 2004-05. To construct Human Development Index for Indian States, we consider the National Human...
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Do Economic Reforms and Human Capital Explain Post-Reform Growth?
Rabbani, Mahbub - 2008
Employing a conventional production function, this study advances theoretical and empirical research on the role of economic reforms and human capital on the post-reform economic growth. We construct two unique indexes - a composite economic reform index and a human capital index - to perform a...
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Socio-economic Differences in Heights of Adult Indian Women
Viswanathan, Brinda; Sharma, Viney - In: Journal of Developing Societies 25 (2009) 4, pp. 421-455
This study provides additional insights into the nature of variations in heights of adult Indian women based on the … demographic and health survey data for the year 2005–06. Though contiguous regions show similar mean heights, the gap between … caste affiliations are some of the key variables that explain the gaps in mean heights, better educational attainment …
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