This paper tries to concentrate on the issue of convergence under neoclassical paradigm across Indian states through the passage of human capital education variables during the period between 1960 and 2005. The paper tries to address the issue in a broad landscape of cross section, pooled and...

Adolescent fertility in low- and middle-income countries presents a severe impediment to development and can lead to school dropout, lost productivity, and the intergenerational transmission of poverty. However, there is debate about whether adolescent pregnancy is a problem in and of itself or...

We study the implications of two historical institutions, direct British rule, and the heterogeneous land tenure institutions implemented by the British, on disparity in present day development using district level data from India. Using nightlights per capita as a proxy for district level per...